EDUCATION
2006-2011 Master of Arts, Copenhagen University, Faculty of Humanities. Major: Russian studies, courses in Minority studies and Eskimology. Participant in the Fourth Danish Chukotka Expedition
2009-2011 Post graduate studies in documentary film, the All Russian State University of Cinematography, Department of film directing, Masterclass of Igor Grigoriev and Natalya Polonskaya
2000-2006 Bachelor of Arts, Copenhagen University, Faculty of Humanities. Major: Russian Studies, Minor: Film studies. Apprenticeship at the Danish Film Institute Film Workshop
1998 Matriculation examination, Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts, Diploma of the Association of Russian Language Teachers in Finland for the diligence in Russian studies
1988-1998 Diploma in classical cello with Professor Seppo Laamanen
WORKSHOPS
2022 Archive Valley Masterclass
2021 Baltic Sea Docs Co-financing Forum of International Documentary Projects
2021 Nordisk Panorama Doc Forward Workshop
2021 DocCelerator Story Workshop for Documentaries
2016 Below Zero Arctic Film Development and Pitching Forum, Tromsø Film Festival
2015 Film Form ved Arne Bro / Den Danske Filmskoles Efteruddannelse, Copenhagen
2008 EURODOC Documentary Courses together with producer Jouni Hiltunen
2007 Dragon Forum Film Development and Pitching Workshops, Warsaw & Krakow
2005 Camera courses, Short and Documentary Film School, Copenhagen
GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
2023 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2022 AVEK Centre for Audiovisual Culture
2021 KONE Foundation
2021 Finnish-Danish Cultural Foundation
2021 Art Promotion Centre Finland
2020 Art Promotion Centre Finland
2019 Finnish Film Foundation
2017 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2015 Finnish Music Foundation
2014 Finnish Cultural Foundation, artist grant
2014 KONE Foundation
2013 Fellow of NIPKOW Scholarship
2012 Finnish Film Foundation
2012 Arts Council of Finland, Berlin Residency
2012 KONE Foundation
2005 Copenhagen University, Faculty of Humanities' travel grant for the 4th Danish expedition
to Chukotka
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Fluent Finnish, Polish, English, Danish and Russian
Some French, German and Swedish
MEMBERSHIPS:
Finnish Documentary Guild
Association of Finnish Film Directors SELO
Finnish Arctic Club
Finnish Chamber Music Society