A Finnish writer, born on June 22, 1958 in Sodankylä, Finland. She studied comparative literature and drama at Tampere University. She worked professionally in advertising. Her credits include Iron Sky (2012), Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019) and SunRadio (1999). In 2000, she won the Finlandia Prize for literature for her novel “Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi,” which also won the James Tiptree Jr. award in 2004.