Annika was born in 1971 in Helsinki. She graduated from the Swedish School of Social Science at the University of Helsinki in 1996.

From 1997-99 worked as a producer for a Youth News Show at the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE). Her first film The Neighbors Annika made in 2000 during Documentary Workshop of the Imaginary Academy.

After finishing Master studies in documentary film and dramaturgy at the Academy of Theatre, Film and Television in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Annika returned to Finland to continue filmmaking.



filmography:


documentary films:

The Neighbors | Susjedi --- 28'/ Factum/ 2001