I am a Helsinki-based photojournalist and documentary photographer working with long-term, collaborative projects.

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My work focuses on how large societal questions — migration, inequality, and social change — are lived in everyday life. I work over extended periods of time, building relationships with people and communities.

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For me, photography is not only a way of documenting life but a process of working together with the people portrayed. My projects often evolve into exhibitions, books and public initiatives.

 

For example, my project on everyday lives of asylum seekers became a series of exhibitions and a book Odotustila (Waiting  Room), but developed also into Toisenlaisia tarinoita (Different Stories), a campaign raising awareness and addressing the root causes of human trafficking. It was initiated by and created together with Itohan Okundaye, one of the participants in the documentary project.

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My current long-term project turns toward my own neighbourhood of Kannelmäki in Helsinki, exploring community, belonging, and collective memory. Alongside this local focus, I continue a long-term investigation into global displacement.

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Across all projects, I explore how documentary photography can contribute to shared understanding across cultural and political divides, and decrease social and political polarisation.

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In addition to my personal projects, I work as a freelancer for the Finnish press and governmental and non-governmental organisations.

 

I am happy to take assignments in Finland and abroad. Let's be in touch!

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A more detailed CV is also available.

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