Mikko Myllylahti was born and raised in Northern Finland, in a small town called Tornio. He has a background in poetry yet graduated as a MA in Screenwriting and Fiction Directing from ELO Helsinki Film School. His short films include The Tiger (Cannes Critics’ Week 2018) and Love in Vain (Locarno 2009), and his first feature script was Juho Kuosmanen’s debut The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, which won the Prix un Certain Regard in Cannes 2016.