Sampo Saikkonen is a screenwriter and director based in Helsinki, Finland. Sampo grew up surrounded by books and films, so stories have always played a big role in his life.
His interest towards filmmaking was sparked during his vocational media studies, when his passion for photography expanded into videography. In the years following graduation, he worked in different roles on music videos, commercials and short films. He’s now studying filmmaking in Metropolia UAS and has written, directed and edited multiple short films during his studies.
His short documentary NIINA & SIMO – THREE ACTS (2021) was selected into the national competition of Tampere International Film Festival. Both his documentaries and fiction films deal with topics such as family, loneliness and the passing of time.