Mikki Noroila, Timon Mikki

(they/them, b. 1990. Lives and works in Helsinki.)

Mikki Noroila, a Finnish-Finnish Romani-Karelian multi-disciplinary artist, works with moving images and performing arts. Their recent artistic practice has explored the politics of (post)memory and marginalized family histories at the intersection of experimental film and non-fiction. 

Noroila’s latest short film Yritin šuaha hänet kuvah onnakko hiän kato was screened at Helsinki Documentary Film Festival DocPoint 2025’s National Short Competition. Their moving image works and installations have been presented in galleries such as CAL 198 Gallery in London, and Oksasenkatu 11 and Kuva/Tila in Helsinki.

In  addition to their visual arts practice, they have extensive experience as a performing arts sound designer. They have collaborated with working groups whose productions have been seen at venues and festivals such as The Finnish National Theatre, Flow Festival, Baltic Circle, and Teater Viirus.

Photo: ©Tuure Leppänen