Education
2010-2014 Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Programme of Fine Arts, Tampere University of Applied Sciences.
Works
2025, Syysuhri / Rites of Autumn, self published comic short story.
2025, Syntymän ja kuoleman kirja, Emmi Nieminen & Johanna Vehkoo, Suuri Kurpitsa Publishing.
2023, Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän / Seven Times Seven, Ville Hänninen & Emmi Nieminen, self published mini zine.
2023, Noble Creatures, self published mini zine.
2021, Illustration for Hyönteissinfonia, composed by Roope Mäenpää.
2021, Menimme kaikki huoneisiimme (We All Went to Our Rooms), self published online comic.
2019, North to North or Emmi Goes to Kendal, self published comic short story.
2019, Illustrations for Valheenpaljastajan käsikirja, author Johanna Vehkoo, Kosmos Kustannus Publishing.
2018, Four untitled comics commissioned by the City of Tampere for the city’s tramway construction sites, on display from 2018 to 2021.
2018, I CAN HAS I-III, series of digital drawings.
2017, Vihan ja inhon internet, Emmi Nieminen & Johanna Vehkoo, journalistic comic book book. Published as L’Internet de la Haine in French by Éditions Cambourakis.
2017, Illustration for doctoral thesis Hope is Not Gone Altogether: The Roles and Reintegration of Female War Veterans in Liberia, Dr. Leena Vastapuu, University of Turku.
2016, Planeetta Funk, a comic short story in collaboration with the Tampere based rap group Tre-Funk III.
2015, Mielikuvani Tesomasta, animation.
2015, Pita Kebab with Chips, ink drawing on paper.
2014, Tulevaisuuden nainen tutkii ketunleipiä, comic installation, Vuoreskeskus, Tampere, Finland.
2014, Minna Canth twiittaa yössä, illustration projected in public space, Tampere, Finland.
2014, Vahinkoraja, graphic novel, Kumiorava Publishing.
2013, Vagina Dentata, graphic novel, Kumiorava Publishing.
2012, Keskiviikko, graphic novel, Kumiorava Publishing.
Private Exhibitions
2021, Villiinnytys – Rewilding, Galleria Sarjakuvakeskus, Helsinki, Finland September 3rd – October 1st, Helsinki Comics Festival, Helsinki, Finland November 13th -14th.
2018, Artist of the Month, online gallery Prosessigalleria, October 29th – November 25th.
2015, Pitakebab ranskalaisilla, Galleria Keidas, Helsinki, Finland, August 5th – 30th.
Group Exhibitions and Events
2023, Exhibition for the InterUrban 2023 event, Ruttner-ház, Veszprém, Hungary, July 1st – 16th.
2022, Exhibition for Santa Cruz Comic, Santa Cruz, Tenerife, November 17th – 20th.
2021, Official Festival Artist for the Helsinki Comics Festival 2021, Helsinki, Finland November 13th – 14th.
2020, Kuvanvapaus, Vantaa Art Museum Artsi, Vantaa, Finland June 2nd – August 15th.
2019, Tatinis Art Show Singapore, F1 Pit Building, Singapore, May 24th – 26th.
2016, Berliini Suomix – Finnische Berlin Comix, Galerie Vierraumladen, Berliin, Germany, February 26th – March 5th.
2015, 6th Triennial of Pirkanmaa, Tesoman Taidehalli, Tampere, Finland September 4th – October 15th.
2014, 15th International Comic Artist Conference, Kaohsiung,Taiwan, November 25th – 27th.
2014, Tampere Illuminations, Tampere, Finland October 24th – January 11th 2015.
2014, Niskatuki – Headrest Exhibition Tour, Fumetto Comix Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland March 5th – April 14th, Napoli Comicon, Naples, Italy April 30th -May 5th, Galleria Nunes, Helsinki, Finland August 22nd – September 7th.
Anthologies
2020, Katkenneita lankoja – tarinoita lopppuunpalamisesta, edited by Karoliina Korhonen and Anssi Vieruaho, Atena Kustannus Publishing.
2018, Sisaret 1918, edited by Reetta Laitinen, Arktinen Banaani Publishing.
2016, Berlin Suomix – Finnische Berlin Comix, self published comics anthology.
2015, Nyt riittää! Enough is enough!, edited by The Finnish Comics Society.
2014, Niskatuki ja muita sarjakuvia, edited by Harri Römpötti and Ville Hänninen, Lempo Kustannus Publishing.
Memberships
Lilith Co-op, member.
Kuvittajat ry / The Finnish Illustration Association, member.
Tampereen Taidehalli ry, member and co-founder.
Sarjakuvantekijät ry, member.
The Finnish Comics Society, member.
Other Professional Activity
2021, Official Festival Artist, Helsinki Comics Festival.
2016, Co-Founder, Tampere Kunsthalle.
2015, Galleria Rajatila, manager of the Laitapuoti bookshop.
2010 – 2016, Orivesi College of Arts, Comics Studio, guest instructor.
Grants, Awards and Honorary mentions
2023, Grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
2022, Grant, Kone Foundation.
2021, Grant, Pirkanmaa Regional Fund, Finnish Cultural Fund.
2020, Covid-19 Grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
2019, Comics Finlandia Award, along with the other authors of Sisaret 1918 comics anthology.
2018, Nuoren Voiman Liitto, Nuori Voima Award for Vihan ja inhon internet.
2016, Grant, Kone Foundation.
2015, Grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland.