Sanna Isto

Sanna Isto is a Berlin based children’s and YA author with a master´s degree from the university of Helsinki. Her stories, rooted in everyday life, are often combined with something strange and out of the ordinary, which allows us to contemplate the world from a new and intriguing angle.

Before becoming a writer, she gained work experience as a hotel employee in London and a bank clerk in Stockholm. She has translated books and films, worked as a festival staff member and art gallery assistant, export secretary, and research assistant. She is especially proud of having planted hundreds and hundreds of trees.