[1][2] She has been the artistic director of Suomen Komediateatteri [fi] ("Finnish Comedy Theatre") since February 2010.

[3] She is the daughter of film director Ere Kokkonen and actress Titta Jokinen.

[4][5][6] Early in her career, Kokkonen acted in Helsinki Student Theatre [fi] for a few years without any actual training in the theater industry.

[7] Kokkonen played her first lead role in the 2020 comedy film The Renovation, directed by Taneli Mustonen.

[8] In 2018, Kokkonen starred in MTV3's sketch comedy television show Putous,[6] where she played several small roles and her best-known Tanhupallo [fi] character.