Mia Kankimäki

Mia Kankimäki (born 1971 in Helsinki)[1] is a Finnish writer, and author of two non-fiction books, which blend travelogue, memoir, biography and women's history.

[3] Kankimäki has a master's degree in comparative literature from the University of Helsinki, and she has worked as a copywriter and editor at various publishing houses.

[5][1] In 2010, she left her job and traveled to Japan on the trail of Sei Shōnagon, a lady-in-waiting and author who lived in Kyoto a thousand years ago.

[6] The book about this journey, Asioita jotka saavat sydämen lyömään nopeammin (Things That Make One's Heart Beat Faster) was published in 2013 by Otava.

[10][11] Her second book, Naiset joita ajattelen öisin, published in 2018, was inspired by her travels in the footsteps of female figures in Tanzania, Kenya, Italy, and Japan.