| Katja Kallio | |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Turku, Finland |
| Occupation: | novelist, journalist, columnist and screenwriter |
| Children: | 2 |
Katja Elina Kallio (born 17 September 1968) is a Finnish novelist, screenwriter, and columnist. She is the author of seven novels and three short prose collections.
Katja Kallio was born on 17 September 1968, in Turku.[1] [2]
Kallio has written seven novels, two of which have been turned into Finnish feature films.[1]
Her novels include, Kuutamolla in 2000, Sooloilua in 2002, Karilla in 2008, Syntikirja in 2009, Säkenöivät hetket in 2013, Yön kantaja in 2017, and Tämä läpinäkyvä sydän in 2021.[2]
In 2002, her novel Kuutamolla was made into a film, Lovers & Leavers, for which she was the screenwriter.[3] [4] It was directed by Aku Louhimies, and starred Minna Haapkylä, Anna-Leena Härkönen, and Laura Malmivaara.[3] [4]
In 2007, Sooloilua (Playing Solo) was released as a film, directed by Lauri Nurkse, and starring Saija Lentonen, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, and Kristiina Elstelä, with Kallio again being the screenwriter.[5]
In 2010, If You Love (Jos rakastat) was released, based on an original idea by Jarkko Hentula, and with the screenplay written by Kallio.[6]
In 1994, Kallio married Asko Kallonen, who works in music industry. They have two children, and live in Helsinki.[2]