Joonas Berghäll was born in Kemi, Finland, in 1977. He studied film production (2000 – 2005) at the Tampere University of Applied Sciences, School of Art and Media. He has been involved in filmmaking since 1998. Today he works as a writer, director, and producer in his own production company Oktober. His latest films as a director, The Red Ring (2021), Mother's Wish (2015), and Steam of Life (2010), have had a wide international success. Steam of Life was nominated for a European Film Award in 2010.