Biography
Kari Kankaanpää is a Finnish production designer. He began his studies in production design at Taideteollinen korkeakoulu in 2004. During time abroad he contributed to the special effects and art department on District 9 (2009).
His first feature production design credit was Hella W (2012), for which he received a Jussi award for best production design. Subsequent credits include The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016), Compartment No. 6 (2021, also a Jussi winner), It Came from the Desert (2018), Aurora (2019), Kraken (2026) and Nightborn (2026). He has also worked on Finnish television series including Nörtti: DragonSlayer666 and the first season of Nymfit.
