Sunna Nousuniemi

Radio-JusSunná / Sunna Nousuniemi (1993) is a queer Sámi and Finnish audiovisual artist and storyteller, born and raised in Anár, Sápmi. By using film, sound, text and installation art as their tools, Radio-JusSunná seeks different ways of participating in building more livable communities through artistic expressions. Their artistic path emerged when they grabbed their father’s video camera in early 00’s and started documenting their daily life in Anár with their three best friends. In 2014, they fell in love with the Sámi cinema when they started working at the Skábmagovat Indigenous Peoples’ Film Festival. From festival organizing they eventually shifted into filmmaking: they have created short films such as gáidat/máhccat (dissociate), Boso mu ruovttoluotta - Breathe me back to life and ÁHKUIN. In addition, they are a member of the Ofelaš - Pathfinder film expert group, which is an initiative by the International Sámi Film Institute to establish ethical guidelines and to promote respectful and culturally sensitive filmmaking collaborations in Sápmi. In 2025, they graduated from the Sámi Education Institute as an artesan, specialized in traditional Sámi soft handicrafts as well as they became the Artistic Director of Skábmagovat.