Heikki Paakkanen studied at the University of Arts and Design in Helsinki and became a freelance illustrator, comic artist, scriptwriter, director and animator. His comics work includes titles such as 'Wiipuri palaa' (1989), 'Sissi ja siviilipalvelushenkilö' (1998), 'Pariisiin!...ei kai taas' (2000) and 'L'Héritage du Moine Abélard' (2000). He made animated films like '1984' (1985), 'The Last Channel' (1987), 'The Big Deal' (1989), 'Meanwhile Elsewhere' (1990), 'Not Guilty' (1992) and 'Ageman' (1994).
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