lkka Sariola is a Finnish visual artist and ordained pastor. He studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki and was a draughtsman and performance artist for ten years before studying theology and then becoming a pastor. In the mid-2010s, he decided to become a freelance artist again. His works have been exhibited internationally and in Finland and he has taught drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts and the Free Art School, both in Helsinki. His works are represented in the collections of the Hämeenlinna Art Museum, the Alvar Aalto Museum, the Academy of Fine Arts and in many private collections. Ilkka Sariola lives and works in Helsinki.