Annika was born and raised in eastern Finland. She found dancing at 6 years old and fell in love at first step. At 15 she got accepted to Kuopio High School of Music and Dance, at 18 she moved to London to do a foundation course at Millennium Performing Arts and in 2020 she graduated from London Studio Centre with Theatre Dance BA Hons Degree. After graduating she has deepened her knowledge and studies in Berlin (Studio29 House of Performing Arts) and in Amsterdam (CIX Company).

Annika is a very versatile performer -her studies included tap, jazz, contemporary, street dance, ballet and singing. After graduating her focus has been mostly on jazz, singing and the commercial industry. She has performed in a music video, at F1 Grand Prix and in multiple shows in different styles with various choreographers during her studies.

Currently she works as a freelance performer and as a musical jazz dance teacher at Amsterdam Dance Centre.