She has received four life-work awards: BAT Prize at Sodankylä 1993, Suomi-Finland Award 1998, Laterna Magica for director 1999 and Aho & Soldan award at the DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 2004.
Ia meraih empat penghargaan karya seumur hidup: Penghargaan BAT di Sodankylä 1993, Penghargaan Suomi-Finland 1998, Laterna Magica untuk sutradara 1999 dan penghargaan Aho & Soldan di Festival Film Dokumenter Helsinki DocPoint 2004.