Merja has worked in film festivals, film centres and has had a company with her mother; a cinema with a movie themed cafe. After five years they quit the company and Merja started studying again. She has two Master's Degrees; MA in Screenwriting from Salford University and MA in Directing from KinoEyes European Movie Masters' program. Currently Merja is working in a Finnish production company and writing her first feature film. She just won Best Director - award from the film "Good Girl" in Bangladesh.