Vivian Pakkanen is a Finnish dance artist who trained at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (BA) in Norway and the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance (MA) in England. She was an ensemble artist with Nagelhus Schia Productions during the 2020-2021 season and part of the 2019-2020 cohort of Rambert2 where she participated in the creation of Andrea Miller's SAMA. Vivian's work extends to live concerts, television, and music videos, notably with recording artist AURORA. She has performed works of choreographers Jermaine Spivey, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Liv Lockwood, Tormod Midtbø, Ludvig Daae, Ingri Fiksdal, Kristin Helgebostad, Yaniv Cohen, and Kyuja Bae among others, showcasing her artistry at venues such as Sadler's Wells Theatre, the Norwegian Opera and Ballet, and Dansens Hus Osla. In addition to performing with GALLIM Vivian contributed to Miller's Les Noces for the English National Ballet as a research and development artist.