Miia Toivio (b. 1974) is a poet based in Helsinki, with roots in Southern Ostrobothnia. She has worked extensively in the field of poetry, including as editor-in-chief of the poetry magazine Tuli & Savu and as a member of the publishing cooperative Poesia. Currently, she serves as the head of the writing program and a lecturer at the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. Toivio has published four poetry collections. Her debut collection, Loistaen olet (Teos), was released in 2007. Her 2019 collection Sukupuutot (Teos) received the Nihil Interit poetry award and was nominated for the Einari Vuorela Prize. In 2021, she was awarded the Eino Leino Prize.
