Our team
ELLI NIARIA
CEO
Actress, producer.
For more than 15 years Elli has been the leading actress in the National Theater of Karelia. Starred in films and TV shows. Chairperson of InterLab ry, executive producer of project «TheaterVR». For the last 5 years, Elli has been producing theater and VR projects.
Permanently resides in Finland since 2013.
Co-founder of the AXiiO VR Studio.


OLEG NIKOLAENKO
Creative Director
Oleg was born in Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk. Graduated from the Dnepropetrovsk Theater College and State Theater Academy, St.Petersburg. Permanently resides in Finland since 2013.
He is the creator of a wide range of projects – theater performances and multimedia show, virtual reality projects. With over twenty-five years of experience directing theatre and shows in France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, and Finland.
For the past six years he has been working as a director and producer on VR projects – “Kalevala.Episodes” (Experiment, Golden Mask Theater Award), “Forgotten Kiss” (Tribeca Immersive, Tribeca Film Festival 2020), “A Cat’s Winter Tale”, “Stella Maris”, “Proximity”, “Ukraine 24.02.22”
Co-founder of the AXiiO VR Studio.
DANIIL BAKALIN
CTO
Mathematician, IT engineer, VR developer.
In 2005 graduated from Petrozavodsk State University, majoring in Mathematics and Information Systems. Head developer of international IT projects for museums, theaters and businesses in Germany, Finland, Jordan, Russia.
With over seven years of experience as a VR developer and inventor, he has been at the forefront of the ever-evolving field of virtual and augmented reality. His expertise in this area has allowed him to create innovative and cutting-edge solutions that have the potential to revolutionize the way we experience digital environments.
Senior VR designer and Co-founder of the AXiiO VR Studio.
daniil.bakalin@axiio.fi

Our team

ELLI NIARIA
CEO
Actress, producer.
For more than 15 years Elli has been the leading actress in the National Theater of Karelia. Starred in films and TV shows. Chairperson of InterLab ry, executive producer of project «TheaterVR». For the last 5 years, Elli has been producing theater and VR projects.
Permanently resides in Finland since 2013.
Co-founder of the AXiiO VR Studio.

OLEG NIKOLAENKO
Creative Director
Oleg was born in Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk. Graduated from the Dnepropetrovsk Theater College and State Theater Academy, St.Petersburg.
Permanently resides in Finland since 2013.
He is the creator of a wide range of projects – theater performances and multimedia show, virtual reality projects. With over twenty-five years of experience directing theatre and shows in France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, and Finland.
For the past six years he has been working as a director and producer on VR projects – “Kalevala.Episodes” (Experiment, Golden Mask Theater Award), “Forgotten Kiss” (Tribeca Immersive, Tribeca Film Festival 2020), “A Cat’s Winter Tale”, “Stella Maris”, “Proximity”, “Fairy Tale”, “Ukraine 24.02.22”
Co-founder of the AXiiO VR Studio.

DANIIL BAKALIN
CTO
Mathematician, IT engineer, VR developer.
In 2005 graduated from Petrozavodsk State University, majoring in Mathematics and Information Systems. Head developer of international IT projects for museums, theaters and businesses in Germany, Finland, Jordan, Russia.
With over seven years of experience as a VR developer and inventor, he has been at the forefront of the ever-evolving field of virtual and augmented reality. His expertise in this area has allowed him to create innovative and cutting-edge solutions that have the potential to revolutionize the way we experience digital environments.
Senior VR designer, Co-founder of the AXiiO VR Studio.
daniil.bakalin@axiio.fi