Minna Ahokas graduated from the Kuopio Academy of Design. In addition to textile design, she has studied pedagogics. Ahokas took her Master’s degree in Arts - Arts and Crafts as her major subject in the department of Industrial Design - at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, UIAH. As her minor subject she completed studies in International Design Business Management at the Helsinki University of Technology and at the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.

Minna Ahokas is working in design and product development at Woodnotes beginning 1994. She has designed series of bags and containers for the Woodnotes Accessories Collection and she has contributed to the product development of several successful launches of Woodnotes.

For Minna Ahokas, the starting point in her creative work is often every day aesthetics that combines silence beauty and functionality.