Sade Katarina Pohjolainen was born in Helsinki, Finland. She is the child of Nina Luoto and Henri Pohjolainen. Sade moved to small town Zephyrhills, Florida with her family as an infant because of her parent's skydiving business. She spent her childhood in Florida until the age of 16, when she moved to Los Angeles alone to pursue a career in TV and film. She finished high school online while studying at several acting studios in Los Angeles. Sade is currently (2017) studying with David Gray and John Posey at Gray Studios.