Atte Kilpinen started dancing at the age of seven at a local dance studio. After completing Upper Elementary School, he found his way to the Conservatory in Turku City where he started a professional dancer degree program. During a summer course, the Ballet Master Jarmo Rastas, recognized Atte's potential and suggested to take part in a class at the Finnish National Ballet. After this class in 2015, Kenneth Greve, offered Atte a position in the Finnish National Ballet. He has also performed with other companies, including Susanna Leinonen Company, Jojo Oulu Dance Centre, Pori Dance Company and Turku City Theatre. Atte has also worked as an choreography assistant in Finnish National Ballet. Atte is currently dancing as a soloist with Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier. He is joingin back to Finnish National Ballet as First soloist starting on August 2022.

Atte has performed lead principal and soloist roles in John Neumeier's ballets such as, Aminta in Sylvia. Puck in Midsummer Night's Dream. Tadzio in Death in Venice. Nephew in Beethoven Project. Fritz in The Nutcracker. Solo pair in Christmas Oratorio I-VI. Solo guy in Beethoven project II. Shy boy in Liliom. Solo guy in Ghost Light.

With the Finnish National ballet: Lauri in Seven Brothers by Marjo Kuusela. Tommy in Pippi Longstocking by Pär Isberg. Aminta in Sylvia by John Neumeier. Magdaveya in La Bayadere by Natalia Makarova. Solo gypsy in Carmen By Liam Scarlett.

Elsewhere Lead role Birk with Pori Dance Company and Mercutio with Susanna Leinonen Company.

Finnish President couple Sauli Niinistö and Jenni Haukio invited Atte to perform for independance day resepction on December 2020.

Outi and Jan Vapaavuori Foundation has rewarded their first Dance Award to Atte.

Atte's solo work was premiered 24.4.2020 with The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. National TV premier was 16.8.2020 at Yle Teema and 22.8.2020 at TV1.

He has performed in works by choreographers such as John Neumeier, Carolyn Carlson, Marco Goecke, Jirí Kylián, Jorma Uotinen, Marjo Kuusela, Susanna Leinonen, Jorma Elo, Jyrki Karttunen, Tero Saarinen, Alexander Ekman, Kenneth Greve, Natalia Horecna, Angelin Preljocaj, Emrecan Tanis.