I'm reliable, enjoying having conversations, vegan, easy-going

PHILOSOPHY

Take the responsibility of your actions and save the old-growth forests!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy meeting new people and learning from them.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Helped to host people when I lived in a communal living space in the Finnish archipelago for one summer. Been couchsurfing e.g in Nordkapp, Norway.

Interests

Long-distance hiking, reading, gathering wild foods (berries, herbs, fungi), all-season-biking, permaculture, environmental and social justice issues

• books
• cooking
• vegan
• reading
• cycling
• hiking
• biology
• ecology
• journalism
• wilderness
• organic gardening
• cross-country skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

Narrative and investigative journalism, Calvin & Hobbes, joik such as Wimme Saari

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked more than 2000 kms in New Zealand and Australia. I have also written two books: one about seasonal local vegan foods ("Härkäpapua sarvista") and a biography about Björn Wahlroos, rich and controversial character in Finland (investigative journalism -project at the university).

Teach, Learn, Share

Vegan cooking skills, gathering wild foods, ecology & sustainable living, outdoor-skills

What I Can Share with Hosts

Teaching vegan cooking skills, helping them to experience Nordic nature: forests, lakes

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Russian Federation