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Overview

  • 14 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish; learning French, Swedish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Friends, observation, deliberation.. Music and photography!
  • Studying architecture at the University of Oulu.
  • From Helsinki, Finland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

When everything changes, I want to see what remains.

ABOUT ME

For the last ten years I have lived on two different islands outside the mainland Helsinki. I'm used to the idea that even if I want to go someplace near it'll take about an hour and I probably get to cross the sea to get there. I'm used to travel, actually I love it; it gives me freedom and power, and you never really know what to expect, in spaces, people nor feelings.

I guess I'm quite a calm and a bit old-fashioned person, but also spontaneous - when I get the enthusiasm or joy to do something, I'm on! I am a child. I'm a sort of dreamer, chasing the sky from time to time, and I never want it to be any other way. The best thing in my life have been the people around me. Meeting people is easy!

visited 35 states (15.5%)Create your own visited map of The World

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PHILOSOPHY

Love thy neighbour.

I once heard that in many African tribes people think that our past is in front of us and our future is behind us, that I think is wisdom.

Interests

People with all their content! Interaction, conversations, warmth of an other person. Photography and music, both playing & listening to, are my passions. Since 13-year-old I've played french horn, guitar, piano and been singing too. Photographing, I shoot on film trying to capture interesting spaces, atmospheres, fragile moments. I love good food and Italian coffee. I love nature - sea, trees, sky, clouds, mountains, the Moon... I'm also very interested in architecture, but even though I'm studying the subject at the university of Oulu (nothern Finland), I guess I appreciate natural beauty more than built. I appreciate beauty in all it's forms of existence; visual, musical, abstract...

  • singing
  • architecture
  • photography
  • beauty
  • dining
  • coffee
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

When it comes to art, I try to be as receptive as possible, but here's something I've really picked out:

Neil Young
Radiohead: Kid A
Magenta Skycode: IIIII
Sigur Rós: ( )
The Who: Who's Next
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Adagietto
Ennio Morricone - Inventions for John
...

Photography of Steve McCurry, Pentti Sammallahti...

Federico Fellini: Amarcord
Michael Curtiz: Casablanca
Hayao Miyazaki: Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delivery Service
Jacques Tati: Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot
The Marx Brothers: A Night at the Opera

BBC: Planet Earth

J.M.G. Le Clézio: Désert
Tove Jansson: Moomin books

Cartoons of Joann Sfar (Le Chat du Rabbin), Hugo Pratt (Corto Maltese), Hergé (Les Aventures de Tintin), Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes), Carl Barks, Don Rosa...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one?

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Nepal, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Nepal

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