Finland
Education: M. Soc. Sc., major in journalism, int´l politics etc. Dip. Trans. (English and German), B.Sc. (Soc., journalism), Further studies in innovation journalism, financial journalism, management skills, creative writing, gender studies, export business, project management and tourism. Producer, journalist, project manager and director: Radio journalist at YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, in Tampere, Kouvola and Mikkeli. Producer/journalist at cross-media Nettiradio Mikaeli 1998-2005: text, audio and video + 30-minute radio and 30-60 min tv programmes for YLE (nettiradiomikaeli.internetix.fi). Now journalist/producer at a co-op (www.mediaali.fi). Doc films: The Reindeer belong to the Wind (39 min, 2016). When school broke out from prison (59 min, 2017) and Toyota and Windbreaker (64 min, 2019). The fourth script for an indie doc film on the way. Project management: Project manager, Editor in chief and journalist for Nettiradio Mikaeli 1998-2002 . Producer for Internet-based learning environment Internetix (http://www.internetix.fi) 1996-98. International coordinator at Mikkeli Polytechnic (Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences) 1992-96. Coordinating EU projects from planning to the dissimination of results and final reports (content production, student and teacher mobility, M.Sc. programmes, Internet-based content production). Teaching and consultation: 1981-1994 lecturing assignments at open university, universities of applied sciences, folk high school, high school etc. Languages, Finnish for foreigners, web media and journalism workshops. Web in marketing of SMEs for Russian biz experts. 2010 consultation for an Estonian science tv series procurement process coordinated by Archimedes Foundation. Courses for women journalists in foreign countries. Other: fixing foreign journalists, work assignments for development of Finnish travel sector, tourism information, hotels and travel agency and guiding professional groups. Work/study visits in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. Longer stays in Germany, the USA, Russia, Denmark, France and Namibia. Specialties: International networking, team leading, cross-media production, project development, fixing and hosting foreign journalists, organizing events. Languages: English, German and Swedish are my working languages. In addition, I understand French and Russian.
Director and script writer for 7 doc films (The Reindeer belong to the Wind, When School broke out of Prison, Toyota and Windbreaker, Seeking New Paths, Man and an Old Mill, Anne´s amazon and War child chose Science). Project management for cross-media production (e.g. Internetix, Nettiradio Mikaeli, Saisiko olla ympäristökonfliktisoppaa etc) and coordinating tasks at several international projects related to online education and international neworks. Journalistic content production for print media, video and web projects. Long experience from cross-media web project management. Specialized in topics related to education, science, economy, technology, environment, sustainable development, travel, entrepreneurship and rural development Wide international networks. Experienced fixer for foreign content projects. Music production (Lahjomattomat).
Print and web media projects as well as documentary film production. Specialized in the fields of education, economy, technology, environment, sustainable development, travel, entrepreneurship and rural development. Main customers: print media, educational institutions and companies. Web video production with partner networks. Giving lectures and presentations. Topics covering media relations between companies and freelance journalists, innovation journalism, copyright issues and co-op companies. 2/2015-1/2016 involved in a one-year project in which researchers and journalists teamed up to produce a data bank about environmental mediation. This project "Saisiko olla ympäristökonfliktisoppaa?" was coordinated by the University of Lapland along with Universities of Tampere and Helsinki and funded by the Kone Foundation / Jakautuuko Suomi programme. http://www.ymparistokonfliktisovittelu.fi Documentary films available on vimeo on demand, filmfreeway etc. : The Reindeer belong to the Wind (39 min, 2016) The film was a part of the Kone Foundation project (see above). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/porotkuuluvattuulelle When school broke out from prison (60 min, 2017) FB page: https://www.facebook.com/finnishschooldoc/ Toyota and Windbreaker (64 min, 2019) The film has been screened and awarded in Finland and abroad. FB: http://www.facebook.com/liisadocfilm Seeking New Paths (52 min, 2020) The film has been widely screened in Finland and abroad. FB: https://www.facebook.com/melinadocfilm Man and an old mill (19 min, 2022). The film is being widely screened in Finland and abroad. www.facebook.com/puhinkoski Anne´s amzon (52 min, 2023) is being widely screened in Finland and abroad. FB: https://www.facebook.com/annenamatsoni War child chose science (59 min, 2025) the film is being marketed to film festivals. FB: https://www.facebook.com/warchildchosescience
A one-year project that made journalists and researchers team up in order to test models for environmental mediation. Coordinator for media content production for web sites and social media. Documentary film script writer and director for a 39-minute documentary film Porot kuuluvat tuulelle /The Reindeer belong to the Wind, English subs by Jaana Kuorinka) about Käsivarsi reindeer herders facing environmental conflicts and telling their own story. The film has been screened at national and international film festivals and it has received several recognitions.
Part-time PR officer on demand during summers 2011 and 2012 for Regional Council of Etelä-Savo (Etelä-Savon maakuntaliiton tiedotustehtäviä). Press officer for Farmari agriculture fair organized by Pro Agria Etelä-Savo in 2011. Articles for print media before the event. Daily PR text material and pictures for media use during the fair.
Project manager for web-based media Nettiradio Mikaeli. Production of webortages including audio, video, text and visual elements as well as online streams from and for Finnish nature (Saimaa seals and rare birds). Coordinator for the production of a core team and freelance network. Managing a wide EU-funded network project in Eastern Finland with co-operation partners in Inari, Savonlinna, Pieksämäki, Tampere, Helsinki etc. In addition, taking part in international network projects (Locregis, Tedlara etc). 12 long tv programmes for Yle Teema about topics related to culture, research and education. First contracts with Yle as a radio journalist in 1984-1992.