Through thick and thin

I really like Finland a lot because it is a good and safe place. I especially enjoy each of our four seasons, be­cause there are always different things to do. Last winter I taught myself to knit and was proud to have made an entire Icelandic sweater – with the help of a knitwear book and Google. You can learn anything when you try hard enough.

In my spare time I like to collect mushrooms and berries in the forest. I make mushroom soup and sauces, the berries I use in various smoothies and for baking. I strongly believe that people should make more use of ber­ries, mushrooms and plants that grow in our forests as gifts of nature. Come the winter, I can still enjoy the bounty I collected and froze during the year.

I dedicate much free time to training my dogs. I got my first one aged eight in 1990: a miniature poodle that stayed with my parents when I moved away from home. I bought my first Rottweiler in 2003 and that really triggered my passion for dogs. Routa is my fifth Rottweiler; by now I am very familiar with their breeding.

For someone who likes to spend time in nature, dogs are the best moti­vation. I train my dogs in forest track­ing and people search and rescue, as well as protection. Sometimes I take part in competitions. But mostly I like to be with the dogs because they are loyal and love you unconditionally. Working with dogs means that you need to be able to read them. It’s fun to observe their wholehearted enjoy­ment at doing things with you.

I am precise and system­atic by nature and like to get things done on time. Maybe that’s why I be­came an engineer specializing in automation technology.

During my studies, I worked in pulp mills and graduated from the University of Applied Sciences in 2010. After graduation, I started as sales coordinator at Metso Endress+Hauser, which at the time was a joint venture between Endress+Hauser and Metso Oyj. When Endress+Hauser set up its own sales center in 2015 I became a technical sales engineer, then a project engineer and today a key account manager.

I enjoy interacting with customers and solving problems. I write project offers and communicate frequently with them to deepen the cooperation. My main goal is to be worthy of the customer’s trust in any situation, by providing the best possible service. It’s important to listen to the customer, keep in touch and be both polite and effective.

A big plus is that Endress+Hauser is a family business. This brings the feeling that we are doing things together, and together we are stronger and invincible. From my first day at Endress+Hauser, the emphasis was clearly on collaboration. Looking back, it is amazing to see how we have grown as a team and as a company!