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In September 2025 I started a one-year degree course at Lapin koulutuskeskus. I’m training to became a wilderness guide. Most of the course is online but there’s a week of practical training in Lapland each month that I absolutely love. This is what a typical day at school looks like: […]Read more »

August 2023 Ilta-Sanomat ran a story about me after two of my videos about Finland went viral on BBC News: Mahmud interviewed me for his podcast in May 2022. HS interviewed me in December 2019.

Five years ago, I left London and moved to Oulu — a leap into the unknown that became one of the most meaningful chapters of my career. In 2020 and 2021, I helped shape Oulu’s bid to become European Capital of Culture 2026. I told the city’s story through videos […]Read more »

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