I am a climate-phobic winter sports enthusiast, mother of an active snowboarder and a communications expert, journalist and non-fiction writer specialising in climate and sustainability issues. I currently work as a senior consultant in a communications agency specialising in sustainability. I am passionate about protecting winters and want to be involved in climate and environmental issues.
Winter, winter sports and climate work have long inspired me. I have written books on snow and climate change (On the Trail of Snow) and on responsible tourism. I have also been an active columnist on these topics. In my free time, I spend a lot of time in snow activities and ski resorts, as our whole family enjoys skiing. In addition, my son is an active snowboarder in the Helsinki Snowboard Club. As a hobby I sometimes work as a ski instructor in Sipoo Talma.
Winters are already changing rapidly in Finland. For us Finns, snow is the thing that makes us most aware of the effects of climate change. I am passionate about protecting it and also about highlighting all the things we are losing through snow.