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  • 52 references 33 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish; learning German, Italian, Karelian, Latin, Serbo-Croatian, Swedish, Welsh
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • travel writer / civil servant
  • Master of Arts (General History) from University of Helsinki
  • From Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Visiting all countries in the world, all continents, and many many other places.

ABOUT ME

I'm an animal-loving geekish History major/travel writer who loves to have fun and meet new people. I have a permanent and terrible travelling-frenzy and I'm going somewhere whenever I have money for it.

PHILOSOPHY

Shrouds have no pockets. *books flights*

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

surfing and hosting

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've both surfed and hosted people close to a decade now.

Interests

So many of them, Literature, dogs, movies, heavy metal, history, art, travelling, gigs, mythology, folklore, languages, art history, archaeology, meeting new people, collecting interesting stuff, cats, animals, nature, Eurovision Song Contest, all geek things!

  • animals
  • cats
  • dogs
  • arts
  • books
  • literature
  • photography
  • movies
  • traveling
  • metal music
  • hiking
  • art history
  • biology
  • genealogy
  • history
  • languages
  • nature
  • science fiction
  • fantasy books

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, the Lord of the Rings, 007, many others

Music: Blind Guardian, Anathema, John Williams, Hari Mata Hari, Zeljko Joksimovic, Levellers, Nightwish, Howard Shore, Sabaton, Flogging Molly, Arkona, Finntroll, Sonata Arctica, Eurovision songs, Moonsorrow, BrainStorm, New Model Army, McDermott's 2 Hours, Turisas, Ensiferum, Alestorm, Wintersun, Eluveitie, Sentenced, Katatonia

Books (authors): J.R.R Tolkien, Robin Hobb, Väinö Linna, John Julius Norwich, Douglas Adams, Dante Alighieri, Homer, Virgil, Philip Pullman, Richard Adams, history books, art books etc.

TV: Game of Thrones, Monk, Lost, Black Mirror, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -miniseries, Sherlock, Rome, The Office (UK), Coupling, also docu-dramas (Aircrash Investigation, Seconds to Disaster etc.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing Flanders Fields for the first time. Hiking in Lapland. Lining up for movie tickets for two weeks in snowy Helsinki. Camping on little Utö island in a tiny tent with three dogs. Wandering on ANZAC Cove. Japan. Venice, every time. MetalCamping with friends for a week in paradise-like Slovenia. So many adventures with my dogs, family and friends.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malta, Martinique, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Wales, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland

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