Giaco Discovering Finland

#14 - Risto Siilasmaa - Multiple Entrepreneur

Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with the powerful Risto Siilasmaa. Risto is an icon of the Finnish business world, he has been growing his own company F-secure to the stock market and has been part of the process of reinventing Nokia to a new success story. He is humble, curios and he wants to make an impact on the world to create better value for a better society with happier people. I enjoyed this conversation deeply and I respect this knowledgeable person. Please enjoy.

#13 - Johanna Nordblad - Free diver & world record owner

Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with the free diver Johanna Nordblad. With her we talk about her life, howe she became a world record owner and about her Netflix documentary.  She is a wonderful and humble person that turned a life accident into a career and a world price. She is inspiring and genuine. It was a pleasure to get to know her.
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#12 - Pata Degerman - Explorer and pioneer

Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with the adventure traveller Patrick Degerman aka Pata. With him we talk about his life, how he started to discover the world and travelled around the most remote places on the globe and how he has inspired hundred of people into finding meaning in life via expeditions in nature. He is trying to raise consciousness on the climate change via direct actions bringing people to visit with their own eye what is happening. I respect this man who lives by his dream. Please enjoy.

#11 - Mikko Leino - Wood construction and it’s environmental impact

Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with Mikko Leino the CEO of Puurakentajat Group. With him we talk about the building sector in Finland and how wood construction can have a massive impact in reducing CO2 emissions. Please enjoy.

#10 - Jussi Markula - Disrupting organisations with Teal organisational theory

Jussi Markula:
Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with Jussi Markula a company consultant and coach that promotes the Teal paradigm of company organisation that is based on self organisation and self-governance. With him we challenge the status quo of company structures and organisation’s control and power plays. Please enjoy.

#9 - Kim Nyström - Crossfit champion and mentor

Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with Kim Nyström a company consultant, people coach and multiple cross fit gold medals winner. With him we talk about goal achieving, about the mental structure to push your self to success and we discover some of his adventures in climbing and competing as a world best athlete in Europe. Please enjoy.

#8 - Miro Olsoni - Jäbät & Tunteet podcast founder

Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with Miro Olsoni one of the founder of the successful podcast Jäbät ja tunteet that would be translated in “dudes and feelings”. With him we talk about the podcast and the mission he has of reinventing masculinity. We then dive deep in his past and his and my world of emotions digging our past and our challenges we faced in life. Miro is a wonderful, thoughtful and sensitive person I truly admire and respect. Please enjoy.

#7 - Emil Kastehelmi & John Helin -The war in Ukraine

Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with Emil Kastehelmi – John Helin who are two analysts for OSINT (open source intelligence) specialised in war affair and Ukraine war situation. With them we talk about the evolving of the war, from the beginning to the present. We talk about Finland position in these sensible times and how propaganda and information is affecting the development of the war to an un predictable outcome. Please enjoy.

#6 - Rajkumar Sabanadesan - Ex war-kid now consultant living in Finland

Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with Rajkumar Sabanadesan who came to Finland over 30 years ago as a refugee from the civil war in Sri Lanka. With him we talk about his story, his youth in a war zone, how his life has developed and how his journey to become a consultant in Finland has been. Rajku is a wonderful human being with deep thought and a bright vision of life and challenges overcoming. Please enjoy.

#5 - Teemu Kärnä - Psychiatrist specialised in gender identity

Hi everyone, the following is a conversation with Teemu Kärnä a psychiatrist specialised in gender identity and mental health in gender minorities. With him we talk about controversial topics ranging from sexuality, genders, gender changes and generally about the processes, structures and medical help and consultancy that can be seek in Finland. Please enjoy.