Who am I?

An athletic engineer and a mother of 7 children who enjoys nature and sports. I am not old, but my joints are getting worn out from lifelong use (doing sports during seven pregnancies was apparently a killer), so I need to be selective about the activities I do. Not too much running anymore.

I work as a consultant in Innotiimi-ICG, contact me for very special development programs or presentations.

About Mom

"She's crazy - but in a pretty good way"

"She has made our legs strong - dad takes more care of cooking"

"She yells a lot - Go Mom!"

"Skiing or hiking with her, there's no turning back - ever!"

"She always talks a lot - and explains and explains."

"Of course she wants to climb Everest - what else would she do with that mountain?"

"She is maybe from another planet!"

In Mallorca European championships 1999, with 5 kids. We took them out for a few tacks!

Sailing

Optimist - started sailing when I was 6, several national championships and went to the world championships.

Tornado - my favorite boat ever, a quick and agile catamaran. We aimed for the Barcelona olympics 1992. Got married instead.

Laser Radial - in 2008 I decided to try an olympic class again, but found myself to be too small for that class.

Match Racing - the mental game of racing one opponent suits me well. If match racing was still in the olympics I would surely continue that. We were third in the national championship 2011 with Jessica and Jannina, our oldest daughters.

Other boats - For fun we have chartered big catamarans & monohulls in different places around the world. The sailship "Helena" is a favorite too.

Training in the Suvisaaristo archipelago in 2009

Other Sports

Swimming - occasional hobby. In a 2-month project in the fall of 2013 I got a couple of medals in the nationals and broke two national records. Well, only for ladies 50 years old.

Biathlon - my winter-exercise for sailing, it's mental and physical. Had to stop it when always pregnant or breastfeeding.

Orienteering - my adult age hobby that suits the whole family. No big successes in Finland, but a few medals from France.

Ski Orienteering - I started it right after the birth of the 3rd kid, a really fun sport! I have some masters world championship medals.

Skiing - my favorite wintertime sport. The best is skating early in the morning in springtime on a hard icy crust on the soft snow, without any tracks, right through the forest.

Biking - I love my best bike so much that my husband is a bit jealous of it. He thinks I treat it better than him or that we have more fun together than with him :)

Swimming with the two first babies, way back in 1994.