English – basic information

As almost all my stuff is published in Finnish, the rest of this site, including my blog, is in Finnish only. Sorry 🙂

Here’s some of the stuff I’ve done and that I’m known for:

• I’ve written ten books (incl. some collaborations) ranging from poetry to non-fiction.
• I have a master’s degree in philosophy, with minors in film studies and literary studies.
• I was a freelance video game journalist for over a decade. Then I quit that due to burn-out, but I’ve also written and edited books about video games.
• I was an OCD advocate for many years, as a public speaker and a peer counselor. I also wrote a non-fiction book about OCD and my struggles with it. (see: publisher’s website)
• I’ve translated Kimberley Quinlan’s The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD into Finnish. (see: publisher’s website)
• I also write music, and I am a self-published singer-songwriter. But all of that is also in Finnish only.
• I have previously been a very active poetry performer, and actually qualified in the Finnish national Poetry Slam finals twice. I still perform occasionally.

What else? Let’s see…

I occasionally write creatively in English, but none of it is published online. And none of my Finnish stuff has been translated into English, either.

Stuff I’m really into:

• Writing, obviously
• Music, especially progressive rock (wrote a book about that, too!)
• Animal rights
• Drawing, reading, movies, theater… Lovely artsy stuff!
• Gaming and board games

Oh! And one more important thing:

Here’s a picture of me smirking like an idiot:

Any questions? Like said, use this form. (All contacts come directly to me.)