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The Great Storm of Sulkava. Published in Helsingin Sanomat, 2010. Awarded as The Finnish Press Photo of the Year 2010

The Great Storm of Sulkava

The Great Storm of Sulkava

The Great Storm of Sulkava

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Ethiopia, 2009

Resounding Letters, a musicians tour in The Archipelago of Finland. Cellist Petja Kainulainen jumps off the boat in Lappo guest harbor in Åland. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2011

Resounding Letters, a musicians tour in The Archipelago of Finland. Violinist Jan Söderblom takes a nap before the show. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2011

Resounding Letters, a musicians tour in The Archipelago of Finland. Cellist Markus Hohti practices in an old church in Kumlinge island, Åland. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2011

Resounding Letters, a tour in The Archipelago of Finland. The boat Galeasen Albanus hoists sails. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2011

Resounding Letters, a tour in The Archipelago of Finland. Flutist Christoffer Sundqvist on the deck of the boat, along with his son. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2011

Anni Haseqawa, a customer servant for Finnair, prepares for a plane landing in Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Published in Talouselämä, 2011

Anni Haseqawa, a customer servant for Finnair, knocks on a door of a plane for Japan in Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Published in Talouselämä, 2011

Anni Haseqawa, a customer servant for Finnair, guides a japanese tourists group leader in Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Published in Talouselämä, 2011

Police drives off a romani camp in Kalasatama, Helsinki. Published in Helsingin Sanomat, 2011

Police drives off a romani camp in Kalasatama, Helsinki. Published in Helsingin Sanomat, 2011

Veikko Koistinen says grace before a meal in Lappeenranta. Published in Meidän perhe 2010

Recession. Published in Kulttuurivihkot, 2011

Yoko Shimano takes a sip of beer while eating a mushroom soup in Sea Horse, a restaurant in Helsinki popular among tourists. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2011

Mauri Pekkarinen, a former minister of economic affairs in Lappeenranta. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2010

Vladimir Putin. For Etelä-Saimaa, 2010

Plane-spotters in the Lappeenranta airport, for Etelä-Saimaa, 2010

Bodies of 40 soldiers, died in the wars 1939-1944, being buried in Lappeenranta. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2010

Sight-seeing tour in Lappeenranta. For Etelä-Saimaa, 2010

Matti Lankinen at his home yard in Puumala archipelago. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2010

Kauno Sipinen lives alone in a house without electricity in the archipelago of Puumala. For Helsingin Sanomat, 2010

Matti Pennanen, the mayor of Oulu, in the top of the city hall. Published in Helsingin Sanomat, 2011

Teemu Värri lives in Vaalimaa, right next to border crossing point to Russia. His first word was "rekka" - a truck. Published in Helsingin Sanomat, 2007

Former workers of Perlos demonstrate against the company closing their factory in Joensuu. Published in Helsingin Sanomat, 2007

Recruit Toni Leino having christmas meal in Immola garrison, Imatra. Published in Helsingin Sanomat, 2008

Supporter of a Helsinki-based ice hockey -team IFK does a cartwheel in front of the Lappeenranta ice hall. For Etelä-Saimaa, 2011

Supporter of a Lappeenranta-based ice hockey -team Saipa in a bar inside the ice hall. For Etelä-Saimaa, 2011