Work experience

Work experience

01/08/2024 - present Senior Lecturer

teaching: Nature-Based Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Responsible Tourism, Destination Management, Event Management / Leisure Events, Tourism Research, Research & Development (for tourism), Project Management in Tourism, Future Factory project studies, innovations (including teaching abroad)

The Steps towards Responsible Tourism training program's coordination (until 09/2025)

education planning

bachelor's and master's theses supervising

research and publishing activity

specialist's tasks in development projects (Rural Finland Tourism Hub 2024-2026)

Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland

01/01/2023 - 31/07/2024 Lecturer

teaching: Nature-Based Tourism, Approach to Cultural Tourism, Research & Development (for tourism), Future Factory project studies, Innoflash Dive, Innoflash Week, Innoflash Highschool, Entrepreneurship

The Steps towards Responsible Tourism training program's coordination

education planning

publishing activity

Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland

11/09/2019 - 31/12/2022 Project Manager

Culture Tourism for City Brekaers  Project (partner's project manager, ESF, until 31/8/2020)

The Steps towards Responsible Tourism Project (leading partner's project manager, ESF, until 30/6/2021)

Engagement Readiness Monitor Project (partner's project manager and researcher, Erasmus+, 11/2020-10/2022)

The Value Project: Central Finland as a top region of volunteer tourism (leading partner's project manager, EAFRD, 6/2021-5/2022)

Laukaa as a cultural tourism destination project (project manager, funded by Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, until 31/12/2022)

Study of Recreational and Tourism Routes in Central Finland (specialist, 9-12/2020)

Central Finland's food chain coordination project 2 (specialist for Amazing Central Finland event, EAFRD, 2/2020-5/2021)

Online pedagogy and CRM support of the Business School (internal task, 1-6/2021)

The Steps towards Responsible Tourism training program's coordination (from 6/2021)

Turbinaattori blog editor (4-11/2022)

teaching, Nature-Based Tourism Course, spring 2022

project planning, evaluation and service sales tasks

Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland

14/03/2016-31/12/2018 Project Manager

Nature Tourism Coordination Project of Rautalampi and Konnevesi

Intriguing Landscape Project

Finland 100: Finland through new eyes - 100 photos of Finnish nature -project

Southern Konnevesi destination management tasks

Municipality of Rautalampi / Municipality of Konnevesi, Finland

10/07/2015-15/07/2015 Finnish Kettlebell National Team Official

IUKL Open European Championship 2015, Varna, Bulgaria

Finnish Weightlifting Federation, Kettlebell Commission, Finland

24/11/2014-20/02/2015 Tourism & Marketing Trainee

Municipality of Konnevesi, Finland

10/09/2014-01/11/2014 Marketing Assistant

Vetikko Travel, Konnevesi, Finland

01/11/2013- 31/05/2014 Project Coordinator

Zero Point Finland Oy, Jyväskylä, Finland

03/06/2013-07/06/2013 Swimming Instructor

Municipality of Konnevesi / Konneveden Urheilijat ry, Konnevesi, Finland

01/06/2013-31/5/2016 Freelance Reporter

04/03/2013-31/05/2013 Reporter

Sisä-Suomen Lehti (Newspaper), Äänekoski, Finland

28/11/2011-12/12/2011 and 30/04/2012-12/06/2012 Sports Activity Intern

Municipality of Konnevesi, Finland

01/09/2010 – 30/09/2010 International Tutor

University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

19/11/2009 – 10/02/2010 Face-to-face Fundraiser

“Suomen UNICEF”, Jyväskylä, Finland

20/11/2007 – 01/05/2008 Administrator

“New Life Day SPA”, Varna, Bulgaria

01/03/2006 – 31/06/2006 Distributor / Team Coordinator 

“AVON Cosmetics”, Varna, Bulgaria

20/05/2005 – 20/06/2006 Brand Promoter

“Maxxium Bulgaria” and “Belvedere Bulgaria”, Varna, Bulgaria