Name: Kalle Heikkinen
Date of birth: 1, February, 1989
Phone: +358400610154
E-mail: evarausku@gmail.com

About Me:

Asia and especially China have always fascinated me in many ways. That is why in 2006 I decided to something rather extreme; to go to Wuhan for one year as an exchange student. I lived in a Chinese family, I attended a Chinese high school. Everybody were Chinese, practically no Englsih spoken. For a 17-year-old Finn like me that was a really growing experience.
    After the expo I will start my studies at the University of Helsinki, majoring in East Asian-studies. My main focus will, of course, be on Chinese.

Education:

High school:
Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu, August 2005-June 2006 and August 2007-June 2009,
Wuhan No 6 Middle School, Wuhan, Hubei, China September 2006-June 2007 (As an exchange student with Student Travel Schools)

Work experience:

Employer: Finpro ry / Finland at EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China
Time of employment: March – November, 2010
Position: Pavilion guide
Description: Main duties include explaining the content of the exhibition of the  Finnish pavilion in World Expo 2010 Shanghai to pavilion guests and receiving and guiding VIP groups, delegations and media representatives in the pavilion. Working languages are Chinese, English and Finnish.

Employer: Outotec, Shanghai, China
Time of employment: July 2008
Position: Intern
Description: Chinese-English, English-Chinese translation tasks.

Languages:

Finnish: Mother tongue
English: Very good
Chinese: Intermediate
Russian, Spanish and Swedish: Basics

Other facts&hobbies:

Military Service: July 2009-January 2010, served in the Finnish Defence Forces as a military chef.

I play tennis, jog and go to gym. I'm also into video games, movies, reading and cooking.