Surname / First name: Saarilahti Antti
Date of birth: 1987/03/20
Telephone: +358 44 7777 313
E-mail: antti.saarilahti AT helsinki.fi
Work experience
Employer: Finpro ry / Finland at EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China
Time of employment: March – November, 2010
Position: Pavilion guide
Description: Main duties included explaining the content and message of the exhibition of the
Finnish pavilion in World Expo 2010 Shanghai, China to pavilion guests, as a
representative of Finland, as well as receiving and guiding VIP groups and
delegations and media representatives in the pavilion. Other duties included
ensuring smooth and safe people flow in and outside of the pavilion. Working
languages were Chinese, English and Finnish.
Employer: Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters)
Time of employment: June – July, 2010
Position: Translator
Description: The work included translating the exercise book and character book, and portions of
the text book, of a Mandarin Chinese study book series
(Contemporary Chinese, Dangdai Zhongwen) from Chinese and English into Finnish,
altogether approximately 400 pages.
Employer: Finpro ry / Finland at EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China
Time of employment: May 2010
Position: Local host
Description: The work included receiving and guiding two Finnish artist groups to World Expo
2010 Shanghai, China, where these artists performed as a part of the program of the
Expo’s Finland Day. Duties included guiding the artist groups to and from the Expo
area, Chinese-Finnish-Chinese and Chinese-English-Chinese interpretation, helping
with equipment logistics, helping with arranging media interviews, coordinating
communication and in general catering to the groups’ needs in the Expo area.
Employer: Annantalo Art Center
Time of employment: March 2009
Position: Local host
Description: The work included receiving to Finland a South Korean producer and his assistant
who attended a theater festival in Helsinki, Finland, and guiding them around the
capital region. In addition to guiding and people logistics, duties included Korean-
Finnish-Korean interpretation and catering to the guests’ various needs during their
stay in Finland.
Education and training
East Asian Studies major at the University of Helsinki, with focus on Korean and Mandarin Chinese
Minors: Translation Studies, Theoretical Philosophy
Personal skills and competences
Languages:
Finnish (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
Korean (conversational, reading & writing proficient)
Mandarin Chinese (conversational, reading & writing proficient)
Hobbies: Reading, traveling, Tai Shin Mun kungfu
Future interests
- Translation and interpretation of Korean and Mandarin Chinese to and from Finnish and English
- Work requiring knowledge of East Asian cultures, customs and languages in general