Personal background
I was lucky to be born in Finland (Helsinki), one of the wealthy Nordic countries, where I am still living. Being endowed with a reasonable amount of wit and with the help of the excellent Finnish education system, I managed to graduate from the Helsinki School of Economics (B.Sc. in Business Administration). After five years of domestic employment, it was time to work abroad – 4,5 years in Saudi-Arabia and one year in Libya. Later on I had the chance to study and work six months in China (Tianjin, Shanghai). Clan Ylä-Kauttu comes from Ruovesi in Central Finland.
Motto of Life
“The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose.” Richard Leider
Guiding principles
· practice makes perfect
· take the bull by the horn
· strike while the iron is hot
· you can’t win if you don’t play
· slow and steady wins the race
· good manners don’t cost anything
· you are sure to get what you deserve
· a good picture is worth a thousand words
· you cannot please everybody, so keep your own style
Hobbies
- Languages
- Gardening
- Blogging
- Tennis in Rajakylä Tennis Club , gym in Liikuntamylly
- Cycling (8 trips to Europe)
- Photographing
Favourite movies
The Shawshank Redemption (click)
Favourite music
- Alan Parsons Project
- Bo Kaspers Orkester
- Deep Purple
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Gipsy Kings
- Juliane Werding – play Stimmen im Wind
- Joe Cocker
- Moody Blues
- Pink Floyd
- Queen
- Roy Orbison – play You Got It
- Tina Turner
Favourite books
Unto Parvilahti – Berijan Tarhat (click)
Favourite food
Favourite flowers and views in Helsinki
Dream Cars
Places I have lived in
China
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh and Jizan
Libya
Finland
Places I would like to go
People I admire
Friends Around
Blogs I have made
- Before a Bicycle Trip – Advance preparations of our cycle-trips to Europe
- BaltiRail
- Helsinki-Tallinn Society
- Hetas bicycletrip 2006 – Helsinki-Tallinna society’s bicycletrip to Estonia
- Hetas fillari 2007
- Seija Muurinen
- Taiteiden Yö 2007 – a Finnish summer tradition in every August
- Vartiaiset 60 vuotta
Links to my three latest cycling trips to Europe are on the top right column.
Regards
Antero Ylä-Kauttu antero.yk@gmail.com
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