Brief information about myself: I lived the first 25 years of my life in Finland, in a place that was also officially my birthplace*. The place was Pelkosenniemi and my village was Saunavaara. The year was 1970 when I set off for Sweden. So began my journey towards Karlskoga and a new job at Bofors AB. Travel and the daily allowance were paid by the new employer. I worked in different positions at Bofors, started in the forge and the next place was a large workshop inside a mountain called Boåsberg where mechanics for various weapons and ammunition were manufactured. I was there for 7 years and then I moved to Björkbo industrial area (Nobelverken). This area was founded once upon a time by Alfred Nobel (the father of the Nobel Prize) and produced e.g. gunpowder, chemistry and weapon systems. Here I worked e.g. in quality control duties and was also abroad a few times. The company also provided a lot of training, which took place during paid working hours. In the department where I worked, very effective anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles were manufactured. I worked until 2005 when I retired. We have lived in Sweden for more than 55 years so far (2025). Now my wife and I are spending well-deserved retirement days, also all our 3 children live in Sweden. Taking care of a single-family house and a small garden takes quite a long time and I have noticed that everything goes slower now that you are a little older. Computers, websites, collecting cameras and photography are my main hobbies and I also spend several hours on them every day. I also collect nostalgia, various items from the 1940s to the 1980s.
*Actually, I was born in Middle Ostrobothnia in a place called Toholampi (in Jarvenoja sauna in Laitala!) during the war in Lapland, when my family was evacuated there.