Blog on Mikael Ahonen

Quantum business applications

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Quantum computing will revolutionize industries by solving problems that are currently out of reach for classical computers. As the technology matures, several business applications are emerging across different sectors. Here are some areas where quantum computing is making an impact.

Why quantum computing will shape our future

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Quantum computing will revolutionize problem solving and data processing during the next years or decades.

The most beautiful commute in the world - Testing uWork workspaces in Tampere, Finland

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Tammerkoski Junior Chamber International organised an excursion to Unity Tampere at scenic Pyynikki ridge this spring. Tampere is located in the south-west Finland.

Wealth management web app - Technical implementation

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Here is a presentation of the wealth management app I have developed.

I developed a web app for personal wealth management - Presenting the result from 6 years of work

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I started my first full-time job just over 6 years ago, at the end of my university studies. I was living in a low-cost student flat and had money to spare.

Visualize postal code areas of Finland in Python

Thu, 04 May 2023 15:52:51 +0000

Reading and visualizing Finland’s postal code data on a map in Python. Python has many great packages to work with geospatial such as geopandas.

Visualizing Finland's postal codes in a Filled map in Google Looker Studio

Wed, 03 May 2023 17:52:51 +0000

Visualize Finland’s postal code areas on a map in Google Looker Studio. The instructions requires a Google Cloud project and a BigQuery database.

Shape Map visualization of Finland's postal codes in Power BI Desktop

Tue, 02 May 2023 22:52:51 +0000

with these instructions, you can visualize Finland’s postal code areas on a map in Power BI Desktop. The postal code data is available for free. The Power BI feature is fairly new.

Finland postal code data including boundary coordinates

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Data for all postal codes in Finland free of charge enriched by area boundaries as standard coordinates.

30 questions for Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer exam

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Around 30 questions I memorize from the Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning certification exam. You find all sources for exam training questions from my preparation tips.

Big toe gets numb in skates - After years of trial and error I found the solution

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Ice hockey has remained my hobby until these days after skating first time almost three decades ago. Despite my long experience, I suffered for years from an annoying problem with my skates.

Around Iceland in 9 days - Terrain from another planet

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:28:09 +0000

We had 9 days to experience Iceland. This proved to be a minimum time span to go around the whole island in order to have enough time to enjoy the beautiful nature.

Credit card not working at Iceland N1 gas stations

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:24:00 +0000

You can buy a prepaid N1 card from the cashier of the gas station.

Amount of data is exploding - Will the data centers be the next environmental evil

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:49:00 +0000

This article in a Finnish magazine is the first significant one that I have noticed about the environmental impacts of data centers and IT solutions. It is about a Dutch village got angry for Facebook’s mother company Meta about their data center initiative.

Hiking in Banff and Jasper national parks - Road trip in Alberta, Canada

Sun, 20 Oct 2019 20:48:49 +0000

Road trip to Banff and Jasper national parks at the skirts of Rocky Mountains goes definitely at the top among all places I have visited. Only New Zealand can rival with Alberta when it comes to sceneries.

Blogging about professional topics - Experiences and tips

Thu, 09 May 2019 21:40:17 +0000

Blogging about professional topics was the headline that my employer asked me to speak about in an internal event.

Industrial Engineering and Management in career - Video answers to questions from students

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:27:40 +0000

Video blog series - Industrial Engineering and Management in career

See the answers in the Youtube playlist. There are English subtitles.

Should you start investing if a depression is coming? - Data analysis

Sun, 09 Dec 2018 18:00:04 +0000

How much money would you earn if you invest 100 units of money monthly for 10 years? It strongly depends in which stage of economic cycle you start!

Maximizing uptime in Hiab hackathon

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 06:00:35 +0000

This blog has been published only in Finnish. Read it here.

A nation that seized the time - Lesotho

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:50:08 +0000

23.1.2017 - 29.1.2017

I tell about three excursion that I made in Drakensberg mountains close to Lesotho border. This is my last travelogue from around the world trip. The flight to Finland takes off 29.1.2017 from Johannesburg, South Africa. In upcoming posts I tell more about around the world trip as an experience.

Robberies in South Africa

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:07:31 +0000

9.1.2017 - 21.1.2016

Around the world trip has proceeded to the last continent. The three dots in South Africa from left to right are: Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban. The whole route: Finland - Australia - New Zealand - Argentina - Uruguay - Chile - Brazil - Paraguay - South Africa.

I had bought a bus ticket from Cape Town to Johannesburg from BazBus bus company. With the ticket I was able to hop on and hop off in different places during the three week time period.

Cape Town

Sun, 08 Jan 2017 10:47:54 +0000

30.12.2016 - 8.1.2017

The route of the around the world trip so far. In this blog we are in Cape Town, South Africa.

Cape Town area elevation map 1. Lion's head and city center 2. My hostel 3. Starting point of Table Mountain hikes 4. Cape Point 5. Cape of Good Hope 6. Stellenbosch wine yards

Lion’s head and city center
My hostel
Starting point of Table Mountain hikes
Cape Point
Cape of Good Hope
Stellenbosch wine yards

Cape Town, day 1 - New Year’s eve

I had chosen to travel to Cape Town so that I would arrive before New Year’s eve. I took a nap in hostel and went to down town just before midnight. Apparently my navigation wasn’t successful as I saw the fireworks banging at the opposite side of the town.

From the Edge of the World to the Devil's throat - South America

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:58:02 +0000

14.12.2016 - 29.12.2016

Route around the world started from Finland. South American red spots in order: Buenos Aires - Bariloche - El Chalten and El Calafate - Punta Arenas - Ushuaia - Iguazu Falls - Rio de Janeiro.

El Chalten - Feeling the wind

…continued from previous episode.

Traveling through Patagonia

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:39:44 +0000

30.11.2016-14.12.2016

In New Zealand I had a car and a fellow backpacker waiting for me but this time I was totally alone. Once again I had no plans prepared and the plane would land in a few hours to Buenos Aires, Argentina. I didn’t speak the language. No friends in the whole continent.

Does it make sense anymore to buy Christmas presents?

Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:04:21 +0000

You can spend Christmas in many ways. With family. With friends. Or alone in hostel such as me, because of my around the world trip. Even though Christmas is time of happiness, stress is difficult to avoid with so many things to do: cooking, cleaning, scheduling and so on.

A place like a story book - New Zealand

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:09:12 +0000

19.11.2016 - 30.11.2016

Let’s start with a mellow documentatioin of the jump to chilly mountain stream in New Zealand:

This is how I make my every minute productive

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:33:27 +0000

Power methods for knowledge worker to get your productivity to the next level. The tips are grouped like this: technology, ergonomy, work habits and task automation. While reading the productivity tips I want to empasize that these three are above the others: physical excercise, rest and nutrition.

Work stress that shouldn't exist - Newcastle, Australia

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:17:51 +0000

11.10.2016-11.11.2016

If I would be planning a torture chamber to a medieval castle I would contact Tiger Air company for sure.

Creating my first Android app - How long it takes?

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:46:21 +0000

Yes. It’s me in the picture. It was Halloween.

Creating and Android app has been in my task list a good while but now I decided to take the pivotal step. I set myself a time limit of one day. How long it finally took?

Sports betting tutorial - Can you make the living?

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 09:45:33 +0000

It is actually possible to make your living by doing sports betting. This blog is not sponsored - these are my own experiences.

Alice Springs to Darwin by car

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 06:38:26 +0000

30.9.2016 - 10.10.2016

30 Sep 2016 - 10 Oct 2016 from Alice Springs to Darwin by car.

A deadly formula - Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 05:03:19 +0000

27.9.2016 - 29.9.2016

Routinely I pull my phone from the pocket to check Whatsapp messages, Facebook and th news. This time net surfing is over before it even started.

Open job application - Hire an IT consultant

Sun, 28 Aug 2016 20:05:36 +0000

Open job application

This open job application is valid until 31.12.2016. Contact me to arrange a meeting: LinkedIn or mikael.ahonen@hotmail.com. I have already been in a couple of promising interviews so don’t waste your time. Currently I’m traveling abroad so physical meetins won’t take place during the year 2016.

One-way ticket - Traveling around the world

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:23:38 +0000

What would you do with a million dollars and no need to work?

Insight 2016: My lesson of leadership and management

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 09:54:56 +0000

February 2015. After a successful Excel training for students I got an idea for a new event concept. I’m encouraged by other student-organized lectures that relate to self improvement theme. The idea sticks.