[{"title":"Quantum business applications","summary":"\u003cp\u003eQuantum 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.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/quantum-business-applications/","date":"2025-01-12"},{"title":"We are looking for a current or future CRM expert!","summary":"\u003cp\u003eA globally recognized CRM specialist company is looking for a \u003cstrong\u003eTechnical Pipedrive Expert\u003c/strong\u003e, or someone who wants to become one, to join our team. You may also have experience with other CRM systems such as Salesforce, HubSpot or Zoho.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/job-crm-expert/","date":"2024-10-16"},{"title":"Why quantum computing will shape our future","summary":"\u003cp\u003eQuantum computing will revolutionize problem solving and data processing during the next years or decades.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/quantum-computing-future/","date":"2024-10-12"},{"title":"The most beautiful commute in the world - Testing uWork workspaces in Tampere, Finland","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"https://jcitammerkoski.fi/\"\n class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n \n \n\u003eTammerkoski Junior Chamber International\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cspan class=\"icon icon-baseline link-icon\" \u003e\n\n \u003csvg width=\"0.875em\" height=\"0.875em\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n \u003cuse href=\"#bi-arrow-up-right-square\"/\u003e\n \u003c/svg\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#32; organised an excursion to Unity Tampere at scenic Pyynikki ridge this spring. Tampere is located in the south-west Finland.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/uwork-tampere/","date":"2023-08-09"},{"title":"Wealth management web app - Technical implementation","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHere is a presentation of the \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"/en/blog/wealth-management/\"\n \n \n \n\u003ewealth management app\u003c/a\u003e I have developed.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/wealth-web-app/","date":"2023-07-15"},{"title":"I developed a web app for personal wealth management - Presenting the result from 6 years of work","summary":"\u003cp\u003eI 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.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/wealth-management/","date":"2023-07-03"},{"title":"Looking for Tampere-based startups to invest in","summary":"\u003cp\u003eMy company Yet Another Data Agency Oy is exploring opportunities to invest in startups that are operating in Tampere. If your company wants to talk more, you can find \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"https://datatori.com/en/\"\n class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n \n \n\u003econtact info on my company page\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cspan class=\"icon icon-baseline link-icon\" \u003e\n\n \u003csvg width=\"0.875em\" height=\"0.875em\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n \u003cuse href=\"#bi-arrow-up-right-square\"/\u003e\n \u003c/svg\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#32;.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/investment-tampere-startups/","date":"2023-06-06"},{"title":"I became a certified Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer!","summary":"\u003cp\u003eAfter 4 months of intense studying I passed the Google Cloud certification for \u003cstrong\u003eProfessional Machine Learning Engineer\u003c/strong\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/certified-gcp-machine-learning-engineer/","date":"2023-01-13"},{"title":"Big toe gets numb in skates - After years of trial and error I found the solution","summary":"\u003cp\u003eIce 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.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/big-toe-numb-skates/","date":"2023-01-08"},{"title":"My website has been renewed!","summary":"\u003cp\u003eThe website migration of mikaelahonen.com has completed!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is the background why I migrated my Wordpress site to Hugo framework that generates static websites.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/website-renewal/","date":"2022-08-01"},{"title":"Around Iceland in 9 days - Terrain from another planet","summary":"\u003cp\u003eWe 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.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/around-iceland-9-days-terrain-another-planet/","date":"2022-06-26"},{"title":"Credit card not working at Iceland N1 gas stations","summary":"\u003cp\u003eYou can buy a prepaid N1 card from the cashier of the gas station.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/credit-card-not-working-at-iceland-n1-gas-stations/","date":"2022-06-26"},{"title":"My Pipedrive partner SaaShop nominated as the EMEA Partner of 2021","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePipedrive has nominated \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"https://www.saashop.com/\"\n class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n \n \n\u003eSaaShop\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cspan class=\"icon icon-baseline link-icon\" \u003e\n\n \u003csvg width=\"0.875em\" height=\"0.875em\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n \u003cuse href=\"#bi-arrow-up-right-square\"/\u003e\n \u003c/svg\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#32; as the EMEA Partner of the year for 2021. My company \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"/en/data/pipedrive-business-aquired/\"\n \n \n \n\u003elaunched Pipedrive co-operation with SaaShop\u003c/a\u003e just recently.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/my-pipedrive-partner-saashop-nominated-as-the-emea-partner-of-2021/","date":"2022-02-16"},{"title":"My Pipedrive business has been aquired by saashop.com","summary":"\u003cp\u003eMy part-time company \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"https://datatori.com/en/\"\n class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n \n \n\u003eYet Another Data Agency\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cspan class=\"icon icon-baseline link-icon\" \u003e\n\n \u003csvg width=\"0.875em\" height=\"0.875em\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n \u003cuse href=\"#bi-arrow-up-right-square\"/\u003e\n \u003c/svg\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#32; has signed a contract with Finnish \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"https://www.saashop.com/\"\n class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n \n \n\u003eSaaShop\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cspan class=\"icon icon-baseline link-icon\" \u003e\n\n \u003csvg width=\"0.875em\" height=\"0.875em\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n \u003cuse href=\"#bi-arrow-up-right-square\"/\u003e\n \u003c/svg\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#32; to move all my existing Pipedrive customers under their business.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/pipedrive-business-aquired/","date":"2022-02-02"},{"title":"Amount of data is exploding - Will the data centers be the next environmental evil","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"https://www.tivi.fi/uutiset/facebookin-jattihanke-vastatuulessa-datakeskus-syo-liikaa-sahkoa-ja-vetta/836ed779-669c-4454-8366-e5e87b8fc12f\"\n class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n \n \n\u003eThis\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cspan class=\"icon icon-baseline link-icon\" \u003e\n\n \u003csvg width=\"0.875em\" height=\"0.875em\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n \u003cuse href=\"#bi-arrow-up-right-square\"/\u003e\n \u003c/svg\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#32; 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\u0026rsquo;s mother company Meta about their data center initiative.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/data-centers-environmental-evil/","date":"2022-01-14"},{"title":"I start co-operation on Excel projects with Simplef Oy","summary":"\u003cp\u003eIn the future, all contact requests for \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"https://datatori.com/en/excel/\"\n class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n \n \n\u003eExcel projects\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cspan class=\"icon icon-baseline link-icon\" \u003e\n\n \u003csvg width=\"0.875em\" height=\"0.875em\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n \u003cuse href=\"#bi-arrow-up-right-square\"/\u003e\n \u003c/svg\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#32; received through this website will also be forwarded to my partner Simplef Oy.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"martti luotonen","url":"/en/blog/excel-projects-simplef-co-operation/","date":"2021-01-13"},{"title":"Mikael Ahonen becomes a Pipedrive Premier Partner","summary":"\u003cp\u003eFrom July 2020, I will be an official \u003cstrong\u003ePipedrive Premier Partner\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/pipedrive-partner-announcement/","date":"2020-07-31"},{"title":"Hiking in Banff and Jasper national parks - Road trip in Alberta, Canada","summary":"\u003cp\u003eRoad 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 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"/en/blog/a-place-like-a-story-book-new-zealand/\"\n \n \n \n\u003eNew Zealand\u003c/a\u003e can rival with Alberta when it comes to sceneries.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/hiking-banff-jasper/","date":"2019-10-20"},{"title":"Blogging about professional topics - Experiences and tips","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlogging about professional topics\u003c/em\u003e was the headline that my employer asked me to speak about in an internal event.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/blogging-professional-topics-experiences-and-tips/","date":"2019-05-09"},{"title":"Industrial Engineering and Management in career - Video answers to questions from students","summary":"\u003ch2\u003eVideo blog series - Industrial Engineering and Management in career\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the answers in the Youtube playlist. There are English subtitles.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/industrial-engineering-management-career/","date":"2019-04-08"},{"title":"Should you start investing if a depression is coming? - Data analysis","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHow 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!\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/start-investing-depression/","date":"2018-12-09"},{"title":"Maximizing uptime in Hiab hackathon","summary":"\u003cp\u003eThis blog has been published only in Finnish. Read it \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"/fi/blogi/hackathon-voittaminen/\"\n \n \n \n\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/maximizing-uptime-hiab-hackathon/","date":"2017-11-01"},{"title":"A nation that seized the time - Lesotho","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e23.1.2017 - 29.1.2017\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI tell about three excursion that I made in Drakensberg mountains close to Lesotho border. \u003cstrong\u003eThis is my last travelogue from around the world trip\u003c/strong\u003e. 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.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/nation-that-seized-time-lesotho/","date":"2017-01-26"},{"title":"Robberies in South Africa","summary":"\u003cp\u003e9.1.2017 - 21.1.2016\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\u003cfigure class=\"text-center\"\u003e\n \n \u003ca href=\"https://mikaelahonen.com/img/around-the-world-finland-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-south-africa.png\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"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.\"\u003e\n \u003cimg \n sizes=\"100vw, (min-width: 768px) 540px, (min-width: 992px) 720px, (min-width: 1200px) 960px\" \n srcset=\"/img/around-the-world-finland-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-south-africa_hu_a87344880aa7d9e6.webp 480w, /img/around-the-world-finland-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-south-africa_hu_8aff6f9b05aceba.webp 540w, /img/around-the-world-finland-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-south-africa_hu_60175caaab1a859d.webp 720w, /img/around-the-world-finland-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-south-africa_hu_2fa58b0d57a91c3a.webp 960w\"\n src=\"https://mikaelahonen.com/img/around-the-world-finland-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-south-africa.png\"\n title=\"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.\"\n width=\"1024\"\n height=\"550\"\n loading=\"lazy\" \n alt=\"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.\"\n /\u003e\n \u003c/a\u003e\n \n \n \u003cfigcaption\u003e \n \n 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.\n \u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eI 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.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/robberies-in-south-africa/","date":"2017-01-23"},{"title":"Cape Town","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30.12.2016 - 8.1.2017\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \u003cfigure class=\"text-center\"\u003e\n \n \u003ca href=\"https://mikaelahonen.com/img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-cape-town.png\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The route of the around the world trip so far. In this blog we are in Cape Town, South Africa.\"\u003e\n \u003cimg \n sizes=\"100vw, (min-width: 768px) 540px, (min-width: 992px) 720px, (min-width: 1200px) 960px\" \n srcset=\"/img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-cape-town_hu_3eefd70c97c8776f.webp 480w, /img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-cape-town_hu_ccde34f1d39f56c.webp 540w, /img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-cape-town_hu_bf20ff257c6b7164.webp 720w, /img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-cape-town_hu_f142ca2a01a90e97.webp 960w\"\n src=\"https://mikaelahonen.com/img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil-cape-town.png\"\n title=\"The route of the around the world trip so far. In this blog we are in Cape Town, South Africa.\"\n width=\"1024\"\n height=\"550\"\n loading=\"lazy\" \n alt=\"The route of the around the world trip so far. In this blog we are in Cape Town, South Africa.\"\n /\u003e\n \u003c/a\u003e\n \n \n \u003cfigcaption\u003e \n \n The route of the around the world trip so far. In this blog we are in Cape Town, South Africa.\n \u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\u003cfigure class=\"text-center\"\u003e\n \n \u003ca href=\"https://mikaelahonen.com/img/kapin-niemimaa-kohokartta.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Cape Town area elevation map 1. Lion\u0026#39;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\"\u003e\n \u003cimg \n sizes=\"100vw, (min-width: 768px) 540px, (min-width: 992px) 720px, (min-width: 1200px) 960px\" \n srcset=\"/img/kapin-niemimaa-kohokartta_hu_9d0aaacc13a51dc.webp 480w, /img/kapin-niemimaa-kohokartta_hu_9c774cc86db69d46.webp 540w, /img/kapin-niemimaa-kohokartta_hu_250c5a1e084b12c0.webp 720w, /img/kapin-niemimaa-kohokartta_hu_46f0282a6930ab7b.webp 960w\"\n src=\"https://mikaelahonen.com/img/kapin-niemimaa-kohokartta.jpg\"\n title=\"Cape Town area elevation map 1. Lion\u0026#39;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\"\n width=\"803\"\n height=\"1080\"\n loading=\"lazy\" \n alt=\"Cape Town area elevation map 1. Lion\u0026#39;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\"\n /\u003e\n \u003c/a\u003e\n \n \n \u003cfigcaption\u003e \n \n 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\n \u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLion\u0026rsquo;s head and city center\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy hostel\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting point of Table Mountain hikes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCape Point\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCape of Good Hope\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStellenbosch wine yards\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\n \u003ch2\u003eCape Town, day 1 - New Year\u0026rsquo;s eve\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI had chosen to travel to Cape Town so that I would arrive before New Year\u0026rsquo;s eve. I took a nap in hostel and went to down town just before midnight. Apparently my navigation wasn\u0026rsquo;t successful as I saw the fireworks banging at the opposite side of the town.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/cape-town/","date":"2017-01-08"},{"title":"From the Edge of the World to the Devil's throat - South America","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14.12.2016 - 29.12.2016\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \u003cfigure class=\"text-center\"\u003e\n \n \u003ca href=\"https://mikaelahonen.com/img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil.png\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"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.\"\u003e\n \u003cimg \n sizes=\"100vw, (min-width: 768px) 540px, (min-width: 992px) 720px, (min-width: 1200px) 960px\" \n srcset=\"/img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil_hu_ad1257b953e9167e.webp 480w, /img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil_hu_6a2d6bfb84fbaadf.webp 540w, /img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil_hu_a09e8c566cb13e82.webp 720w, /img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil_hu_7f7e9cd7c5ba80c5.webp 960w\"\n src=\"https://mikaelahonen.com/img/around-the-world-australia-new-zealand-argentina-brazil.png\"\n title=\"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.\"\n width=\"1919\"\n height=\"1032\"\n loading=\"lazy\" \n alt=\"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.\"\n /\u003e\n \u003c/a\u003e\n \n \n \u003cfigcaption\u003e \n \n 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.\n \u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \n \n\n\n \u003ch2\u003eEl Chalten - Feeling the wind\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026hellip;continued from \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"/en/blog/traveling-through-patagonia/\"\n \n \n \n\u003eprevious episode\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/from-the-edge-of-the-world-to-the-devils-throat-south-america/","date":"2017-01-06"},{"title":"Traveling through Patagonia","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30.11.2016-14.12.2016\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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\u0026rsquo;t speak the language. No friends in the whole continent.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/traveling-through-patagonia/","date":"2016-12-29"},{"title":"Does it make sense anymore to buy Christmas presents?","summary":"\u003cp\u003eYou 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.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/make-sense-anymore-buy-christmas-presents/","date":"2016-12-18"},{"title":"A place like a story book - New Zealand","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e19.11.2016 - 30.11.2016\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet\u0026rsquo;s start with a mellow documentatioin of the jump to chilly mountain stream in New Zealand:\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/a-place-like-a-story-book-new-zealand/","date":"2016-12-06"},{"title":"This is how I make my every minute productive","summary":"\u003cp\u003ePower methods for knowledge worker to get your productivity to the next level. The tips are grouped like this: \u003cstrong\u003etechnology, ergonomy, work habits and task automation\u003c/strong\u003e. While reading the productivity tips I want to empasize that these three are above the others: physical excercise, rest and nutrition.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/make-every-minute-productive/","date":"2016-11-15"},{"title":"Work stress that shouldn't exist - Newcastle, Australia","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11.10.2016-11.11.2016\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf I would be planning a torture chamber to a medieval castle I would contact Tiger Air company for sure.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/work-stress-that-shouldnt-exist/","date":"2016-11-11"},{"title":"Creating my first Android app - How long it takes?","summary":"\u003cp\u003eYes. It\u0026rsquo;s me in the picture. It was Halloween.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreating 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?\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/creating-my-first-android-app-how-long-it-takes/","date":"2016-10-31"},{"title":"Sports betting tutorial - Can you make the living?","summary":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is actually possible to make your living by doing sports betting. This blog is not sponsored - these are my own experiences.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/sports-betting-tutorial-make-living/","date":"2016-10-26"},{"title":"Splitwise - Split costs easily","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"https://secure.splitwise.com\"\n class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n \n \n\u003eSplitwise\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cspan class=\"icon icon-baseline link-icon\" \u003e\n\n \u003csvg width=\"0.875em\" height=\"0.875em\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n \u003cuse href=\"#bi-arrow-up-right-square\"/\u003e\n \u003c/svg\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#32; solves a traditional problem that exists in every single group of friends - how to split costs easily.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/splitwise-handy-mobile-app-to-split-costs/","date":"2016-10-24"},{"title":"Alice Springs to Darwin by car","summary":"\u003cp\u003e3\u003cstrong\u003e0.9.2016 - 10.10.2016\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30 Sep 2016 - 10 Oct 2016 from Alice Springs to Darwin by car.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/alice-springs-to-darwin-by-car/","date":"2016-10-19"},{"title":"A deadly formula - Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e27.9.2016 - 29.9.2016\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoutinely 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.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/deadly-formula-uluru-kata-tjuta-kings-canyon/","date":"2016-10-13"},{"title":"Open job application - Hire an IT consultant","summary":"\u003ch2\u003eOpen job application\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis open job application is valid until 31.12.2016. Contact me to arrange a meeting: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"https://fi.linkedin.com/in/mikaelahonen\"\n class=\"ext-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n \n \n\u003eLinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cspan class=\"icon icon-baseline link-icon\" \u003e\n\n \u003csvg width=\"0.875em\" height=\"0.875em\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n \u003cuse href=\"#bi-arrow-up-right-square\"/\u003e\n \u003c/svg\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u0026#32; or \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003ca \n href=\"mailto:mikael.ahonen@hotmail.com\"\n \n \n \n\u003emikael.ahonen@hotmail.com\u003c/a\u003e. I have already been in a couple of promising interviews so don\u0026rsquo;t waste your time. Currently I\u0026rsquo;m traveling abroad so physical meetins won\u0026rsquo;t take place during the year 2016.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/open-job-application-hire-consultant/","date":"2016-08-28"},{"title":"One-way ticket - Traveling around the world","summary":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat would you do with a million dollars and no need to work?\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/one-way-ticket/","date":"2016-08-10"},{"title":"Insight 2016: My lesson of leadership and management","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFebruary 2015\u003c/strong\u003e. After a successful Excel training for students I got an idea for a new event concept. I\u0026rsquo;m encouraged by other student-organized lectures that relate to self improvement theme. The idea sticks.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/insight-2016-my-lesson-to-leadership-and-management/","date":"2016-04-17"},{"title":"Think Like a Freak, Steven Levitt \u0026 Stephen Dubner - A guide to creative thinking","summary":"\u003cp\u003eEven though the book doesn\u0026rsquo;t define itself with these words the most important theme is so called \u003cem\u003eout of the box thinking\u003c/em\u003e. So how the out of the box thinking works in the practise? The first rule is to forget old approaches, feelings, believings and get a fresh start from an empty table.\u003c/p\u003e","search_phrase":"","url":"/en/blog/think-like-freak-guide-creative-thinking/","date":"2015-10-01"}]