About me
Mika Oksanen, born 1970, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Finland.
Career highlights
Private trader under the business name Branchlet Language since 2010 (currently in Kuopio, previously in Suonenjoki, Vantaa and Jyväskylä)
Language Specialist, Air Force Command Finland, 2017–18 (Jyväskylä–Tikkakoski)
Translator, Bellcrest Translations, 2003–09 (Helsinki, Vantaa)
Day Porter, Imperial London Hotels, 2000 (London, UK)
Degrees and qualifications
MA, University of Helsinki, English and German translation and interpretation, 2006
Authorised translator’s degree, English to Finnish, 2009
Romance philology (French), basic and intermediary studies, University of Jyväskylä, 2016–present
(also a passed matriculation exam in the Russian language, 2017, and sign language studies, 2014–17)
Adulthood hobbies
Baseball umpire, ice hockey off-ice official, amateur musician (guitar and vocals)