Dr Olli Sovijärvi is one of the pioneers of holistic medicine in Finland. At the beginning of his career Dr Sovijärvi worked as a medical duty officer at the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service. In 2006 he graduated from the University of Helsinki with a Licentiate degree in Medicine and became self-employed in 2008. In 2010–2011 Dr Sovijärvi completed an Integral Theory degree at the John F. Kennedy University, focusing on psychology and philosophy.
For the first five years of his career as a physician Dr Sovijärvi was employed by Finland’s first medical recruitment agency. The job description involved scheduled patient care as well as emergency care and being on call. He has worked at nearly 50 different clinics around Finland.
His numerous media appearances, social media articles and Finland’s first health podcast have expanded the general public’s awareness of what health care can be. Dr Sovijärvi has also acted as consultant to various companies and service providers operating in the fields of wellness and health technology.
Between 2013–18 Dr Sovijärvi practiced medicine at a private clinic that specializes in nutrition and holistic health care. The clinic employs physicians and nurses practicing holistic medicine. The clinic features the only trace element laboratory in Finland. At present, Sovijärvi focuses primarily on the production of scientific content for preventive health care and wellbeing. He also runs training sessions and presentations on the topics of biohacking, performance optimization, nutritional issues and maintaining the intestinal balance. In his free time he enjoys athletics, playing with his child, music and good humor.
Teemu Arina has a professional career of two decades as a technology entrepreneur, author and professional speaker. He is considered as one of the forefront thinkers on the digital transformation of humanity. His work focuses on studying the intersection of man and the machine in order to improve productivity, health and wellbeing.
Mr. Arina received the Leonardo Award (under the patronage of European Parliament and UNESCO) in 2015 with the theme “Humanity in Digitization”. He was selected as Top 100 Most Influential People in IT in 2016 by TIVI and Speaker of the Year in 2017 by Speakersforum Finland. Mr. Arina has delivered popular keynote presentations in countries such as US, UK, China, Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Russia and Germany.
Mr. Arina has advised senior top management, consulted government organisations, lectured in universities, built startup businesses and acted as the chairperson for projects funded by the European Union. In his free time he enjoys photography, videography, foraging and culinary arts.
Jaakko Halmetoja is a nutrition expert, non-fiction writer and active lecturer. He is passionate about maintaining a state of exceptional health through nutrition and lifestyle in a way that is fun and enjoyable.
Known as a pioneer of the superfood phenomenon, popularizer of the chaga mushroom and other medicinal fungi and “chocolate alchemist”, Mr Halmetoja has introduced the general public of Finland to the health benefits and unique uses of various foods and medicinal plants through TV and radio appearances and more than 600 public lectures.
Mr Halmetoja has been running a business since he was 20 years old. He trained as a paratrooper in the Finnish Defence Forces and has previously won the Finnish championship in submission wrestling. As an entrepreneur he manages cafés that specialize in producing super-healthy delicacies. More recently Mr Halmetoja has acted as an advisor to several growth companies operating in the health sector, in Finland as well as internationally. Jaakko spends his free time in the garden or outdoors getting exercise – with a smile on his face.
