Get to know the Chief Influencer Homies
Hiisi has gathered a versatile group of mobile chief influencer homies as brand ambassadors. The carefully selected members are long-term homies and have extensive experience of Hiisi Livin’ for work, leisure or necessity. All of them and Hiisi are united by an appreciation for home-like living when away from home. Without further ado, let’s take a closer look at our Chief Influencer Homies.
Satu Rämö
The successful Finnish-Icelandic writer Satu Rämö has been a close partner of Hiisi Homes for years. The author of the super popular Hildur detective series is thus a real Hiisilivin’ expert and one of the respected members of Chief Influencer Homies of Hiisi.
1. Would you describe yourself in three words?
Cheerful, cheerful, long memory
2. What do you expect from 2024?
Balance between work and other life. Good night’s sleep and a creative mind. During the spring, I will write the next book in the Hildur series called Rakel, together with Satu Konti, I will participate together with Satu Konti, the first part of the author’s children’s book series, Lottalehto, in the summer I am going to vacation in Finland, and the autumn will be on a book tour.
3. Your favorite hobby?
Weight room and skiing/leisurely jogging.
4. How do you usually travel?
I travel for work alone and on solo business trips.
5. What item is always included when traveling?
Eye drops and multivitamin effervescent tablets. And say laptop and cell phone with chargers.
6. What is your favorite food in Hiisi? Do you make it yourself or do you order from a restaurant to the door?
I always order to the door, Wolt has worked really well for Hiisi!
7. What do dreams taste like in Hiisi?
Good, every time.
8. What is your favorite destination in Hiisi?
Jätkäsaari, because I love the neighborhood of Jätkäsaari, where the old industrial area and the new residential area mix.
9. Do you have a favorite restaurant near the Hiisi destination?
Belle Baguette in Jätkäsaari. You can get top-notch butter horns and really good coffee there.
10. What is the best thing about Hiisi?
The fact that you can come and go flexibly, and that departure and arrival formalities do not take time. Locations are also available; by public transport easily and easily and Wolt will always find your way there.
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Oskari Saari
Oskari Saari is a well-respected all-rounder in the media industry, and has become known for e.g. as a writer, journalist and sports commentator. We’ve had the pleasure of cooperating with Oskari for a long time, and Oskari often stays at Hiisi properties when coaching floorball in the direction of Turku.
1. Would you describe yourself in three words?
Mobile, busy, entrepreneur
2. What do you expect from 2024?
Among other things, I am looking forward to inspiring writing days and lots of good moments with floorball coaching.
3. Your favorite hobby?
Probably exercise in general these days. Walking or jogging if they count as a hobby. Reading, of course, too. There should just be more time for these.
4. How do you travel most often?
Coaching the Turku Palloseura men’s F-league team takes me to the destinations of Hiisi. I live in Espoo and the team trains and plays its home matches in Turku. So I’m traveling alone.
5. What item is always with you when you travel?
Phone and laptop. My jobs are such that when these are included, I can do almost all of my work from anywhere.
6. What is your favorite food in Hiisi? Do you make it yourself or do you order from a restaurant to the door?
I like to cook, but in Hiisi I mostly use Wolt. Aurajuusto kebab roll is probably the one I ordered most often.
7. What do dreams taste like in Hiisi?
Incredibly well! The beds are of high quality and the apartments are really peaceful.
8. What is your favorite destination in Hiis?
Most of the time, I stay at either the Herttuankulma or Fleminginkatu locations in Turku. They work perfectly!
9. Do you have a favorite restaurant near the Hiisi destination?
Restaurant Nerå and lamb pasta! Classic.
10. What is the best thing about Hiisi?
I’ve traveled a lot and checked all kinds of hotels enough, so to speak. In Hiisi, I appreciate the homely feeling and more space than a hotel room.
Laura Friman
Laura Friman is a journalist, writer and presenter, and one of the great chief influencer homies of Hiisi.
1. Would you describe yourself in three words?
Curious, restless and comfortable.
2. What do you expect from 2024?
Adventures, peace of mind and even more domestic mini-trips!
3. Your favorite hobby?
Reading and writing. I always have a book and a journal with me and thanks to that I’m never bored! My favorite hobbies are in a comfortable bed or in a cafe.
4. How do you travel most often?
I travel all over the country for work, but I also like to relax in my spare time. I love trips with the children, but sometimes I have to go on a backpacking vacation with my spouse in the middle of new families. On the other hand, I can never get enough of being alone!
5. What item is always with you when you travel?
I’m a light packer: I often have just a big shoulder bag with me even on a trip of a couple of nights, because I hate packing bags. In addition to a book and a diary, my credit bag holds wool socks, mascara and contact lenses. Let’s go with them!
6. What is your favorite food in Hiisi? Do you make it yourself or do you order from a restaurant to the door?
I buy my favorite products for breakfast in Hiisi’s fridge from the local market. In the evening, we eat treats straight into bed — lastly veggie burgers at midnight!
7. What do dreams taste like in Hiisi?
Incredibly well. I’m careful about the silence and the cushions — I’ve never had any complaints about either.
8. What is your favorite destination in Hiisi?
Next week I will test Armonkallio in Tampere for the first time. I love Tampere, so I’m looking forward to it! The location of Turku Herttuankulma near the harbor is perfect. Last summer, the black horse was Hiisi Hotel Lohja, where my children still long to go back!
9. Do you have a favorite destination near Hiisi?
Lohja’s St. Lauri church was a strikingly beautiful cultural destination. From Armonkallio in Tampere, it’s easy to stop by, for example, at the Museum Center Vapriikki Game Museum and at the flea markets in the city center.
10. What do you think is the best thing about Hiisi?
Ease, cleanliness, simplicity, quality guarantee. Homeliness and high-quality destinations. In Hiisi, you don’t pay for nothing — I appreciate it!
Juhani Koskinen
Juhani Koskinen is a media personality and entertainment artist living in Helsinki (but from Turku at heart) and a marketing entrepreneur. He travels a lot for his work, so that’s why cooperation with Hiisi suits Juhani like a hair color that changes every month for him.
1. Would you describe yourself in three words?
Calm, good sleeper and animal lover.
2. What do you expect from 2024?
Above all, I expect mental and physical well-being.
3. Your favorite hobby?
Soccer is the number one, but golf has grown in popularity in recent years.
4. How do you travel most often?
I mostly travel alone for work, but sometimes also with two miniature dachshunds.
5. What item is always with you when you travel?
Beard brush.
6. What is your favorite food in Hiisi? Do you make it yourself or do you order from a restaurant to the door?
Oven feta pasta is handy in Hiisi; easy, fast and the tools for production are available. Of course, often I just take it easy and order a bite directly at the door.
7. What do dreams taste like in Hiisi?
Really great, clean sheets and often you can also choose which bed to sleep in.
8. What is your favorite destination in Hiisi?
Elin Sågerin kuja location in Turku has been the most used, it’s convenient when there is a parking garage right next to it.
9. Do you have a favorite destination near Hiisi?
Hiisi has several destinations in the vicinity of the most beautiful district of Finland, i.e. Turku’s Port Arthur. There you can find a neighborhood restaurant like ARVO (drinks, not food) – I definitely recommend it to everyone!
10. What do you think is the best thing about Hiisi?
Relaxed atmosphere, things are always handled conveniently and the selection of destinations is really wide. In addition, as an introvert like this, you don’t have to see people much and being at home makes it easier when it comes to “hotel death”.