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Following members of the WordPress community are volunteering their time and skills to help to make the yearly highlight of the Finnish WordPress community possible. Thank you organising team!
Volodymyr Melnychenko
Lead organizer
Volodymyr (also known as Vladimir) is a WordPress enthusiast working as a Developer at Valve. He got acquainted with WordPress in 2012 as a technical support representative and has been in love with it ever since. The tech support background often comes into play; he enjoys solving tough technical challenges and building scalable websites. You can find him fishing or boxing in his free time.
Teemu Suoranta
Communications coordinator
Teemu is Senior Developer from Turku working at Evermade. Has worked with WordPress for 12 years building various websites, plugins and tools. Active participant in community organizing WordCamps, meetups and being Locale Manager of Finnish WordPress. In free time he makes music.
Elisa Tervonen
Website coordinator
Elisa is a web developer and entrepreneur at Rimpi Oy. Elisa has worked in web development for last 20 years. She was organising the WordCamp Finland 2023 event and got hooked. Elisa is an outdoorsy person who is interested in nature photography and is also a local history enthusiast.
Daniel Spycher
Speaker Coordinator
Dan is a full-stack web developer from Switzerland, living in Finland. He has been working with WordPress for over 10 years and has built a variety of shops, blogs, and websites for Dan’s Art. Outside of web development, Dan is passionate about metal and rock music, as well as woodworking — two things Finland is a great source of.
Sami Keijonen
Afterparty coordinator
Sami is an entrepreneur working to shape the web and have been supporting the WordPress community for a long time.
Kenneth Levänen
Sponsor coordinator
Kenda is a web developer at Karhu Helsinki. He has built websites for 25 years and 15 years with WordPress. He has been part of the organising team at WordCamp Finland 2016, WordCamp Helsinki 2017, WordCamp Nordic 2019, and WordCamp Finland 2020 Online. One of the WP Helsinki meetup organisers since 2017. Outside all of this he likes to spend time with his family at their Summer house by the sea.
Pekka Kortelainen
A/V coordinator
Pekka is a seasoned WordPress professional with a passion for open-source software. He started his journey with WordPress in 2013, eventually joining Seravo in 2020. There, he began in customer support, advancing to a sysadmin role and eventually to the growth team, where he applies his deep understanding of WordPress and systems to new challenges. Outside of work, Pekka is also a DJ and enjoys video games.
Sergei Shchegrinets
Design & SWAG coordinator
Sergei is a Senior UI/UX Designer from Espoo, working at Navitec Systems. He has a solid background in various design fields such as visual, product, and UX design. Offline, you’ll probably find him wandering through new places and discovering hidden gems around the world.
Anttoni Niemenmaa
Volunteer coordinator
Anttoni is a Developer living Hämeenlinna, currently working at Eventilla. He has over decade of WordPress experience and has been participating in WordPress Community such as being part of organizing the WordCamp Turku 2018. During his freetime Anttoni builds integrations and runs with a map and compass.
Marco Martins
Mentor
Marco is a developer that loves WordPress and the WordPress community. Marco is one of the WP Helsinki meetup organizers and has helped organize a few WordCamps in the past.
Timi Wahalahti
Mentor
Timi is senior developer at Evermade. Also a WordPress enthusiast, former WordCamp Europe mentor and Global Community Program Manager. Passionate cyclist and avid sauna goer.