MA, multifield athlete and paddling specialist
Personal Info:
Name: Tapio Tyllilä
Date of birth: 25.9.1981
Education:
2000 Matriculation Examination, Ylöjärvi Upper Secondary School.
2011 Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, University of Tampere.
Work Experience:
1995- Hiking Travel, Hit LP (customer service, sports instructor and guide, especially paddling, webmaster, equipment rental, care and production).
Subcontract:
2010-2012 Ellivuori Ski Center (ski instructor)
2012-2015 Sappee Ski School (ski instructor)
1997-2001 Ylöjärven Nuorisoseura ry. (instructor for a floorball team, organizing of matches and tournaments).
2008-2012 acting as substitute teacher in the Tampere region in basic and secondary schooling (eg. history, religion, physics, matemathics, PE, special education and tourism in vocational schools).
2010-2011 Ellivuori Ski Team ry. (alpine ski racing coach)
Language Skills:
Finnish, native
English, full professional proficiency
German, limited working proficiency
Swedish, elementary proficiency
Other Courses and Qualifications:
Paddling:
Evaluator of river difficulty, Finnish Canoe Federation (FCF).
Paddling guide trainer (FCF).
Guide Trainer (Finnish Canoeing Instructors Association)
Guide Trainer (Finnish Canoeing and Rowing Federation)
Climbing:
Rope work supervisor (KTO), Finnish Climbing Association.
Rope course supervisor (KTO3), Finnish Climbing Association.
Alpine skiing:
Ski instructor, Suomen Hiihdonopettajat (SHOry).
Adaptive alpine skiing (SHOry).
Telemark (SHOry)
First aid EA 2, Finnish Red Cross.
Paddlers first aid, Finnish Canoeing Instructors Association.
Hygiene pass
Drivers licence BE C
Organizations:
2004 Keijärven Melapojat ry., founding member
2004-2007 Keijärven Melapojat ry., vice president
2007- Keijärven Melapojat ry., president
2008-2009 Nokian Melamekot ry., deputy board member
2007-2011 Tampereen Vihuri ry., tour section member (in charge of ww)
2009-2013 Tampereen Vihuri ry., safety supervisor
Projects:
Elämää Kyrönjoella, Kyrönjoki river tourism project, especially the inspection of the tributary rivers after fisheries repair, Spring 2004. More info and maps can be found online from:
http://www.kyronjoki.com/
Itä-Lapin vesistömatkailun tuotteistus- ja markkinointihanke, mapping project for paddling routes in eastern Lapland, Summers 2006 and 2012. Finalised maps can be found online from: https://sites.google.com/site/italapinvesisto/melonta.
Lestijoki river inspection after fisheries repair, Autumn 2007 and Spring 2008.
Väliväylä paddling route mapping project, Summer 2013. The finalised map can be found online from:
http://kouvola-innovation.mailpv.net/archive/file/35f7566fa323c46e68b82b617e43eeab/melontareittikartat.pdf.
Accomplishments:
Sport:
1994-1999 Numerous national championship wins in flatwater kayak racing.
1996 X-country skiing national championships (Hopeasompa) 5.
2000 Canoe polo national championships silver (Kajak Tampere).
2001 Adventure-racing (unofficial) national championships bronze.
Academical:
VIKSU (Finnish Academy science competition for high school students) shared VI placing (with the work: Relativismin ongelma postmodernissa yhteiskunnassa).
Gladiaattorinäytäntöjen funktio roomalaisessa yhteiskunnassa myöhäisellä tasavallanajalla ja keisariajan kulttuurissa, Masters thesis in History.
Publicity:
TV:
Monomeno – an outdoors magazine program, ”Melontaretki Haukkajoella”, 8.8.1998.
Ilta-Sanomat net-tv, ”Häjyrodeossa miehestä mittaa!”, 25.4.2009.
Yle TV2, Erätulilla, “Melontaretki Helvetinjärven kansallispuistossa huipentuu Karhunkosken kuohuihin”, 2.10.2010.
Yle TV1, Puoli seitsemän, a short story about tour skating, 6.2.2015.
Delfi TV, “MINU MOODI SOOME: Just nii saab kõige paremini Soome loodust avastada”, 30.7.2016, an online video of our canoe tour with an Estonian family. Can be found online from: http://tv.delfi.ee/archive/minu-moodi-soome-just-nii-saab-koige-paremini-soome-loodust-avastada?id=75161907.
Press:
Meloja-lehti, ”Koskiseikkailu Särkänniemessä!”, 2/2002, the first time ever with a kayak on the Koskiseikkailu ww-track in Särkänniemi amusement park.
Ilkka, ”Koskenlasku on voimistelua liikkuvalla alustalla”, 29.4.2002, a story by the provincial paper on a kayaking show in Kirkonkoski-rapid at Ylistaro.
Meloja-lehti, ”Kivaa kikkailua – esittelyssä Tapio Tyllilä ja Karjulankoski”, 3/2009 and also in other corresponding (Koski ja sen laskija) articles as an river difficulty evaluator giving a statement.
Ylöjärven Uutiset, “Lumikenkä kantaa kumpuilevaan tiheikköön”, 6.3.2013, an article in the local newspaper about the growing popularity of snowshoeing in Finland. (Can also be found online from: http://ylojarvenuutiset.fi/2013/03/08/lumikenka-kantaa-kumpuilevaan-tiheikkoon/).
Ylöjärven Uutiset, “Koko upean hieno suvi meloen sujuvi”, 1.7.2013, an article in the local newspaper on the popular summer activity, paddling. (Can also be found online from: http://ylojarvenuutiset.fi/2013/07/01/koko-upean-hieno-suvi-meloen-sujuvi/).
Internet:
Kestävyysurheilu.fi, “Melonta hiihtäjän kestävyysharjoitteluna osa I”, 15.6.2013 ja “Melonta hiihtäjän kestävyysharjoitteluna osa II”, 19.6.2013, national endurance sport net publication two part story about the combining of flatwater kayaking and cross-country skiing for competition training. Can be found online from: http://www.kestavyysurheilu.fi/plus/4649-melonta-hiihtajan-kesaharjoitteluna-osa-i (part I) ja http://www.kestavyysurheilu.fi/plus/4673-melonta-hiihtajan-kesaharjoitteluna-osa-ii (part II))
Publik, “MINU MOODI SOOME: Kui kindel on Eesti kanuu Soome vetel?”, 1.7.2016, an Estonian news crew made a story about an Estonian family visiting Finland and canoeing with us. Can be found online from: http://publik.delfi.ee/archive/minu-moodi-soome-kui-kindel-on-eesti-kanuu-soome-vetel?id=75196689.
Stralend Schrijven, “Nature in and around Tampere: the perfect combination of urban and outdoor”, 9.9.2017, a Dutch blogger visited Tampere with her family and I took them canoeing. Can be found online from: https://www.stralendschrijven.nl/nature-tampere/.
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