Name: Tanja Joona

Title: Researcher, International relations

Motto: “If you want something enough it will come to you. If it doesn’t it wasn’t meant for you.”

My story

“I didn’t sleep much the night before. It was hard to imagine I was going to my own defence when I was getting the kids dressed for day care and trying to cope with the circus of a normal everyday morning.”

Whose ILO?

“The land right issues of indigenous peoples are still unresolved in many countries. In Finland, as well.”

The Sámi people

“I got the opportunity to get to know the environment and life they live in Inari.”