Introduction of Coaches
Emilia Sorajoki
Emilia’s goal is to help every client realize their potential and recognize their strengths in their professional life.
She believes that everyone—whether at the beginning of their career or further along—has valuable skills and expertise that they may not even recognize themselves. Emilia helps her clients identify their motivations and develop approaches to make their skills visible in a way that supports their career goals.
She has a background in adult education and career coaching. Emilia also has experience coaching in higher education and is currently conducting research on university students’ experiences with career counseling. One of her key strengths is writing and reviewing job application documents, which has helped many of her clients secure new job opportunities.
With Emilia, you don’t need to hide feelings of uncertainty or self-doubt. Her coaching also celebrates achievements and helps plan the next steps, whether that means graduation, changing jobs, shifting career direction, or deciding to pursue further studies. Coaching sessions provide a safe space to be yourself.
Emilia coaches in the following areas:
- Identifying and articulating skills
- Job searching
- Creating CVs and applications, preparing for job interviews
- Job searching with little experience (summer jobs, internships, finding a job in your field)
- Finding work that suits you
- Changing careers
Emilia coaches in Finnish and English.
“Thanks to Emilia, I gained clarity and structure in my career planning.”
Emilia Sorajoki
Sanna-Maria Koskinen
Sanna-Maria meets her clients as an encouraging coach who enables positive career changes. She supports individuals in discovering their professional identity or making meaningful changes in their careers.
Work is an integral part of life, so her coaching also considers other aspects of well-being.
Sanna-Maria believes that dream jobs are possible and within reach for everyone. She found her own dream career—coaching and communication—through personal experience when she began searching for meaningful work as an adult. This journey led her to Coolla, where she now helps others do the same. In her coaching, dreaming big is encouraged!
She holds a degree in business administration and is currently studying solution-focused coaching.
Sanna-Maria coaches in the following areas:
- Discovering your professional identity
- Job searching, CVs, and applications
- Using LinkedIn for job searching and networking
Sanna-Maria coaches in Finnish and English.
“Sanna-Maria’s coaching gave me confidence in myself and in finding a fulfilling career. Self-awareness exercises provided strength for job searching and helped me create a more positive work life.”
Sanna-Maria Koskinen
Susan Calonius
Susan is an experienced career coach and a thought leader in working life, aiming to spark new ideas about professional growth.
She incorporates positive psychology and educational expertise (theology, teaching) into her coaching.
Her clients appreciate her solution-oriented coaching style. Susan particularly supports job seekers, those who feel disconnected from their strengths, and those considering entrepreneurship. She also has extensive knowledge of the education system and study funding options.
Susan coaches in the following areas:
- Identifying skills
- Developing skills
- Job searching
- Job searching for 50+
- Entrepreneurship
- Social media
Susan coaches in Finnish, Swedish, and English.
“Susan’s ability to discover hidden talents and bring out the potential that may have quietly faded into the background is truly something unique!”
Susan Calonius
Oona Haatainen
Oona is a coach who meets each client as an individual, listening and encouraging them toward a career that truly suits them.
In her coaching, she aims to inspire new insights—both about oneself and one’s skills—and to help articulate them clearly. Oona supports clients in reflecting on job searching, career choices, and identifying their own strengths.
She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in social sciences, focusing on work and well-being. Her thesis examines imposter syndrome among university students transitioning into working life. This gives her a deep understanding of the challenges many people face when identifying their skills and building professional confidence during career transitions. In Oona’s coaching, you are welcome just as you are!
Oona coaches in the following areas:
- Job searching
- Creating CVs and applications
- Identifying your strengths
Oona coaches in Finnish and English
Roosa Hiltunen
Roosa helps her clients recognize their skills and express them effectively for job searching.
Her clients particularly appreciate her empathetic approach and her ability to help them understand their own expertise. Roosa can identify the strengths you may not have noticed yourself—and she helps you believe in them, too.
She holds a degree in business administration and has worked in recruitment within the IT and health technology sectors. Roosa has been a career coach for about a year, using her expertise to support job seekers. She is especially passionate about helping students secure internships and their first jobs.
One of Roosa’s strengths is LinkedIn, where she is very active.
Roosa coaches in the following areas:
- Identifying and articulating skills
- Job searching
- CVs and applications
- Preparing for job interviews
- LinkedIn and other social media
Roosa coaches in Finnish and English.