Hello! I am Anne-Mari Porrasoja, founder and entrepreneur of Stilte.

I'm a barefooted Kokkola resident, and our coast is close to my heart. The marsh is my soul's landscape, and the sea breeze smells like home.

Nature has been a huge resource for me for a long time, and I want to help others find inspiration and experiences in nature as well. As a masseuse, my aim is to help relieve ailments that I have personally suffered for years and received great help from other skilled masseurs.

After years of personal nature experiences, I applied for Kpedu Perho's nature instructor training in 2023. In the same year, I was also accepted to study in Kpedu Kokkola's professional degree in massage, from which I graduated in December 2024. I have also studied at the open university of applied sciences of Southeast Finland, e.g. additional anatomy and physical rehabilitation courses, self-compassion, positive psychology and psychological flexibility, nature tourism and psychological coaching.

Stilte

Stilte means silence in Dutch. For me, silence means relaxation and peace. The silence of nature is full of sounds, but in that loud silence the mind rests and relaxes. I want to make this relaxed silence available to others and help people with their physical and mental hang-ups.