Boskalis Nordic Today 02 2019-2020

TERRAMARE SUMMER WORKERS’ NEWS

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DIVERSE SUMMER WORK PROVIDES VALUABLE EXPERIENCE!

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TEXT: MARKKU SALONEN

A total of five construction students received their first exposure to marine construction work last sum- mer. Here are the personal thoughts and experiences of all of them on working at Terramare’s diverse projects in Finland and Sweden.

long position as a work supervisor trainee at the Stockholm Norvik Port quay work site in Sweden in July. “It was great to come to Terramare as a work supervisor trainee and to such an enormous project, where the dimensions are huge compared with house building, for example. I gained valuable experience of international teamwork with Swedes and Dutch co-workers, where I was able to use my Swedish and English language skills on a daily basis,” says Vilhelm. “I learned about the Terramare trainee- ship from my teacher and jumped at the opportunity. The marine construction indus- try has impressed me and is definitely a strong option in my future plans. The period work also suited me really well. I worked two weeks on the site and spent week-long breaks in Finland. I’d like to send warm greetings to all of my co-workers in the team. It was a pleasure to work with such helpful and instructive professionals,” says Wilhelm. |

gressed – absolutely no tinkering around! Despite the busy schedule, the working at- mosphere was cheerful and friendly,” says Kaisa. “My duties included, among other things, mass tracking, induction presentations, MVR measurements and reporting. I found the project work to be interesting, and the diverse assignments held my interest right through to end of my summer work period. The work experience was really instructive and I would also be interested in marine construction work in the future,” concludes Kaisa. |

KAISA HARJUNPÄÄ Kaisa Harjunpää, who is in her fourth year of studying civil and community engineering, worked as a work supervisor trainee at the Koirasaaret preconstruction site in Helsinki. “I was inspired to apply for a summer job at Terramare by a presentation given at our university. I was really surprised at the Koirasaaret site by how enormous the masses were and how quickly the work pro-

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KAISA HARJUNPÄÄ, DISCUSS- ING her summer work experiences with Terramare Managing Director Hannu Tomperi

VILHELM HELENIUS Vilhelm Helenius, who is studying civil and community engineering, started a half year

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