International growth & transformation

§ 01 · Home · Helsinki ↔ Globally · Latest update · 10.2026

Many worlds in one gaze.

When no single way of living or seeing the world has the time to become the only one, you learn to look at things from several directions at once.

I grew up and lived most of my life across the world. From Iran to Saudi Arabia, from Somalia to Nepal, then the Philippines, Singapore, Colombia and England. The same gaze shapes how I approach people, growth, change and leadership.

Karoliina Tuomisto

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I've always been more drawn to what lies beyond the ready-made boundaries.

The same thing looks different depending on where you stand, and perhaps that is why I feel more at home in conversations that bring several perspectives to the table at once. A steady state has never felt interesting.

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The most interesting moment is often just before direction changes.

§ Route · Nine home countries · Four continents

Nine home countries and four continents.

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  1. 01 / 09now --:--

    Iran

    The first move, at eighteen months old.

  2. 02 / 09now --:--

    Saudi Arabia

    The sky was mosaic-tile blue and the sun curry-yellow.

  3. 03 / 09now --:--

    Somalia

    Our home, just south of the equator.

  4. 04 / 09now --:--

    Nepal

    On clear days, the world's highest snow-capped mountains were visible from my school desk.

  5. 05 / 09now --:--

    Finland

    A cold, forested country I called home, even though I had spent so little time there.

  6. 06 / 09now --:--

    The Philippines

    The pulse of Metro Manila, the crowds, and distant beaches that didn't feel real.

  7. 07 / 09now --:--

    Singapore

    Modernity, temples, tropics and skyscrapers in the same landscape.

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    Colombia

    Mountain roads, horses and the endless trucks of the Pan-American Highway.

  9. 09 / 09now --:--

    England

    Rolling hills, British humour and the rhythm of London in my heart.

  10. Today · Helsinki ↔ globally

    Nine home countries. More than 70 visited.

    “The world has never felt foreign to me.”
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§ 03 · Three ways in

world · perspective · feeling

Where to begin.

01

Between Worlds

Life, countries, identity, images. The origin of perspective.

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Direction begins to shift

Business, growth, change, leadership, commercial thinking.

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Expat & Speaking

Speaking, coaching, global transitions, courage, perspectives.

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Nine countries. One way of seeing.

I challenge comfortable thinking. That's where real shifts start.
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Between Worlds — kansikuva

Talks that shift the gaze.

Talks on courage, perspective, international life, change and what happens when a person or an organisation starts seeing the world differently.

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§ 08 · Contact

For the conversations worth having.

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