Speakers
Teemu Liakka
Underwater photographer Teemu Liakka specialises in underwater photography and has been involved in many projects. He was born in Helsinki in 1972 and currently lives in Porvoo. Liakka has been in the business since 1997. Teemu graduated from Tampere School of Art and Communication in 1997 and graduated as a professional diver in 2002. Liakka has been awarded the Music Television Video Music Awards for his video for Bomfunk MC's. He has shot underwater scenes for films such as Bolgen (2015), Pioneer – diving into the depths of the sea (2013), Deep Hidden (2011), Story of the Lake (2016) In addition, Teemu has been a cinematographer in many nature films; The Story of the Forest (2012), Nature Symphony (2019), The Story of the Fell (2021), Children of the Coniferous Forest (2024). He received the Jussi Prize in 2022 for the story of the Fell. Liakka will be present at the event to talk about his experiences as a photographer and diver.
Anne Räisänen-Sokolowski
Anne has been diving for almost 30 years and has been practicing diving medicine for almost 20 years, of which 8 years at Medioxygen and 10 years as a doctor at DAN Europe. He also served as a doctor at the Finnish Defence Forces' Closure School for three years. Her research group has been studying technical divers in Finland for 5 years and several articles have been published about them. Thus, diving physiology, what happens in a diver's body, especially in cold and deep conditions, is close to Anne's heart.
Finnish Divers’ Federation
The Finnish Divers’ Federation is also strongly present at the Dive Booth fair. You’ll get the latest information about the benefits of joining the federation and insights into its activities across various areas.
Jessica Haapkylä
Marine biologist and nonfiction author Dr. Jessica Haapkylä has studied the effects of climate change on corals in Indonesia and Australia's Great Barrier Reef. In her presentation, she shares what it is like to study corals. What does the future hold for the world's coral reefs, and is it possible for corals to adapt to rapid changes?
Badewanne
Badewanne is a non-profit organization representing a group of volunteer divers who have been documenting shipwrecks in the Gulf of Finland (known during World War II as "Badewanne") for over 20 years. Badewanne is a multi-talented team with extensive expertise in underwater video, photography, drawing and painting, 3D modeling, underwater engineering, marine biology, and environmental sciences. The unmapped rocky waterways of the sailing ship era, the evacuations of Hanko and Tallinn, submarine warfare, and over 60,000 mines laid during World War II have all left their mark on the history of the Gulf of Finland, creating an underwater time capsule that tells the story of the past. As a result of Badewanne's work, there is a large collection of high-quality material available from various projects, ranging from 17th-century sailing ships to modern marvels. Come and learn more about Badewanne and maritime history through examples of shipwrecks.