Maria Vatanen

Storyteller, Folklorist, and English Language Support in Turku, Finland

Maria Vatanen

Storyteller, Folklorist, and English Language Support in Turku, Finland

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Since completing my Masters degree, with my thesis on Oral Traditional Storytelling, I invite you to benefit from my services. I am a Storyteller and a Folklorist in Turku, Finland.

As The Story Lady, Finland, I tell stories in my native British English in performances and share stories and encourage others to do the same in story cafes; I run classes & clubs for children in storytelling skills and workshops for adults on how to teach, share and utilise those skills. For more information about The Story Lady, Finland, visit my Facebook page below.

As a well-educated, native British English speaker, with a TEFL certificate from UK-TEFL, I coach adults in English Language Skills, for example for IELTS. For assistance with preparation for IELTS examinations, email me. I also offer general proofreading.

In addition to my work and my studies, I am involved with various English-speaking organisations in Turku as well as being Mum to 2 Finnglish children: Monkey & Mouse.

I have a B.A. Arts Management from DMU and an M.A. Nordic Folkloristics from ÅA. Always learning Finnish & Swedish slowly.

  • Work
    • The Story Lady, Finland
  • Education
    • Christ's Hospital
    • De Montfort University
    • Åbo Akademi University