Hi there

I'm Anna Oikarinen

I'm a product and service designer based in Helsinki, Finland. My ability to come up with creative and innovative solutions is a trait that truly makes me a unique designer. Growing up in a financially struggling household, I’ve had to learn how to create a solution out of nothing or with very little resources, whether it was a birthday present for my friend, or nowadays a design challenge. Work can obviously be struggling sometimes, but there hasn’t been a single time I didn’t have ideas on how to tackle the problem.

A picture of Anna Oikarinen standing on a bridge during summer.

Photo: Aino Oikarinen

My career

My background is in graphic design which has given me tools to implement my expert level visual skills to user-centered design as well. I have a long experience with various design tools such as Figma, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Webflow and WordPress. It's natural for me to work in a team, and I've gotten the chance to work as a project manager multiple times as well.

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UX Design
UI Design
Service Design
User research
Wireframing
Prototyping
Usability testing

Certificates

I have also received certifications in my field including an online course "Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design" authorized by Google and a certificate from a summer school of "Sustainability in Industrial Heritage" hosted by Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Berlin.

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Anna Oikarinen holding a presentation

Photo: Katharina Hochstedt

Other stuff I love...

A picture in a restaurant of delicious dishes of fries and steak.A cute orange cat.A picture of a river and the woods.A picture of Anna Oikarinen, Benjamin Feiring and Erkki Tilli performing in Omenapuutalo in ARTZONE event.A picture of an outside "wine and paint" event.Snowy mountain in Northern Finland.A cute turtle-colored cat.crochet bottle bags and gardening tools

Contact

Let's have a coffee or tea and discuss your business

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An illustration with a tea set and text "Let's discuss your business".