Ahti V. J. Koponen

Finnish

My roots are in Heinävesi Karvio village where fathers childhood home still is. It looks like the family has lived in that area at least 500 years. More information on family Koponen site . My mothers was born in the neighboring village Varistaipale and familyname is Mikkonen.

My home town is now Tuusula . Hobbies are genealogy, video filming, choir singing and information technology.

At my age (almost 80) one likes to think back to the good old days, so let's see some links from the past, which have had more or less important meaning to my life.

IofC - new direction for life (1965-) , Calw - charming little town in Schwarzwald Germany, where we studied German language together with jolly palls from Finland and France.
Up With People - singing for better world (y.1967-1968 German, Finland, Norway, Denmark, USA ) Studieng Bible with Navigators (1972-) and meeting other young people in Taize, France.

Retired from Finnair since 2007, but the hobbies are still the same. FB groups: kuoro, Karvion kanava, FUWPAA, Karvio-Lepikkomäki