{"id":2826,"date":"2025-12-11T12:14:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomastatoimeen.fi\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:31:45","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thomastatoimeen.fi\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"My Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2826\" class=\"elementor elementor-2826 elementor-643\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f72c72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f72c72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf4bac elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbf4bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1668183 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1668183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 20 16&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cg transform=&#039;translate(-12.000000, 0)&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M28,0L10,18&#039;\/%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M18,0L0,18&#039;\/%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M48,0L30,18&#039;\/%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M38,0L20,18&#039;\/%3E%3C\/g%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e153dbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e153dbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e5761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8e5761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My interest in cars has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up in an environment where cars and engines were always present. I bought my first car when I was 15. I paid 40 euros for it, and after driving around with it enough in my parents\u2019 yard, I sold it to a friend for three times the price.   <\/p><p>Cars are not just a hobby for me \u2013 they are an essential part of my career. For the past ten years, I have worked in the <b>film and advertising world as a car specialist<\/b>, including as a <b>Precision Driver<\/b>, meaning a camera car driver. I also work as a <b>vehicle coordinator<\/b>, taking care of the cars during shoots and making sure everything works when the camera is rolling, as well as a <b>car scout<\/b>, finding exactly the right vehicles for productions \u2013 whether it is a 1950s American classic or a new electric car. I also build camera car equipment.<br\/>My work requires technical understanding, driving skill and the ability to trust the equipment in any situation.   <\/p><p>I started <b>YouTube <\/b>because I wanted to get closer to cars again and build my own work around them into something even bigger. At the same time, I share everyday life from the film industry and behind-the-scenes stories on the channel: what is actually done with cars during filming, and how driving scenes are shot. <\/p><p>Over the years, I have <b>bought, sold and fixed numerous cars<\/b> \u2013 for both companies and private individuals. Thanks to my broad experience, I have managed to avoid disaster cars and helped others make smart decisions in car deals.  And today, I have already owned more than 20 cars, each with its own story \u2013 and honestly, every one of them has been a bit like a family member. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8612475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8612475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fa898 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86fa898\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603ace2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"603ace2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/thomastatoimeen.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/71111288_10156806654715888_6867979742293786624_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2828\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thomastatoimeen.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/71111288_10156806654715888_6867979742293786624_n.jpg 573w, https:\/\/thomastatoimeen.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/71111288_10156806654715888_6867979742293786624_n-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About me My interest in cars has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. 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