General/GI-surgeon with abdominal wall surgery as a main interest Affiliation: Hernia Center of Helsinki University Hospital (over 2000 hernias operated annually, robotic hernia surgery since 2022) One of the founders and president of Finnish Hernia Society since 2017. Member of Advisory committee for congresses in EHS. Main clinical/scientific interests: complex hernias, ERAS protocols for different hernia patient groups, the effect of obesity in hernia surgery, rectal muscle diastasis after pregnancy