Christopher Hokkanen

Christopher Hokkanen has a diverse work experience in various roles within the music and entertainment industry. Christopher served as a Manager & Agent at Netta Skog, a renowned digital accordion player, where they collaborated with top artists. Christopher also worked as a Promoter at Amadeus Music Bar, Ruby & Fellas - Irish Pub & Kitchen, NoHo Partners, and Pigs & Chicks Live Rock Club, promoting events and coordinating activities. Additionally, they held the position of Head Of Social Media Finland at NSUS Group, managing social media for the company. Prior to that, they were the CEO/Owner of Lee Agency Finland and worked as a Dive instructor/Search & Recovery diver at Eel Dive Finland. Christopher also served as a Manager/Agent for the band Ember Falls and worked as a Promoter at Music Bar Amadeus.

Christopher Hokkanen's education history is as follows:

From 2020 to 2021, Christopher studied at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and obtained a Master of Culture and Arts degree in Cultural Management.

Between 2015 and 2017, Christopher attended Humak University of Applied Sciences, where they earned a degree in Kulttuurituotannon AMK (Cultural Production).

In 2021, Christopher also obtained a Project Management Foundation Certificate from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.

From 2017 to 2018, Christopher pursued their interests outside traditional education. Christopher acquired certifications from the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), including becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and an Emergency First Response Instructor. These certifications focused on leisure and recreational activities and health/medical physics, respectively.

In 2013, Christopher completed the Yrittäjän ammattitutkinto (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies) program at Tampereen Aikuiskoulutuskeskus.

From 1998 to 2000, Christopher attended Pyynikin Ammattiopisto, Tampere, where they studied Hotelli, ravintola -ja suurtalousala (Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant).

Looking ahead, Christopher is planning to pursue a Specialist vocational qualification of commercial diving at Länsi-Uudenmaan koulutuskuntayhtymä in 2022.

Additional Certifications:

In May 2021, Christopher obtained a PMAF Project Management Foundation Certificate from the Project Management Association Finland.