Heini-Maari Kemppainen

Finland

Mrs Heini-Maari Kemppainen (née Keränen) is a handler from Kajaani. During the years 1999-2006 Heini competed successfully in junior handling, showing dozens of different breeds. Her achievements include qualification to the Finnish Championship final every year she competed, winning BIS junior handler in the Nordic Winner Show 2005 and representing Finland in the Nordic Winner Show in 2006. She has owned and handled top afghan hounds in Finland and trained a number of junior handlers over the years. At home, she currently has a 10-year-old greyhound as a family member. As her profession, Heini is a project manager and a team leader in digital service design.