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A few days turned into decades
10.7.2018
Eija Pajunen has had the opportunity to watch the construction of the power plant area on the Olkiluoto Island since 1973.
Eija Pajunen came to work in the canteen on the construction site of Olkiluoto 1 in 1973 as a temp. The job was only supposed to be for a couple of days, but she ended up making a career of more than 40 years in Olkiluoto.
– On my first day at work, the views here in Olkiluoto looked very different from what they are today. We were in the midst of a construction site and had to interrupt our own work every so often due to explosions related to earthworks. We would take shelter from the explosions, carrying the canteen’s cash box with us, Ms. Pajunen recalls.
In 1974, Ms. Pajunen started work as a general office assistant for Atomirakennus Consortium which was in charge of the construction of OL1. The Office Managers of TVO approached the Consortium in 1977 to inquire if one of their office assistants could transfer to TVO’s employment.
– I was selected and started in the new job on 2 May 1977. The construction of Olkiluoto 1 had by then already come a long way.
“Every morning I look forward to going to work"
Eurajoki-born Pajunen's career has included the duties of a general office employee and a radiation dose recording clerk. At present her work position is that of an assistant. Her duties include, for example, reporting of radiation dose data to the employees, and monitoring of health examinations.
According to Ms. Pajunen, the work of an assistant has been affected by information technology more than anything else. In the early days of her career, the duties of office assistants consisted of typing out reports drawn up in more or less illegible handwriting.
According to Eija Pajunen, the best thing about her work is that every morning she looks forward to her day at work.
| "Many things have changed, but I still enjoy my work", says Eija Pajunen. |
Text: Timo Sillanpää
Photo: Tapani Karjanlahti