Mika Mäkeläinen
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Mika Mäkeläinen | |
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| Born | 30 May 1965[1] Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupations | Journalist, non-fiction writer |
| Notable work | Kimlandia: silminnäkijänä Pohjois-Korean kulisseissa |
Mika Mäkeläinen (born 30 May 1965)[1] is a Finnish foreign news journalist and non-fiction writer, who has served as both the United States and Asia correspondent for the Finnish public broadcasting company Yle.[2][3][4] Mäkeläinen was stationed in Washington, D.C., between 2006 and 2009 and in Beijing between 2015 and 2017.
Mäkeläinen is a four-time recipient of the best report of the year award (in different categories) in the CNN World Report competition.[5][6][7] He holds a master's degree in theology from the University of Helsinki,[2][8] and was accepted into the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University in 2003.[9]
Mäkeläinen has received international attention for his coverage of North Korea.[10][11] In 2016, he was the only Nordic journalist invited to cover the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.[12] His most notable book, Kimlandia: silminnäkijänä Pohjois-Korean kulisseissa, is based on his experiences in the country.[10][13] In 2019, a panel of judges selected Kimlandia as the best nonfiction book at the TIETOKIRJA.FI event in Helsinki.[14][non-primary source needed]
Most recently, Mäkeläinen has participated in the creation of a virtual reality experience depicting the nuclear testing at Enewetak Atoll.[15][8] He was a speaker at the 2019 Online News Association Conference.[8]
