Tomas Pentikäinen · Finnish SEO strategist

SEO & content strategist helping brands get found in Finnish search and AI answers.

HelsinkiRemote worldwidetomas@tomaspentikainen.com
Tomas Pentikäinen
Experience at
  • Netflix
  • JD Sports
  • size?
  • Kantar
  • Coinmotion
  • Shelter
  • Teller

What I do.

01

Finnish SEO

Native Finnish keyword research, search intent and on-page work for brands entering Finland.
02

AI visibility

Getting brands mentioned and cited in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
03

Content strategy

Editorial plans and briefs that earn trust in sceptical, regulated markets.
04

Creators & media

Large Instagram and TikTok creator campaigns and native articles in mainstream Finnish media, as part of holistic SEO.

Results from client work.

+76%non-branded Google clicks in a single year
3 → 1from page three to page one on core search terms
#1top recommendation in AI answers for a core category

Brands I've worked with.

"Crypto is a hard sell in Finland. I focused on what Finns actually type when they're ready to act."

Coinmotion · Content Strategist since 2022
Finland's longest-running crypto broker

  • SEO. Intent-led content for a YMYL niche, link building and regular Search Console reviews.
  • GEO. Recurring checks of what ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and AI Overviews say, and answer-first pages built to be cited.
  • Creators & media. Picked and managed creator partners, ran large Instagram and TikTok campaigns and worked on native articles in mainstream Finnish media.
SijoituskästiFinland's leading investing podcast · 3.5M audience · one of the two top affiliate partnerships I ran
ShelterTeller
"Acclaimed kitchens, English-first websites, and guests searching in Finnish. Fixing that filled tables."

Shelter (MICHELIN Guide) & Teller (No. 16, Finland's 50 Best 2026)
Freelance through my own company

  • Localisation. Finnish-first language versions, titles and descriptions built on what locals search.
  • Foundations. Search Console and GA4 set up properly, then a prioritised technical fix list.
  • Reporting. Monthly, in plain language the owners actually read.
  • Results. Organic traffic, Google rankings and visibility in AI answers rose sharply at both restaurants, and the growth showed up where it matters: table bookings.
"From helping JD Sports Finland reach €20,000 a day to digital marketing for size?, inside a FTSE 100 company."

JD Sports (Copywriter) / size? (Digital Marketing Executive) · Amsterdam · 2018–2020

  • JD Sports. Copywriter on the Finnish team with four Finnish colleagues. Together we grew the Finnish site to €20,000 a day in sales.
  • size? Promoted to Digital Marketing Executive for JD Sports Fashion's premium sneaker brand, the only Finn on the team.
  • Influencers. My first influencer collaborations, long before running them at scale.
  • Teams. Worked across SEO, PPC, CRM and affiliates.

How I work

Data in. Judgment on top. Nothing published unchecked.

I use AI every day, and trust it with nothing I haven't verified.

AI workflows, human calls

Agentic workflows in Claude Code handle research, briefs, brand-voice checks and reporting. I make the decisions.

Data first

GA4, Search Console and Semrush, which I've used for years, feed straight into my workflow, so every brief starts from real searches and clicks.

Verified, not plausible

AI tools are fast and sometimes confidently wrong. Every number and claim gets checked at the source.

A little about me.

I'm energetic but thoughtful. I get excited about new ideas quickly, but I like to understand what we're trying to achieve before I dive in.

I've lived in Amsterdam, studied in Madrid and worked closely with clients in the UK and Canada. I like working with people who see things differently from me. I'm fairly direct, and I appreciate the same honesty in return.

Give me a clear goal and some room to work, and I'll take responsibility for getting it done. Outside work I run, play floorball and follow football, films and pop culture.

Experience

  • 2022 – now
    Content Strategist · CoinmotionContent strategy, SEO, GEO, creator campaigns and native media across five markets, plus sister site Bittiraha
    Coinmotion
  • 2025 – 2026
    Freelance SEO & Content LeadShelter and Teller, through my own company
    ShelterTeller
  • 2021 – 2022
    Content Specialist · ResultaSEO-led content, WordPress, Semrush
    Resulta
  • 2020 – 2021
    Freelance Writer · Kantar UKSearch-optimised articles, youth rebrand for Essity
    Kantar
  • 2018 – 2020
    Copywriter → Digital Marketing Executive · JD Sports / size?Amsterdam · copywriter for JD Sports Finland, then Digital Marketing Executive for size? (FTSE 100 group)
    JD Sportssize?
  • 2017
    NetflixAmsterdam · global customer service, 97% satisfaction
    Netflix
  • 2016
    Content Producer · WisbyHelsinki / London · content production and site maintenance for a London-based e-commerce company
    Wisby
  • 2021
    University of VaasaBachelor of Economics, Industrial Management & Marketing
    University of Vaasa
  • 2017
    Universidad Carlos III de MadridExchange studies, Madrid
    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Let's work together.

SEO, AI search visibility and content for the Finnish market. Freelance projects, invoiced through my own Finnish company.

or email tomas@tomaspentikainen.com