Emmi Kauppinen

Originally from Finland, Emmi guides tours in Norway, Thailand, and beyond. An avid world traveler, she's done everything from picking fruit in Australia to leading snowshoeing tours in Lapland to waiting tables in Banff. She often leads Thailand snorkeling tours in the winter, and after studying wilderness guiding for a year, she began guiding in Norway where she fell in love with the country's rugged mountains and fjords. "I love guiding, not only for the nature, but for the social connections we make from day to day," she says, adding that she never tires of helping a traveler experience something for the first time—petting a horse on the hiking trail, learning new lichen species, or seeing the northern lights.