Pentti Salonen, 69, is a retired building contractor and foreman who spent the last years of his career as foreman of Finland's largest moving house factory in Pirkanmaa. The ready-to-move-in construction of small houses is his best expertise.
The rocking chair was not Pent's thing
Retirement didn't mean a rest for Penti. The entrepreneurial man did not adapt to the quiet life of a pensioner, but continued to work in his previous company as a "stand-in". The turnaround came when he met an old friend who was doing car removals through the Flovi app.
- He quickly got me hooked," says Pentti.
The interest was no coincidence - he used to work as a truck driver in his youth, driving kitchen equipment around Finland, so he's familiar with Finnish roads.
- The self-employment makes this light business really flexible and easy.
Pentti joined Flov to run transfer runs, where you can work freely when it suits you best. Pentti enjoys driving, especially when he gets to drive new cars and well-known prestigious German makes, so Flovi's transfer drives suit him perfectly.
Pentti Salonen also does a lot of driving in his spare time. He likes to travel in his camper van, especially in the Norwegian countryside.
Omapaja takes care of the bureaucracy
Although Flov's commuting is a nice pensioner's job, it also costs euros. Pentti particularly appreciates Omapaja's role in managing the costs of driving, travel expenses and daily allowances.
- Omapaja is heavily involved in the correct use of mileage costs, travel expenses and daily allowances, with very strong expertise, so it's not a burden on this accounting," says Pentti.
- Through the self-employment, this light business is really flexible and easy, Pentti is happy to say.
Courage is needed, but there is no need to be afraid
Pentti encourages all pensioners who are bored at home to contact Omapaja and tell them how they would like to build up their small pension with very small activities.
Pentti was already familiar with light entrepreneurship, as his daughter had started as a light entrepreneur a year earlier in Pirkanmaa in housing sales as a "stylist". This gave her a positive view of light entrepreneurship.
- Omapaja is an excellent partner if you are considering an additional pension. It's easy when you have a competent partner to advise and guide you in getting started and to support you during the entrepreneurial process, Pentti encourages.
