HOBBIES, ACTIVITIES AND WAY OF LIFE

Very important hobbies of professor Sarkomaa are history, philosophy, opera, theater, fishing, shooting and construction at own small farm.
Activities at students' unions (SU) for example
  • SU of Tampere University of Technology, chairman of council 1965 - 1966
  • SU of HUT (Aalto University) member of board 1969
  • SU of Lappeenranta University of Technology, chairman 1972 - 1976
  • Member of the board of The Finnish Student Health Service 1972 - 1977
  • Member and chairman of the board of Finland's Student Housing Inc. 1974 - 1994
  • Vice chairman of the board of Foundation of Student Housing of Lappeenranta 1974 - 1994
Member of

  • Council of South-Karelia District Social and Health Care 2009 - 2013
  • Board of Saimaa University of Applied Sciences 2009 - 2013
  • Board of Joint Authority for Education in South Karelia 2009 - 2013
  • The Finnish Union of University Professors
  • The Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers TEK
  • Technical Association of Lappeenranta
  • The Society of Heating Engineers
  • Round Table Club 10 Lappeenranta 1973 - 1981
  • Junior Chamber Lappeenranta 1974 - 1981
  • Club of Lappeenranta Inc. 1995 -
  • Heritage Association of War of Independence and Nationhood Lappeenranta, member 1997→, chairman 2009 - 2013. 
  • Society of Arms Collectors of Southeast Finland
  • The Finnish Reserve Officers' Federation 1961 -
  • The Association of Logistics Officers
  • Rotary international, Rotary Club Linnoitus 1980 - 2011, Rotary Club Lauritsala 2011 - , Governor of District 1430 (East-Finland and Northwest-Russia) 2004-2005, Board of Rotary of Finland 2004 - 2005. PHF 3.
  • Freemasonry: F. & A.M. Suomi Lodge No. 1, MM 1974. Masonic member or official or honorary member in 7 countries, in 14 independent Grand Organizations including about 60 different Masonic units most like lodges or chapters. Most interesting or important positions of trust was maybe chief editor of Masonic Journal Lakikivi (Keystone) 1991-2005 and the Grand Master of Mark Master Masons of Finland 2005 - 2009.