Hereby it is confirmed that Noah Wilenius (born 20.08.99) was an intern at the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Riga, Latvia, during the period March 1 – June 30, 2021. NCM's Office was established in 1991, and its main task is to promote and strengthen Nordic-Latvian relations in all fields of society. The Office works in close cooperation with the Nordic embassies in Latvia. The conditions for the internship were far from optimal, since the pandemic led to strict limitations for the Office's possibilities to conduct its normal activities. In this situation, Noah has shown great adaptability and a good will to make the best of the situation, and in the end, he was able to give much added value to the Office's work. Among other things, he has been working with communication issues, and he has been compiling a monthly newsletter of Nordic activities in Latvia in English, showing a good ability to summarize the Office's and the Nordic embassies' work. Noah has shown interest in all fields of work at the Office and has worked closely with the advisors, for instance, supporting them in establishing contacts with Nordic experts for different cooperation projects. One example of an independent task that Noah has performed is preparation work for the production of video materials about Nordic cooperation. Noah has also taken part in a Latvian radio program, where he talked about the Finnish experience of democracy. Noah's work has been widely appreciated by all staff members at the Office, and his pleasant manners and personality would be an asset for any workplace. He is characterized by maturity, flexibility, and curiosity, and I would like to wish him all the best for the future.

Certificate of Employment Name: Wilenius, Noah August Gideon Date of Birth: 20.08.1999 Position: Higher Education Intern Employment Duration: 01.06.2022 – 31.08.2022 Responsibilities: Noah Wilenius worked at the Permit and Citizenship Unit of the Finnish Immigration Service in the Western Finland Responsibility Area as a higher education intern. His duties included the reception and processing of applications in accordance with immigration and citizenship legislation, cashier duties, handling document traffic, archiving tasks, and customer service. Evaluation: Noah Wilenius carried out his assigned tasks with excellent diligence, work skills and conduct. His attitude towards his colleagues was very good.

Certificate of Employment Name: Wilenius, Noah August Gideon Date of Birth: 20.08.1999 Position: Assistant Inspector Employment Duration: 01.06.2023 – 31.08.2023 Responsibilities: Noah Wilenius worked at the Permit and Citizenship Unit of the Finnish Immigration Service in the Western Finland Responsibility Area, Vaasa Service Point, as an assistant inspector on a fixed-term basis. His duties included customer service, reception of applications, cashier duties, various tasks related to residence permit and deportation matters, and tasks related to the preparation, making, and notification of decisions. Evaluation: Noah Wilenius carried out his assigned tasks with exemplary diligence, work skills and conduct. His attitude towards his colleagues was exemplary.

This recommendation is to ensure that Mr. Noah Wilenius is a very competent and ambitious master-level student of political science at Åbo Akademi University in Finland. He has been very efficient in his studies thus far and is always eager to learn more. He is also very good at self-organizing and academic discipline.