Following his conscription with the Finnish Navy as a mine clearance diver, Sami was accepted for the helicopter rescue swimmer training program at Finnish Border Guard - Air Patrol Squadron in 1996. Sami graduated with a Bachelor of Healthcare in 2018 and now holds a dual-role position as a Rescue Swimmer and a Paramedic, in the five-man crew of H215-Super Puma helicopter. Sami currently volunteers as the Vice president of Rescue Swimmer Association and as an instructor at Finnish Swimming Teaching and Life Saving Federation.

HeliResQ 2019 - event report

Sami Ollila, Vice-President, EURORSA - Rescue Swimmers Association, reviewed the recent HeliResQ – Nordic Workshop for AirMed&Rescue

Physiological effects of winching

Sami Ollila, a rescue swimmer and paramedic with the Finnish Border Guard’s Air Patrol Squadron, shared his thesis with AirMed&Rescue, offering valuable insights into the physiological effects of winching equipment