Orthopedic and trauma specialist, joint replacement surgeon
Edvin Sevander
- I specialize in knee and hip joint replacement surgery.
- I treat people of all ages with musculoskeletal disorders at Pihlajalinna Ikioma in Mikkeli and Mehiläinen in Mikkeli.
- I have over 20 years of experience as a doctor, which includes work as a general practitioner in health centers, general surgery work in hospitals, gastro- and colonoscopies, as well as work as a specialist in orthopedics and traumatology in hospitals and private medical centers.
- I returned to Finland in 1998 and worked as a general practitioner in Savonlinna, specializing in surgery.
- In 2000, I spent three years in Tampere specializing as an orthopedic and trauma specialist.
- Since 2005, I have been working in Mikkeli and have performed over 4,000 knee and hip replacement surgeries.
- In the fall of 2021, I started robot-assisted joint surgeries, and I plan to have performed over 400 robot-assisted joint surgeries by the year 2025.

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Solution-Focused Professional Organizer ®TM
Saara Susan Sevander
- I serve as the CEO, professional organizer, and advocacy consultant at Ortomix Oy.
- I graduated as a nurse from Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences in 2013 and as a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2016.
- I qualified as a solution-focused short therapist from Kymenlaakso Summer University in 2022.
- I graduated as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (Master's level) from Xamk in 2024.
- I graduated as a solution-focused professional organizer ®TM in the spring of 2025.
- My nursing tasks have included independent outpatient work, geriatric care, disability work, surgical nursing, and laboratory work.
- My business tasks include managing and developing the company, investment activities, and Airbnb operations.
My publications:
- Scientific article The benefits and harm of psychedelics in the treatment of patients with mental health and substance abuse disorders: an integrative literature review I wrote with Marja-Liisa Rissanen. The article was published in the Kauno College publications No 1. (2025): Health, environment and sustainable development: interdisciplinary approach. The pdf file can be found here: /en/julkaisut ja materiaalit.
- My work KelokkoSuo: Entä Hoitajat? was published in 2021. The book addresses the work life and challenges of caregivers with humor. The PDF file can be found here: /en/julkaisut ja materiaalit.