Editing Satu Hassi (section)

== Activities outside politics ==

Hassi has a [[Licentiate (degree)|licentiate]] in technology, has worked as an engineer in a power company and taught at [[Tampere University]] of Technology. She has published three novels, a collection of poems and several essays; she has also been co-author of a series of physics books for high school students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/1232810.Satu_Hassi|title=Books by Satu Hassi (Author of Mannerheim-solki ja punalippu)|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref>

Hassi was a member of the board of directors of the former [[Worldwatch Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch20.org/speakers.htm|title=Ch+20 Conference Speakers|website=www.ch20.org}}</ref> She was also a vice chairman of the parliamentary network Globe EU.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.climateparl.net/directors-and-trustees|title=Directors and Trustees|website=Climate Parliament}}</ref>  She has been granted the Golden Peacock Global Award for Environmental Leadership, Hart World Refining Fuels Policy Award and the International Award for Outstanding Contribution for Environment of the Priyadarshni Academy.<ref>[http://www.satuhassi.net/en/cv/ Website of Satu Hassi. Retrieved July 25 2012.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906020047/http://www.satuhassi.net/en/cv/ |date=2012-09-06 }}</ref>

Hassi is a [[breast cancer]] survivor.<ref>[http://www.mtv3.fi/viihde/uutiset/muut.shtml/826463?cronberg_tarja Lehti: Työministeri Cronbergillä rintasyöpä]</ref>