Antti Malin (born February 17, 1983) is a Finnish player of fantasy card-game Magic: The Gathering. Malin won the

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of the game in December 2008 in Memphis,

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. He is from the capital of Finland,

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. Malin is a long-time active

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, and has served as a board member in both local and national scouting organizations. Malin has studied at the Helsinki Business Polytechnic (Helia).

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