Born on May 24, 1955 in Turku
Married, two children, one grandchild
Master of Political Science, University of Turku 1981
Adviser and Member of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic 2010 -
Ambassador of Finland to the Republic of Croatia 2007-2010
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Finland to the Council of Europe 2002-2007
Director for Human Rights at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1996-2002
Counsellor at the Political Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1994-1996
First Secretary at the Embassy of Finland, Mexico City 1992-1994
Second Secretary, First Secretary at the Permanent Delegation of Finland to the OECD, Paris 1988-1992
Atttaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1983-1988