Born November 3, 1972 in Jyväskylä
Married, two children
Master of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, 2004
Special Adviser and Member of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic 2000 -
Campaign Assistant for presidential candidate Tarja Halonen 1999-2000
Information Officer in candidate Tarja Halonen's campaign office 1999
Information Officer in the Delegation of the Finnish Social Democratic Party in the European Parliament 1999
Acting Information Officer of the Finnish Social Democratic Women 1998-1999 National Union of Finnish Students, member of the Executive Board 1997
Student Union of Tampere University, member of the Executive Board 1996