Degrees
- Bachelor of Music Pedagogy, 2004
- Master of Music (Sibelius Academy), 2010
Current work
- Full-time lecturer at Gradia Jyväskylä, Basic Education in the Arts
- Concerts and performances as a guitarist
Previous artistic activities
- Guitar concerts in Finland and abroad (incl. Italy, Estonia, Wales)
- Guitar of Silence concert series around Finland 2007–2009
- The Best Bellybutton in the World – a dance fairy tale for children, premiered in 2011 with performances 2011–2014 (based on Hannele Huovi’s book of the same name, choreography by Mirja Tukiainen, dancer and narrator Anna-Kaisa Hirvanen, musician and narrator Olli Hirvanen)
- Story Massage workshops in kindergartens with Anna-Kaisa Hirvanen, 2015–2016
- Stars from the Fur Sleeve – a work of sound and movement together with Elina Wuethrich, premiered in 2017
- Co-producing The Hot Box online art space with Elina Wuethrich and Sami Kotola 2018–2021, and working in some productions as a musician and composer
- A Due recording: new Finnish music inspired by Finnish poetry, released in 2022 (Pilfink Records). Featuring Johanna Venho (recitation), Johanna Suvenmetsä (née Kärkkäinen), flute & Olli Hirvanen, guitar
- A Due concert tour in Central Finland 2022–2023, as well as performance at the Tampere Biennale 2023
Previous grants
- 2012 Wihuri Foundation: €5000 for The Best Bellybutton in the World tour (as part of a working group)
- 2015 Central Finland Cultural Foundation: €6400 for Story Massage workshops (working group)
- 2018 Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike): €5000 for The Hot Box (working group)
- 2020 Finnish Cultural Foundation: €20,000 for the production of The Hot Box (working group)
- 2021 Central Finland Cultural Foundation: €5000 for the A Due concert tour (working group)
- 2023 Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike): €8000 for artistic work
Prizes
- 2nd Prize, International Fernando Sor Guitar Competition, Rome 1999
- 2nd Prize, International Mottola Guitar Competition, Italy
- 2nd Prize (shared), Nordic Guitar Competition, Jyväskylä 2005
Other positions
- Director of the Keuruu Music Camp since 2023
- Chair of the Western Central Finland Music Camp Association since 2022