Date_of_Birth    30.3.1976
Nationality   Finland
Current_Last_Coaching_League    Finland
Current_Last_Team  Northern Finland’s area team
of_Years_on_National_Team   Italy
Family_Status   Single
ABOUT ME:
Military Service    11 months including reserve officers training school. Current military ranking: lieutenant.
Knowledge of languages    Finnish    native
English    excellent
Swedish    good
German     basic
Chinese    very basic
Italian    learning at a moment         
EDUCATION    1992-1995 High School, Pudasjärvi
1995 Matriculation Examination
1996-2000 Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic, Ylivieska
1998 City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (visitor student) 
2000 Engineer Degree (Industrial Engineering and International Marketing)
2004 Finnish Volleyball Association, junior coach degree in coaching (II-level) 
2004 -2009 University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biology of Physical Activity, Jyväskylä. I studied biomechanics, physiology and coaching sciences.
5/2008  Science article “Recovery pattern of baroreflex sensitivity after exercise” was released in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18408612).
1st of june 2009 Master of Sport Sciences (biomechanics), University of Jyväskylä.
2008-2009 Finnish Volleyball Association, highest degree in coaching (III-level)
WORK EXPERIENCE    8/2006 – present. City of Oulu, Volleyball coach.
I work as a full-time volleyball coach in Oulu region Academy of Sport. 2007-2008 I worked also as a Health Education teacher in Kastelli high school.
2005  - present. Finnish Volleyball Association. Boy’s national team. Assistant coach and scoutman using Datavolley pro 2007 and Data Video Pro 2007.
2008-present. Finnish volleyball association. Volleyball Information System (VIS) - manager in World League and World Championship qualification tournaments.
2006-present. Finnish volleyball association. Northern Finland’s area team head coach.
2006-present. Finnish volleyball association. Northern Finland’s area educator for junior coaches.
2005-2006. Oulun Etta. Assistant coach in Finnish women’s championship league.
2004-2005. Kempeleen pyrintö. Assistant coach in Finnish men’s 1st division.
1/2001 - 8/2003 Machinery Oy, Sales Engineer.
Main responsibilities were to market and sale imported woodworking machines to northern Finland. Work included international communication and travelling by co-operating with principals.
8/2000 - 1/2001 Mehi Oy, Sales Manager.
Within this work I started to build up a network of dealers to Scandinavian countries along with selling drilling tools to domestic markets.
1/1999 – 5/1999 Kontiotuote Oy, Trainee.
Working at export sales department by training export engineers work duties.
HOBBIES    Orienteering, weightlifting, running