Studies

- Turku Conservatory: violin studies 1992-1996 (teacher: Simo Vuoristo); graduated 1996 with the highest grade
- Utrecht School of Arts, Netherlands 1996-1997: composition studies (teacher: professor Ton Lambij)
- Sibelius Academy: composition studies 1997-2004 (teacher: Erkki Jokinen)
- Sibelius Academy: diploma in composition 2004

Masterclasses

- Porvoo summer courses 1998: composition and orchestration (Magnus Lindberg, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Jouni Kaipainen)
- Ircam summer academy, Avignon, France, 2000 (Michael Jarrel, Ivan Fedele, Magnus Lindberg)

Guest Composer at Festivals

- ICE festival in Chicago, USA in June 2004
- ISCM festival in Zagreb, Croatia 2006
- Prague Premieres festival in Prague, Czech Republic 2007
- ISCM festival in Hong Kong 2007

Grants (last three years)

- Finnish Cultural Foundation, 6 month artist scholarship, 2006
- Kulturfonden, 1 year artist scholarship, 2007
- Finnish Cultural Foundation, 3 year artist scholarship, 2008

Prizes

- Prize at the 100th anniversary competition contest of the Polytech Choir in 2003 (Sinnlighetens fest)

Memberships

- member of the board of the Ears Open! Society, 1999-2001
- member of the Uusinta publishing company since 2000
- member of the Society of Finnish Composers since 2002
- member of Finnish Composers' Copyright Society Teosto since 2004

(Updated March 2008)