Studies

- Composition at the Sibelius Academy, 1994-2002 with Erkki Jokinen and Paavo Heininen (Master of Music degree in 2002, with excellent grade in composition)
- Composition masterclasses in Porvoo 1995-2000 (with Jouni Kaipainen, Magnus Lindberg, Kaija Saariaho) and Avignon 2000 (with Jonathan Harvey, Michael Jarrell)
- Electronic music at Ircam, Paris, 2004 (Stage de composition et d'informatique musicale)
- Workshop "Disturbances" in Copenhagen, 2003

Memberships

-Artistic director of Viitasaari Time of Music -festival 2008-
- Society of Finnish Composers, since 2000
- Ears Open! Society (Korvat auki!), Chairman, 1998-2000

Key works

- Chamber opera "Solity:d" (2003)
- Saxophone Concerto (2003)
- Sphinx Flowers for chamber orchestra
- Ladies' Room (2007) for soprano and chamber orchestra, selected to the recommended works in the Dublin Rostrum, 2008
- choral work Khoorg (2000), selected to the recommended works in the Vienna Rostrum, 2003
- choral work ...sino phonia, paronomasia. (2005)

Performances and compositions concerts

- Performances in several concert series and festivals in Europe, Asia and USA, for example: Musica nova Helsinki (Finland), Nordic Music Days, ISCM festival, Wien Modern (Austria), Lincoln Center's Great Performer's Series
- Composition concerts in Musica Novo, Järvenpää, 2001; Sibelius Academy, 2004; Musica nova Helsinki, 2007