1981 Graduated from the Kankaanpaa School of Fine Art
Department of Printmaking (Finland)
1989 Graduated from the University of Jyvaskyla
MA in Art education (Finland)
1989-1991 Research student at Kyoto Seika University
Department of printmaking and papermaking (Japan)
1994-96 Private studies in Japanese and Western bookbinding in Osaka, Japan
1996-97 Private studies in European bookbinding in Florence, Italy
Several solo and group exhibitions in Finland since 1980
Group exhibitions in Europe 1985-88
Several solo and group exhibitions in Japan since 1990
Group exhibitions in America and Canada since 2000
Freelance graphic design since 1981
Book Art and Handbound print books since 1994
Published books and articles since 1995
Works in several Finnish art museums and city collections