I am born in Pori on June 28, 1967. I am a Master of the Social Sciences (University of Turku, 1992), a Licentiate of the Social Sciences (University of Turku, 1997), a Doctor of the Social Sciences (University of Turku, 2005) and a student of languages. I have worked for the city of Pori, the University of Turku, the Regional Archives of Härnösand, Sweden and the city of Vaasa, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) and SATAEDU, Satakunta Joint Municipal Authority for Education in Kankaanpää.
I wrote my doctoral thesis about the Finnish committee assignments, 1945–2002.