| Year |
Event |
| 1984 |
Started comprehensive school in the village
of Veikkola,
35 km from Helsinki, Finland. |
| 1993 |
Started high school in Leppävaara in the
city of Espoo,
Finland. |
| 1996 |
Graduated from the Leppävaara high
school. |
| 1996 |
Worked in a hotel and attended a language course
in England as part of a program organized by Allianssi. A
very educative experience in many ways; my first stint abroad etc. |
| 1997 |
Completed a 12-month military service.
First three
months were spent in Helsinki in an artillery regiment and the rest in
infantry in a garrison
in Säkylä. Went to reserves with
the rank of a lance corporal. Finished a Rapid Deployment
Force
training that proved to be useful in the near future... |
| 1998 |
Worked with cables in a subsidiary company of
Ericsson
in Espoo, Finland. The company does not exist anymore with
its
original name. |
| 1998 |
Worked for another hotel in England for some time
after which I commenced my engineering studies at the University
of Warwick in England. Great place :) |
| 1999 |
Backpacked and traveled around Scotland for a
month with a friend. Marvelous sceneries and some great
outdoor life! |
| 1999 |
Served as a peacekeeper in Kosovo after my
first year of university studies. The most eye-opening and
mind-broadening single experience I have had. It surely is
worthwhile to step outside the Western welfare societies for a second
and see take-it-for-granted issues from a different perspective. |
| 2000 |
Worked as a lorry driver for the Finnish mail.
Hectic and demanding work, the best memories are from the
occasional lunchtimes spent next to the beaches of Hanko, a beautiful and
the southernmost coastal town of Finland. |
| 2000 |
Second year of studies at the University of
Warwick.
Worked shortly part-time for General Electric at the
University
Science Park. |
| 2001 |
Worked as an assistant engineer at Technor
in Norway. Traineeship in the middle of the studies was
encouraged by the University for the engineering students especially.
Good idea I think, and a dangerous one; I met my wife-to-be :) |
| 2002 |
Worked as an assistant engineer for Helsingin Energia
in Finland. Great place to work for and a professionally
mind-broadening experience. |
| 2002 |
Spent an exchange year in France at Ecole des Mines de Nantes
as another part of my studies. I did a European version of my
degree which meant that I had to spend either a year abroad in an
institution or to work abroad for a summer. Brilliant scheme
:) |
| 2003 |
Continued my work as an assistant engineer at
Helsinki
Energy and agreed to make my final year project for them. An
educating experience trying to combine the needs of a company and a
university for one project. |
| 2003 |
Returned to England for my fourth and final year
of studies at the University. |
| 2004 |
Graduation from the University in the summer.
Move to Oulu, Finland. Employed by Nokia. |
| 2005 |
Moved to our own house in Oulu. |
| 2006 |
Got married and became a father. |
| 2007 |
Employer changed from Nokia to Nokia Siemens Networks in
April. |
| 2008 |
Here and now, alive and kicking :) |