Having more than 34 years of policing experience in national and international level. Worked both operational and strategic level, in Finland and in International Peacekeeping/Crisis Management Missions.

Police experience in Finland

2016 - Present: Chief of the Police Dog Training Centre, Police University Collage

2010 - 2016: Head of the Uniform Police in Police Department

2008 - 2009: Senior Officer of Ministry of Interior Finland

2004 - 2007: Chief Inspector for Uniformed Branch

2003 - 2003: Detective Chief Inspector for Criminal Investigation Branch

1999 - 2002: Detective Constable

1990 - 1999: Patrol Officer

1988 - 1989: Police Prison Guard in Helsinki Police District

International Experience

2018 - 2020: EUPOL COPPS, Head of Police Advisory Section

2013 – 2015: UN Police Division, Standing Police Capacity, Police Reform Adviser, Italy

2009 -  2010: Senior Police Mentor in European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL-A)

2007 - 2008: Police Training and Education Coordinator in Secretariat of International Police Coordination Board in Afghanistan (IPCB/EUPOL AFG)

2007 - 2007: Police Liaison Officer in International Security Assistance Force (ISAF/NATO)

Education

2017: Battalion Staff Officer Course, NORDEFCO, Finland

2015 - 2017: Executive MBA in Policing, Police University Collage, Finland

2014: Mentoring in Civilian Crisis Management, ZIF/ENTRI, Germany

2010: Senior Police Officer Planning and Command Course for Crisis Management Operations, Ecole Militaire, France

2006 - 2009: Master of Administrative Sciences, M.Sc. (Admin.)

2006: United Nations Civilian Police Officer course

2002 - 2005: Commanding Police Officer Course, Police College of Finland

2000 - 2002: Police Sergeant Course, Police College of Finland

1990 - 1990: Police Constable Course, Police Academy of Finland