I work as a graphic designer for Talouselämä magazine, a leading business weekly in Finland. I also work as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer in several individual projects. Click the down arrow to see what else I've been up to...

BASICS:

I am co-founder and CEO of Animaatiokone Industries, an innovative media and interface design company based in Helsinki. During the last years we have designed several digital media productions of which the awarded Animaatiokone installation and Kick Ass Kung-Fu have been most significant.

I work also as an active media artist and designer. I have participated in several exhibitions and been invited to media festivals in Finland and abroad.

I am a also a active member of M-Kerho art collective and gallery and a founding member of Animatricks Animation Festival, the biggest (and only) animation festival in Finland.

EDUCATION:

MASTER OF ARTS, 2004.New Media, University of Arts and Design Helsinki, Finland. Final Thesis: Animaatiokone - An Interactive Animation Installation

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY, 2002.Urbanistic, University of Helsinki, Finland. Final Thesis: Mobile Location Based Services in Finland


AWARDS:

Masters of Arts exhibition 2004, Helsinki "Young Designer Award" for Animaatiokone

MindTrek Media Competition 2004, Tampere "Grand Prix EUR 20 000" for Kick Ass Kung-Fu

Europrix Top Talent Award 2004, Wien "Best Game" for Kick Ass Kung-Fu

MindTrek Media Competition 2003, Tampere "Best Solution for Kids" for Animaatiokone "Best Independent Production" for Animaatiokone

MindTrek Media Competition 2003, Tampere "Grand Prix EUR 20 000" for Sankari, an interactive TV-concept (co-author)

Prix Möbius International 2003, Athens "Le Prix Spécial du Jury" for Animaatiokone

Prix Möbius Nordica 2003, Helsinki "Le Prix Spécial du Jury" for Animaatiokone


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS, VISUALS, ETC:

- "Haltuunotto" group exhibition, paintings at M-Galleria, 2006, Helsinki

Kick Ass Kung Fu, various exhibitions and festivals
- WIRED NextFest, 2006, New York
- Mal au Pixel, 2006, Paris
- Red Stick Animation Festival, 2006, Baton Rouge, USA
- Ultrasound Media Festival, 2005, Huddersfield, UK
- WIRED NextFest, 2005, Chicago
- Animex Animation Festival, 2005, Middlesbrough, UK
- Europrix, 2004, Wien
- PixelACHE, 2004, Helsinki

Animaatiokone, various exhibitions and festivals
- WIRED NextFest, 2006, New York
- Ars Electronica, 2006, Linz, Austria
- Red Stick Animation Festival, 2005, Baton Rouge, USA
- Animex Animation Festival, 2004, Middlesbrough, UK
- Prix Möbius International, 2003, Athens
- PixelACHE, 2003, Helsinki - NYC
- Kunsthalle Lophem, 2003, Lophem, Belgium
- Helsinki International Film Festival + other finnish festivals

- Animation workshops for kids, Middlesbrough, UK, 2004
- Animation workshop, Royal School of Design, Antwerppen, 2003

GRANTS AVEK - Audiovisuaalisen kulttuurin edistämiskeskus, 2006, Animaatiokone exhibition, WIRED NextFest, NYC FRAME - Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, 2005, Kick Ass Kung-Fu exhibition, WIRED NextFest, Chicago AVEK, 2005, Animaatiokone exhibition, Red Stick, Louisiana AVEK, 2003, Oil Disaster Pinball Game production FRAME, 2003, Animaatiokone exhibition, Athens, Greece AVEK, 2002, Animaatiokone production UIAH - University of Art and Design Helsinki, 2002, Animaatiokone production Yleisradion juhlarahasto, 2002, Sankari production UIAH - University of Art and Design Helsinki, 2002, Sankari production Number of grants for Palikka ry for organizing the Animatricks Animationfestival and other animation related happenings.