Education
Landström studied in the United States at the University of Michigan and graduated as Bachelor of Science in 1959.
Landström studied in the United States at the University of Michigan and graduated as Bachelor of Science in 1959.
Landström also placed 14th in the decathlon at the 1952 games and was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for Finland in 1956 and 1960. In 1961 he became the first Finnish participant at the Olympic Academy arranged by the International Olympic Committee in Athens. He was granted the Finnish honorary title of sosiaalineuvos in 2008.
Landström has written two youth novels (1966, 1974) and a biography (2002).
His first novel was awarded as the best Finnish youth novel in 1966. Landström lived with his family in the United States from 1954 to 1959 and in Spain from 1982 to 2007.
A television documentary was made on Eeles Landström and his life in 1997, directed by Ville-Veikko Salminen. He was also the center figure in a play, which was written and directed by Jorma Kairimo.
The premiere of the play ”Eeles – kohti päämäärää” (Eeles – towards the goal) took place in Akaa, Finland, in September 2008.
Landström was a member of the Finnish parliament in 1966–1971 and worked also in executive positions, for example as Assistant Director of Finance in the Finnish Broadcasting Company in 1976–1981 and as a member of the Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company in 1967–1976. Landström participated in the International Inter-Parliamentary Union (Inter-Parliamentary Union) as a board member of Finland’s group and as a representative of Finland in the European Broadcasting Union, nominated by the Finnish Broadcasting Company.