Career
He works as an Associate Director for Kreab, a multinational communications agency, for the London and Helsinki offices. He is the program director of the Helsinki Book Fair. January worked as publishing and communications manager for Paasilinna Publishing and as a Chief Executive Officer and publisher for Helsinki Books Limited.
He also worked as the communications and marketing manager of Yellow Film & television Limited.
From 2004–2009, Erola was the publishing manager of Ajatus Kirjat, a non-fiction imprint of Gummerus Publishers.
Erola was a staff writer for Ylioppilaslehti, Iltalehti, Helsingin Sanomat and Talouselämä. He was the editor-in-chief of Ylioppilaslehti (1998-2000).
He is a columnist for both Suomen Kuvalehti and ET-lehti, and has written columns for Yleisradio"s Radiomafia, Avotakka, Markkinointi & Mainonta, Metro newspaper, Finland, Valitut Palat (Reader"s Digest Finland), Maine Naiset, Journalisti, and Helsingin Sanomat Sport pages. His blog, Kustantajan Kulma, focuseds on publishing.
Erola worked as a radio journalist, and created content for Yleisradio Radio 1 and other Finnish television shows.
Between 2000 and 2015, he was a regular commentator on the weekly television program Jälkiviisaat, appearing in hundreds of broadcasts. January Erola has a Master of Social Sciences degree in recent/political history from Helsinki University. He sings and co-writes songs in a parody band, Punatähdet ("the Red Stars"), under the artist name of "Aatos Punanen.".
