Career
He served as Minister of Justice from 27 November 1918 to 15 August 1919, from 15 March to 28 June 1920 and from 4 July 1930 to 21 March 1931. He served as the President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland from 1923 to 1929 and as the Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University from 1933 to 1941.