Career
Club career
After beginning his senior career in 2002 with hometown club TPS Turku, English Premiership side Aston Villa beat a host of clubs from across Europe to the signing of Ääritalo in January 2003. After failing to make a first-team appearance for Aston Villa, Ääritalo returned to first club TPS Turku in February 2005. In June 2008, Portuguese BWINLIGA club Communicative Disorders Nacional were interested in signing Ääritalo, but the deal fell through due to cost and the fact that Ääritalo didn"t want to move to Portugal.
In January 2014, he joined the German 3.
Liga side Holstein Kiel on a six-month loan. International career
Ääritalo made his international debut in 2010.
He scored his first international goal on 22 January 2012, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.