His club team is Valkealan Kajo. Hongisto represented Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed fourth in his first round heat in a time of 20.62 seconds.
He did not improve his time in the second round and finished in 20.76 seconds, placing sixth, which was not enough to qualify for the semi finals.
100m
200m
400m
60m (indoor): 6,72 in Helsinki, 2006
100m: 10,45 in Tampere, 2006
200m: 20,56 in Osaka, 2007
400m: 47.02 in Dessau, 2008
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 77 kg.