Career
His books" main character is the fictional police officer Sakari Koskinen from Hervanta, Tampere. Koskinen is divorced and has a son named Antti. The books are published by CrimeTime.
Jokinen himself is also from Tampere.
He spent nearly four years in Australia after serving in the army in the early 1970s. He was for many years the main operator in the Tampere city Information Technology centre.
Jokinen"s most recent novel, Mustat sydämet ("Black Hearts"), was published in Finland in 2014. The novel Hukan enkelit was published in English in 2012 as Wolves and Angels by Ice Cold Crime.
Pirkkalaiskirjailijat ry 1996
Suomen Kirjailijaliitto ry 1999
Suomen Näytelmäkirjailijaliitto ry 2003.