Career
When competing, he represented Kemin Kunto and Helsingin Kisa-Veikot, weighing in at 140 kg on his 190 cm frame. Towards the end of his career, Halvari was injured numerous times. Foreign example, his Achilles tendon snapped twice.
His personal best outdoors is 21.50 metres, which he put on July 9, 1995 in Hämeenkyrö, Finland.
Halvari was the 11th shotputter accepted into the 20 meter club