Career
He worked at YLE from 1985 until 2010 in YLE"s morning broadcast, and read the English-language news on YLE News. On 13 August 2010, Wilska was fired after pretending to be caught drinking beer on camera following an alcohol-related news story. The stunt was too much for YLE, and Wilska was immediately fired.
Wilska is known to have previously finished the 2009 Christmas newscast wearing a Santa Claus hat.
Wilska received much support from viewers after the incident, and the clip of the gag became an Internet meme amongst Finnish YouTube users.