Career
He served as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs (2 July 1957 – 2 September 1959), Deputy Minister of Finance (2 September 1957 – 29 November 1957) and Minister of Defence (2 September 1957 – 29 November 1957) in Vieno Johannes Sukselainen"s first cabinet. In 1969–1974 served as Finnish Ambassador to Egypt.