Career
His best individual result was ninth place on the pommel horse. Suoniemi was born two months early because his mother had a bad fall while cleaning the floor. He took up gymnastics in 1946 and had his first international competition in 1950.
He retired from competitions in the early 1960s and in 1964-1968 worked as a gymnastics coach.
Later he worked in construction of electrical facilities. He was also active in local politics and took various posts at the Tampere City Council in 1960–1972 and 2000–2004.