Career
In January 2012 he came second in the Group Chamber of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. He played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championships of 2005 and 2011. In the January 2012 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2549, making him Sweden"s seventh highest ranked player.
Tikkanen played besides his chess career, active football in the swedish Division 5 Sydvästra B club Hallands Nations FF.