Career
He was the Minister of Defence for 82 days in the spring of 1924, from 11 March to 31 May 1924. He worked as a lawyer in Turku from 1892-1916. He served as secretary of the county of Turku and Pori County and was the acting governor in 1918.
He also served on the Turku City Council 1904-1912 and was its Vice-President in 1908.
He had also owned the manor Tenala Lemussa from 1900.