I started to play the violin at the age of nine. After graduating from high school I became interested in the structure of the violin. In fall 1990 I started violin making studies at the Violin Making School of America in Salt Lake City, USA. After three interesting years at the VMSA I graduated in the spring of 1993. After that I continued my studies in the USA and France. I have had my own workshop since October 1995, first in Helsinki and nowadays in Mikkeli, Finland. I make custom-made violins and violas for professional musicians.