| born 1956 Kemi, Finland |
| Lives and works in Kukkola, in the valley of Torne River, which forms the boundary between Sweden and Finland. |
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| Education |
| 1983 |
Graduate engineer, Oulu University |
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| Professional Career |
| 1984 – 86 |
Researcher, Oulu University. |
| 1987 – 89 |
Researcher, Academy of Finland. |
| Since 1985 |
Freelance fotographer. |
| Since 1989 |
Independent artist. |
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| Select Solo Exhibitions |
| 1984 |
Strand gallery, Oulu, Finland. |
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Gallery Finnfoto, Helsinki, Finland. |
| 1989 |
Strand gallery, Oulu, Finland. |
| 1990 |
Väinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland. |
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Kemi Artmuseum, Finland. |
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Landstingshuset, Luleå, Sweden. |
| 1993 |
Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland. |
| 1994 |
Aine Artmuseum, Tornion, Finland. |
| 1995 |
Amer gallery, Helsinki, Finland. |
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Gallery Kilen, Luleå, Sweden. |
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Kunstföreningens Gallery, Tromsö, Norway. |
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Rovaniemi Artmuseum, Rovaniemi, Finland. |
| 1997 |
Strand gallery, Oulu, Finland. |
| 1999 |
Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland. |
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European Patent Office, Munich, Germany. |
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A.I.T. 2000, Kiiruna, Sweden. |
| 2000 |
Strand gallery, Oulu, Finland. |
| 2001 |
UNN gallery, Newcastele, England. |
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Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland. |
| 2002 |
Viktor Barsokevits center, Kuopio, Finland. |
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| Group Exhibitions |
| 1991 |
Body of nature, Oulu, Jyväskylä(Finland), Lund (Sweden). |
| 1992 |
Waste, Rovaniemi Artmuseum, Rovaniemi, Finland. |
| 1993 |
Second nature, Dumfries, Scotland. |
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Stills gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 1994 |
Northern realities, Makedonian Museum of contemporary Art, Greece. |
| 1996 |
Ark6, Archangel Artmuseum, Russia, Kirkkoniemi cultural center, Norway |
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Kajaani Artmuseum, Kemi Artmuseum, Finland. |
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Rauma Biennale Balticum, Rauma, Finland. |
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Polar Arc, Dresdner Bank, Munich, Germany. |
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Northern exposures, Gallery Civica Modena, Italy. |
| 1997 |
Circulo de bellas Artes, madrid, Spain. |
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Kalmar Art Hotel, Kalmar, Sweden. |
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A good thing, Finnish contemporary Art, Gallery m3, Oslo, Norway. |
| 1998 |
Drum and the Camera, Gallen-Gallela Museum, Espoo, Finland. |
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The Edge, City Art Center, Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 1999 |
Ruralia, Pori Artmuseum, Finland. |
| 2000 |
Guattro Stagioni, Luleå Arthall, Sweden |
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International Biennale Design Festival, Saint-Etienne, France. |
| 2002 |
Installation “for love to the fire” with sculpture Teuvo Tuomivaara
TIME AND NATURE, Award Winners, Hanau, Germany. |
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Almost perfect, Jugend Hall, Helsinki, Kuopio Art Museum. |
| 2003 |
Salo Art Museum. Gallery Nykyaika, Tampere |
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People on eastern borders, Imatra Art Museum |
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Dom Fotografie, Poprad, Slovakia |
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Poetry of water, Michailowski Castle, St. Petersburg, Russia
Joint exhibition for cleaner environment. |
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| Monographs (photographic books) |
| 1992 |
Meänmaa, text Bengt Pohjanen, Pohjoinen |
| 1997 |
Bright Humility, Pohjoinen |
| 2001 |
Pomors, text Helene Alm, Studio Blue |
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| Other Publications (selected) |
| 1994 |
Pisce taciturnior, seven prints by Jaakko Heikkilä |
| 1997 |
Time of chances, wrirings and reports from Barents region,
Glesbygdverket, Sweden |
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CD-rom, Polar Arc, contemporary Art from Barents region,
University of Lapland, Art Council of Lapland |
| 1998 |
Viewing Finnish contemporary photography, FRAMES |
| 1999 |
Visual Worlds, exhibition catalog, Europen Patent Office, Munich |
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| Grants & Awards (selected) |
| 1993 - 1995 |
Three years Grant from Finnish State |
| 1997 – 1999 |
Three years Grant from Art Council of Lapland |
| 2002 |
One year Grant from Finnish State |
| 2003 – 2004 |
Two years Grant from Finnish State |
| 1992, 2000 |
The Quality Grant for Books from Finnish State |
| 2001 |
Finnish Foundation for Visual Arts, working grant in New York |
| 2002 |
Time and Nature, International Art Award, Hanau, Germany |
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| Collections (selected) |
Finnish State collections
Aine Artmuseum, Pori Artmuseum, Rovaniemi Artmuseum,
Finnish Photographic museum, Oulu Artmuseum
The Town Tornio, The town Luleå, Sweden
Källamo Collection, Sweden
The Town Hanau, Germany
European Patent Office, Munich, Germany
Contemporary photography at the Neue Börse in Frankfurt/Main |
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| Memberships (selected) |
| 1993 -1995 |
The president of the Northern Fotographic center |
| 1998 – 2000 |
The member of Art Council of Lapland |
| 2001 – 2003 |
The president of Art Council of Lapland |
| 1997 |
Suomi – Art price, the member of the jury |
