I began my doctoral studies in 2017 in European Ethnology
department. I got my master’s degree there in 2008. Before my university
studies I had also completed studies in building restauration. The themes of
built environment have been in the center of my interests throughout my
academic career. I have also dealt with them in my work as freelance writer and
in various communication projects.

The topic of my research is experiencing the suburban environment,
emphasizing the visual landscape. My special interest is in the areas built in
1970’s in Finland, in the period of intensive urbanization.  The apartment buildings were built fast in the
outskirts of cities, and the result has been frequently criticized. The
residents’ experience, though, is many-sided. Former studies of the Finnish suburban
areas have often focused on the social relations or functional environment. In
my research I ask what is the aesthetic value of the suburban landscape. What
kind of tones do the lived experiences and memories add to the grey concrete
walls? 

Lukuvuosina 2022-2023 ja 2023-2024 toimin vastuuopettajana kurssilla Miltä kaupunki näyttää, jossa lähestyttuin kaupunkia etnografisin menetelmin. Olen myös ollut tuntiopettajana avoimen yliopiston kulttuurien tutkimuksen ainekokonaisuudessa vuosina 2020-2024.