I am an organisational scholar studying meaningfulness and specialized in Viktor E. Frankl's logotheory, that is, a normative theory of meaning and values connected to a distinct philosophy of man. Currently, I work in BIODIFUL (Biodiversity Respectful Leadership) research project funded by The Strategic Research Council (SRC) in the Academy of Finland. I defended my dissertation The Existential Nature of Meaningfulness. Advancing Theorising on Meaningfulness and Research on Meaningful Work through Viktor Frankl's Logotheory in January 2026.

I have studied and/or taught logotheory since 2008. Through this, I became aware of the necessity of the academic research on logotheory in the field of management and organization. Based on both literature and my own experience, I know that meaningfulness matters to well-being – and beyond.

At TSE, in management and organization, I have taught / teach in different courses.

I work as a postdoctoral researcher in the BIODIFUL research project aiming to develop biodiversity-respectful leadership. 

My research topic is meaningfulness. In my doctoral dissertation, I pieced together the meta-level theoretical framework of Viktor E. Frankl's logotherapy, that is, logotheory, and used it to study the existential facet of meaningfulness and meaningful work. The theoretical contributions contain, for example, a value-based typology of meaningfulness and a future research agenda for meaningful work. The dissertation generates novel theoretical insights into three research areas: meaningful work, meaningful life, and logotherapy.

My research builds on my prior career as a practitioner.

Organization science, University of Turku, School of Economics

• JO3 Perspectives on Organizations, 2-4 ECTS, 2022 & 2023. Responsible teacher
• JO1 Leadership, Performance and Wellbeing at Work. Lecture on 'Meaningful work' 2021-2025
• JO1 Leadership, Performance and Wellbeing at Work, 6 ECTS, 2026. Responsible teacher with E. Honkasalo
  
• JO022204 Business and Nature. Lecture on 'Meaningfulness and nature-respectful leadership practices' 2024-2025
• JOY Introduction to management and organization. Workshop & revising exams 2024
• PYJO3036 PJOS19 Critical Perspectives to Leadership and to the Development of a Humane Working Life. Lecture on Nature-respectful leadership 2/2025 and 10/2025

Logotheory, The Finnish Institute of Logotherapy

• Basic Studies in Logotherapy LTI®, 25 ECTS; 08/2015-05/2016; 01-12/2017; 09/2018–06/2019
• Advanced Studies in Logotherapy LTI®, 30 ECTS; 08/2016-05/2017; 09/19–06/2020
• Logotheory lectures for work advisors; a 3-day logotheory section once a year 2011-2014

Music business & entrepreneurship, The Sibelius Academy Educational Center

• Music Entrepreneur and Music Business -course, director and principal teacher 20 credits, 2004-2005
• Music Entrepreneur and Music Business -course, one of the principal teachers, 20 credits, 1997