From 2002, I have been working in futures studies in different positions, from 2018 as university lecturer in futures studies. My academic background is in ethnology at University of Turku, where I have graduated on master's and doctoral levels. I have been working also at Åbo Akademi University and University of Helsinki in ethnology. I'm Adjunct Professor in Cultural Heritage Studies, especially in applied cultural studies at University of Turku. In addition to my academic carrier, I have a competence-based qualification in weaving.

My main research topics lie under the concept of cultural sustainability transformation. Methodologically I'm concentrating in participatory, qualitative methods in futures studies and in ethnography. One main theme in my research is the interface of cultural and ecological sustainability. Another main theme is cultural heritage and heritage futures as instruments in building sustainable future in a glocal and global process of traditions. In all, I'm combining futures studies, sustainability studies and cultural heritage studies in my research.

My teaching topics are futures studies with emphasis in cultural sustainability transformation in Master's Programme in Futures Studies and in doctoral education in futures studies. I have been teachning futures studies in Finnish Master's Programmes at Turku School of Economics as well as sustainable development (area of responsibility cultural sustainability) in the Study Programme in Sustainable Development (KEKO, minor).