Experience

FG Architects
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Executive Officer

  • Dec 2021 - Present

Finngroup Consultants
• Finland
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Executive Officer

  • Dec 2021 - Present


Ympäristöministeriö - Miljöministeriet - Ministry of the Environment of Finland

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Consultant - Coordination of national reporting to the UN on implementation of the New Urban Agenda

  • Mar 2021 - Nov 2021

  Coordination of the preparation of Finland's first national report to the United Nations on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) in Finland since its adoption in 2016. Coordination of the preparation of Finland's first national report to the United Nations on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) in Finland since its adoption in 2016.

• Senior Specialist, Unit for International and EU Affairs

  • Apr 2019 - May 2020

  Coordination of UN Environment and UN-Habitat related matters in Finland. Vice-chairperson of the European Commission's WPIEI/Global group during Finland's presidency of the Council of the EU 2019. Programme management of the 10YFP Sustainable Buildings and Construction SBC Programme through the SBC coordination desk (co-led By UN Environment and RMIT). Management of the SBC Affordable and Resilient Built Environment (ARBE) group. Coordination of UN Environment and UN-Habitat related matters in Finland. Vice-chairperson of the European Commission's WPIEI/Global group during Finland's presidency of the Council of the EU 2019. Programme management of the 10YFP Sustainable Buildings and Construction SBC Programme through the SBC coordination desk (co-led By UN Environment and RMIT). Management of the SBC Affordable and Resilient Built Environment (ARBE) group.



Writer

• United States
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Publications

  • Apr 2009 - Apr 2020

  Published articles in English: - Interplay of Cultures, ARK Finnish Architectural Review, 5/2010 - In an urban forest – interview with Sou Fujimoto, ARK Finnish Architectural Review, 6/2011 -Life on the roof - Interview with Yui and Takaharu Tezuka, ARK Finnish Architectural Review, 2/2013 - After the disaster, ARK Finnish Architectural Review, 6/2013 - 20 years of exporting Danish sustainable architecture, ARK Finnish Architectural Review, 6/2019 - Working in a changing world, ARK Finnish Architectural Review, 4/2020 Published articles in Finnish: - Moderni Arkkitehtuuri kukoistaa Tokiossa, AU 4/2009 - Inspiraatiota idästä, AU 8/2009 - Kazuhiko Namba - 50 vuotta japanilaista arkkitehtuuria, AU 11/2009 - Arkkitehti oppimassa kehitysyhteistyötä, AU 5/2010 - Kohti kestävää tulevaisuutta, AU 10/2010 - Idän pikajunalla Siperiassa, AU 10/2011 - Japanilainen arkkitehtuuri on uuden ja vanhan äärellä, AU 10/2012 Show less



UNIDO

• Netherlands
• Spectator Sports

• CTCN Adaptation Coordinator Asia and the Pacific

  • Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  Project manager of climate adaptation related technical assistance responses in the Asia and Pacific region. Project manager of climate adaptation related technical assistance responses in the Asia and Pacific region.



UN Environment

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Network and Capacity Building Specialist, Climate Technology Centre & Network CTCN

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2018

  Climate Technology Network engagement, capacity building, R&D activities, urban climate change adaptation, cities and construction related technical assistance. Climate Technology Network engagement, capacity building, R&D activities, urban climate change adaptation, cities and construction related technical assistance.



UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

• Kenya
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  Work with communities to contribute to the design and sustainability of affordable housing and infrastructure in the UN-Habitat post-conflict reconstruction programme.Work with UN-Habitat field teams to enhance the effectiveness of project operations.

• • Feb 2012 - Jul 2014

  Portfolio manager of the Green and sustainable housing portfolio: global and local level normative and field project activities related to green buildings, sustainable affordable housing and resilient urban development. UN-Habitat publications: - Going Green: A Handbook of Sustainable Housing Practices in Developing Countries, (2012), principal author- Sustainable Housing Reconstruction in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (2015), principal author- Casebook: Good Practices for energy efficient housing in the UNECE region, (2014), principal author of the case studies from Europe and North America - Accessibility of Housing. A Handbook of Inclusive Affordable Housing Solutions for Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons (2014), task manager- Green Building Interventions for Social Housing (2015), task manager Show less

• • Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

  Research and normative work related to gender and women´s empowerment in post-conflict settlement planning and shelter reconstruction.UN-Habitat publications: Women in post-conflict settlement planning, (2013), principal author

• • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  Research and normative work related to disaster risk reduction and urban planning in post-crisis contexts.

• • Feb 2011 - May 2011

  Research and normative work related to disaster risk reduction and urban planning in post-crisis contexts.



AD.CE Suunnittelu

• Junior Architect

  • Dec 2007 - Jan 2011

  Housing and neighborhood planning projects, renovation projects of private houses and public buildings, facade renovations. Housing and neighborhood planning projects, renovation projects of private houses and public buildings, facade renovations.



ARX Architects and Gullichsen-Vormala Architects

• Junior Architect

  • Aug 2006 - Jun 2007

  Participating in housing design, neighborhood planning, furniture design and architectural competitions in public building. Participating in housing design, neighborhood planning, furniture design and architectural competitions in public building.