World Esperanto Association
Having been an active participant at the 1969 World Congress of Esperanto "(Universala Kongreso de Esperanto)," he began a career with the Finnish Esperanto Association. In 1985 he first began working in the World Esperanto Association Central Office. He became board secretary to the "Estraro" (UEA steering committee) in 1989 but resigned in 1990 to become director of the Central Office.