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2014 – First vice-chair of the European Parliament Committee on Budgets, EPP coordinator in the Committee on Budgetary Control
2014 – 2016 – Chair of the Kokoomus (National Coalition Party) Rural Delegation
2014 – 37 286 votes in the European election
2012 – 14 March, at 9.06 starts work as an EPP Member of the European Parliament
2011 – 4 529 votes in the Finnish general election (Helsinki constituency). That was a lot, though not enough for this election. But the journey goes on …
2010 – Passion for truth and public affairs. Quit Yle to follow his heart.
2009 – 27 391 votes in the European election
2007 – Journalistic mastermind behind the A-studio programme, Yle
2002 – Chief Washington correspondent, Yle
2002 – 162nd national defence course
1999 – BBC training, University of Leeds
1997 – Head of the foreign news desk, Yle TV news
1990 – Foreign news reporter, Yle
1989 – CNN International Professional Program, Atlanta
