I grew up living next to the river Langinkoski. I was fascinated with fishing and it soon became my favorite hobby as a young boy. My grandfather, Oiva, took me fishing as a 5 year old lad to the River Kymi. We fished lures and spinning gear, but it was my father who bought me my first fly rod when I was 14 – Kunnan classic graphite 10’ #7. I still own the rod. I was hooked on fly fishing from the day my Dad gave me that rod.
I have worked in fishing stores in Helsinki since early 90´s.
I started to work for Guideline Sweden in May 2004. My dear friend and mentor Håkan Norling helped me to get my foot in the door with Guideline and it has given me the rare opportunity to pursue my dream – A career in fly fishing. I am extremely proud to work for the Guideline team.
Fly fishing is my true passion and my personal preferred fishing method. I love that you can never stop learning with a fly rod. I also enjoy the relaxing effect of fishing and spending time with my friends - for most of us, it is our way of life.
In the last 10 years I have been fishing mostly for seatrout and salmon with 2 handed rods, but I still like to fish with single handed rods for trout, grayling, pike and salmon. I'm also very interested in the different styles of casting with a double handed rod. I believe that if you can improve your casting skills, your fishing will be easier and more effective.
Fly tying is an added pleasure that goes hand in hand with fly fishing and fly casting. There is nothing more rewarding than the “smash and grab” take of a big salmon on a fly that you have tied yourself!
I enjoy tying all kinds of flies, but mostly tube flies for salmon and seatrout. I have had the privilege to watch and learn fly tying from the best tube fly tiers on the world - Håkan Norling, Mikael Frödin and Mikael Lindström.
