I graduated from University of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. I am currently working as orthopaedic surgeon in Evidensia Tammisto Small Animal Hospital. I got interested in orthopaedics 2007 and since then I have actively gained my professional experience and participated to orthopaedic congresses and education here in Finland and abroad. I have worked in Evidensia (previously Univet) Small Animal Hospitals in Kouvola and Tammisto since 2009. I am Specialist in Small Animal Diseases (orthopaedics/ surgery) since 2012 and completed GP Certificate in surgery (SAS) 2014.

Research has attracted me since my veterinary studies at university. I decided to start my PhD in the University of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, after I got a pet rabbit with advanced stage of dental disease and several old fractures. As orthopaedic surgeon, I was interested in rabbit fractures, which have a reputation of being a bit more tricky compared to those of dogs and cats. I red about studies of Mrs Frances Harcourt-Brown regarding the osteopenia of the skull bones of rabbits with advanced stages of dental diseases. Vitamin D deficiency and hypocalcaemia was suspected to be a cause for osteopenia. I was wondering whether the osteopenia could predispose to fractures too. So I decided to do research on vitamin D and bone health in Finnish pet rabbits. I finalised my doctoral dissertation 2020.

I am involved in several rabbit related research projects with wonderful, inspirational and professional colleagues. I am very grateful to them all and pleased to be able to work with them. After my PhD study, I have continued these research projects as visiting researcher in PetBone research group
of Helsinki University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
At home, I have two pet rabbits (Petteri and Kielo) and a Border collie (Tending Tremor).