Chief Physician of Oulu Arch catchments' area
Chief Medical Officer of Utajärvi and Vaala Health Centres
Licensed Physician 1975
GP in Muonio municipality's Health Centre 1975-1976
Chief Physician of Sotkamo municipality's Health Centre 1977-2001
Specialist in General Practice 1985
Research Doctor in Oulu University 2001-2004
The doctoral thesis in Oulu University 2004: The teleconsultation in general practise.
A randomized, controlled study of a remote experiment using a videoconferencing system
Chief Medical Officer of Utajärvi and Vaala Health Centres from 2004
Chief Physician of Oulu Arch catchments' area from 2008