I play the kantele, a traditional string instrument from Finland. In 2011, I won the International Kantele Competition. One of the pieces I performed in the competition is available here. It is a tango called "Tango" that I composed many years ago. My musical career has been going downhill since then, but here are some more recent highlights:

• In March 2023, I performed at an event organized by Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller (wife of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the previous president of Mexico) in Manzanillo, Colima. You can see the performance here.

• The Finnish Embassy in Mexico invited my wife Keyla (who sings) and me to play some music at the Noche de Museos event held in the museum of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs in May 2023. Here is a recording of the event.

Recently, I started learning oil painting. You can see one of my first creations here, too.