PROFESSIONAL FIELDS
Theatre, film, television, opera

EDUCATION
Helsinki University of Art and Design, Department of Film and Television 1974-75
Schausspielschule Schöneweide, Berlin 1972The Finnish Theatre School, line of directing 1969-73

LANGUAGES
Finnish, german, swedish, english

MEMBERSHIPS
The Union of Finnish Theatre Directors

DIRECTED PLAYS FOR FINNISH PROFESSIONAL THEATRES
2013 Madama Butterfly by Puccini, Tampereen Ooppera
2011 Il Tabarro / Il Trittico by Puccini, Suomen Kansallisooppera
2011 Ruuvikierre (The Turn of the Screw) by Britten, Sibelius Academy Opera
2010 Tapper-Valo: Urheat, The Seinäjoki City Theatre
2010 Brecht: Leben des Galilei, National Theatre
2008 Laclos-Hampton: Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Vaarallisia suhteita, Suomen Kansallisteatteri
2007 Joonas-Kangur: Thor´s hammer, The Turku City Theatre
2006 Bertold Brecht: Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe, Näty, University of Tampere
2005 Kunze-Levay:Elisabeth, The Turku City Theatre
2005 Kaipainen-Tuomarila: Arkkienkeli Oulussa, The Oulu City Theater
2004 Moliere: Don Juan, National Theatre
2004 Jotuni: Tohvelisankarin rouva, Vaasan Kaupunginteatteri
2004 Tuomarila: Tammien alla, The Turku City Theatre
2003 Euripides :Medeia, Q-Theatre, The Turku City Theatre
2003 Niemi-Tuomarila:,Populäärimusiikkia Vittulajänkältä,The Oulu City Theatre
2002 Rossi:Peuraneito ja Sarvikuono, The Turku City Theatre
2002 Ibsen: The Dolls House, National Theatre
2001 Williams: Not About Nightingales, Turku City Theatre
2001 Knutzon: Snart kommer tiden, Lilla Teatern
2000 Tuomarila: Ruben Oskar Auervaara - Elämä ja tekoset, Tampere Workers’ Theatre
2000 Jotuni: Kultainen vasikka, National Theatre
1999 Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew, The Turku City Theatre
1999 Strindberg: Miss Julie, Q-Theatre, Helsinki
1998 Tuomarila: Hennalan torvisoittokunta, The Turku City Theatre
1998 Wuolijoki: Niskavuoren Heta, National Theatre
1998 Greenaway: The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover, Virus-Theatre, Helsinki
1997 Tuomarila: Mäntyranta se oli, National Theatre
1997 Dorst: Merlin, The Turku City Theatre
1996 Hietamies: Katariina Suuri, National Theatre
1996 Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard, Comedy Theatre Arena
1994 Steinbeck: East of Eden, Tampere Workers’ Theatre
1993 Schwab: Volksvernichtung, Theatre Academy
1992 Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath, The Turku City Theatre
1990 Tuomarila: Jerusalemin tanssi, The Oulu City Theatre
1990 Tuomarila: Göring, The Espoo City Theatre
1990 Chekhov: Platonov, Theatre Academy
1987 Tuomarila: Exit, National Theatre
1986 Briggs: When the Wind Blows, Lilla Teatern
1985 Shakespeare: Macbeth, The Lahti City Theatre
1985 Mukka: Kyyhky ja unikko, The Oulu City Theatre
1984 Tuomarila: Yössä Gehennan, National Theare
1982 Strindberg: The Confessions of a Fool, Lilla Teatern
1979 Mikkola: Anni Manninen, Penniteatteri
1978 Vampilov: The House with a View on the Field and Last Summer in Chulimsk, Åbo Svenska Teatern

DIRECTED PLAYS OUTSIDE OF FINLAND
2008 Niemi-Tuomarila: Populärmusik aus Vittula, Volkstheater Rostock, Germany
1995 Allen: A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, Stadttheater Konstanz, Germany
1994 Haavikko: Anastasia und Ich, Schausspiel Bonn, Germany
1994 Brecht: Puntila and his Man Matti, Stadttheater Konstanz, Germany
1993 McCoy: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Schausspiel Bonn, Germany
1992 Tuomarila: Göring, Northern Light Theatre, New York, USA
1991 Smeds: Mars or the Spies of Love, Malmö Stadsteatern, Sweden
1987 Shakespeare: Othello, Göteborgs Stadsteatern, Sweden
1983 Milton-Huxley-Lahti: The Brave New Paradise, Norbottensteatern, Sweden
1981 Kafka-Lahti: America, Dramaten, Stockholm, Sweden
1981 Kylätasku: Maaria Blomma, Statens Scenskola, Stockholm, Sweden
1980 Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew, Norrbottensteatern, Sweden
1980 Rasputin: Live and Remember, Norrbottensteatern, Sweden
1978 Ibsen: The Wild Duck, Telemarkteatern, Norway