Curriculum Vitae

The following are my main achievements within the creative area since
1974. As you can see, there are some dates which includes question
marks. Those are jobs which I still hold, out of which the one for
Hufvudstadsbladet is my main occupation, although on a free lance
basis. 

• 1974-76.......Cartoonist and illustrator for the daily newspaper Porsgrunns Dagblad, Porsgrunn, Norway
• 1978.............Worked as layout assistant and drawing the comic strip "Felix Færder" in the weekly newspaper
  Nye Bergen, Bergen, Norway
• 1978-80.......Illustrations for the culture magazine Arken, Bergen, Norway
• 1982-84.......Konstnärliga Linjen (artistic course) at Steinerseminariet, Järna, Sweden
• 1984-85.......Kunstskolen (Art school) i Kabelvåg, Lofoten, Norway
• 1986.............Illustrations for the magazine Balder, Järna, Sweden
• 1988.............Poster for the concert "Peter og ulven" (Peter and the Wolf) performed by Nordnorsk
  Kammerorkester. Kjell Arne Pleym Music Productions, Tromsø, Norway
• 1988.............Poster for the musical "Hair". Kjell Arne Pleym Music Productions, Tromsø, Norway
• 1991.............Illustrations and cover to "Panterns språng", a collection of short stories by Minna Karsten,
  Schildts Förlag, Finland
• 1992-99.......Illustrations for the weekly Ny Tid, Helsinki, Finland
• 1992-?......... Editorial cartoons and illustrations for the daily newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet, Helsinki,
  Finland
• 1992.............Cover for "Försenad Implikation", poems by Carolus Rein, Söderströms Förlag, Finland
• 1992.............The comic story "God bok" in the comics magazine Norske Serier nr. 1, 1992, Norway
  (which also was the last edition...)
• 1992-98.......Illustrations for "Tänk och räkna" 1b-6b, school books in arithmetics for the primary school.
  Söderströms Förlag, Finland
• 1993.............The comic story "Mat" in the magazine Tegn, nr. 27/28, Norway
• 1993-?..........Illustrations for the magazine Nordisk Tidskrift, Letterstedtska, Sweden
• 1993-96.......Illustrations for the magazine Filmjournalen, Finland
• 1994.............Illustrations to "Svenskfinlands sönderfall", essays by Thomas Rosenberg, Finland
• 1995.............Illustrations for the publication "Nordiskt kultursamarbete - och kultur i cyberspace", texts
  upon cultural co-operation within the Nordic countries, published by Nordiska
  Ministerrådet (The Nordic Council of Ministers)
• 1995-98.......Cartoons and illustrations for the daily newspaper Demari, Helsinki, Finland
• 1996.............Cover for "Varats lätthet", novel by Fredrik Therman, Sahlgrens Förlag, Finland
• 1996.............The comic story "Ledtrådar" (together with Dan Kronqvist), published in
  Hufvudstadsbladet, Finland
• 1997.............Illustrations for Kehitys, magazine issued by the Ministry of Foreign affairs, Finland
• 1997.............Invited to and participated in the "15th Salon International du dessin de presse &
  d'humour" in Saint-Just-le-Martel, France
• 1998.............Illustrations to "Myter som mörklägger", essays by Stig Kankkonen, Schildts Förlag, Finland
• 1998.............Illustrations for "Dags att bekanta sig med FINSKAN", a project to promote the knowledge
  of the Finnish language in the other Nordic countries, This resulted in a booklet and a
  web page - http://www.nifin.helsinki.fi/dags/ - which both were illustrated. Published by
  Finland's embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, Finlandsinstitutet, Stockholm, Hanaholmen
  cultural centre, Esbo, Finland and Nifin - Nordens Institut i Finland
• 1998-99.......Illustrations for "Kanal Ett" and "Kanal Två", school books in Swedish for the Finnish
  secondary school. Otava, Finland
• 1998.............The comic strip "Onkel dunkels Finlandsguide", published in Hufvudstadsbladet, Finland
• 1999.............Cover for "Enok erövrar världen", novel by Olof Granholm, Sahlgrens Förlag, Finland
• 1999.............Participation in the exhibition and book, "March Of The Times", initiated by Mrs. Paavo
  Lipponen, the wife of PM Paavo Lipponen, to which 23 Finnish political and editorial
  cartoonists were invited to contribute
• 1999.............Participation with digital art and sounds in "Earth Without Borders - Intervention In
  Portugal", a multi-media exhibition which took place in several Portuguese cities, among
  them Viseu and Oporto, before it went to Kyoto, Japan
• 1999.............Private exhibition of drawings and paintings at Alexander Gallery, Porvoo, Finland
• 1999-?.........Illustrations for Forum, economic magazine, Helsinki, Finland
• 1999............Cover for the CD "Luna del Plata", with Andrés Stagnaro, Uruguay. EloIberia, Portugal
• 2000............Illustrations for the booklet "Bli kjent med finsk", also a project to promote knowledge of the
  Finnish language, this time in Norway. Edited by Finland's Embassy in Oslo, Norway,
  Finsk-Norsk kulturinstitutt and Nifin, Nordens institut i Finland
• 2000............Illustrations for "Stadens Stoder" by Erik Kruskopf, upon sculptures in Helsinki, Schildts Förlag,
  Finland
• 2000............Decorative drawings made for the restaurant at The Day After, discotheque in Viseu,
  Portugal
• 2001-?.........Illustrations made for Kyrkpressen, the Swedish newspaper/magazine for the Church of
  Finland
• 2001............Cover for the CD "Um Hino a Timor", with Isabel Silvestre, Carlos Clara Gomes, Carlos
  Peninha etc. Artefacto, Portugal
• 2001............Illustrations for the booklet "A Anta do Penedo do Com Esmolfe - Penalva do Castelo",
  about archaeological findings in Penalva do Castelo, published by Câmara Municipal
  de Penalva do Castelo, Portugal
• 2001............Illustrations and a cartoon every second week, made for the web site "Nordbo 2001"-
  http://norden.finland.fi/english/ - made by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland, in
  connection with Finland having the chairmanship of the Nordic Countries throughout
  2001
• 2001............Decorative drawings made for the restaurant Rodizio Real, Viseu, Portugal
• 2002............Comic strips "Optimistene" in the comic magazine Forresten nr. 12, Norway
• 2002............The comic story "Tjallve Beuff - en dag i livet", Forresten nr. 13, Norway
• 2002............Illustrations for the Finnish Parliament's web site - http://www.eduskunta.fi/ efakta/kvy/index.html
li>2003........... The comic story "Kalle Kosmos og kompisene", Forresten nr. 14
• 2003........... The comic story "Flykt!" i Forresten nr. 15
• 2003........... Illustration and cover of "Jockes Ängel" - a children's book
• 2003........... Exhibition of cartoons, IPJ, Viseu, Portugal
• 2004........... Illustrations to the booklet "Draugen i Flatvika og andre fortellinger", about superstition and popular medicine in Finnmark, edited by Smørfjord Bygdelag, Finnmark,
• 2005......... Exhibtion of caricatures, "Personalidades de Viseu", Viseu, Portugal
• 2005......... Invited to and participation in a triennale for illustrations in Mikkeli, Finland, June 17 -Oct. 9, 2005
• 2005......... 3 oil paintings in a group exhibtion, arranged by ExpoVis, in the annual fair Feira de São Mateus, Viseu in Portugal. Aug. 26 - Sept. 25, 2005
• 2005......... Book cover of the doctoral dissertation by Ann Yrjälä, "Public Health and Rockefeller Wealth", Finland
• 2005-2006.... Participation in the project Artexpovis, Viseu, Portugal
• 2005-2006.... Illustrations for Himmel och Jord, schoolbooks on religion, Fontanamedia, Finland
• 2006......... Exhibition of acrylics, January 4-31, IPJ, Viseu, Portugal
• 2006......... Exhibition of acrylics, Aoril 1-30, IPJ, Viseu, Portugal