To put it briefly, my research focuses on the linguistics of writing in journalistic media and falls under media linguistics, that is, a subdiscipline of applied linguistics specifically focusing on (journalistic) media. I hold a degree of doctor of Philosophy in Finnish language (2017) from the University of Helsinki (HY). At the moment, I work as a post doc-researcher at the Swedish School of Social Sciences (HY), and from June 2018 on, at the University of Jyväskylä. Naturally, I have written several academic publications and given numerous seminar presentations. My research falls into the

Before – and in the meanwhile – my career in academia, I have worked as a journalist and sub-editor for several newspapers and magazines and a communication officer for some organizations. In addition, I have worked as a lecturer, teacher and course assistant and also translated something.

I am also a member of the Council of Mass Media in Finland (Julkisen sanan neuvosto, 2017-2019).