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Education of art:
Kankaanpää School Of Art, Visual Artist 1996
Lahti Institute of Fine Arts, special studies of art 2009

Solo exhibitions:
Gallery Napa, Rovaniemi 2011
Art Center Mältinranta, Gallery, Tampere 2010
Gallery Becker, Jyväkylä 2009
Galleria Uusikuva, Kotka 2009
Gallery G, Helsinki 2008
Oulu Art Museum, Nuku, Oulu 2008
Auras´ Gallery, Turku 2007
Gallery Carree, Kuopio 2007
Taidepanimo, Hiivahuone, Lahti 2006
Poriginal Gallery, Pori 2006
Gallery Napa, Rovaniemi 2005
Gallery Saskia, Tampere 2005
Gallery Mystic, Jyväskylä 2005
Gallery BE`19, Helsinki 2004
Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä 2003
Gallery Myötätuuli, Raahe, 2001
Mustasaari Gallery, Oulu 2001
Gallery Rajatila, Tampere 2001
Galleries Katve and Kajo, Rovaniemi 2000
Gallery BE´19, Helsinki 2000
Oskari Jauhiainen Art Museum, Kiiminki 1999
Gallery Kipinä, Lahti 1999
Gallery Johan S. Helsinki 1999
Visual Centre, Oulu 1998
Youth- and Cultural Centre, Oulu 1997

Group exhitions:
Finnish Paradox (with Jyrki Poussu), Museum Of Fine Arts in Karelia, Petrozavodsk, Russia 2011
KulttuuriKauppila summer exhibition (Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Pia Hentunen, Kari Södö, Ii 2011
Art Vilniemi- environment art event, Karjalohja 2011
XII CONSCIOUNESS -Event Of Contemporary Art, Hyvinkää 2011
Otos, Oulu Artist's Associations exchange -exhibition, Art Centre Ahjo, Joensuu 2011
Arctic Heat, Galerie Wedding, Berlin, Germany 2010
Arctic Heat, Galleri Heike Arndt, Berlin, Germany 2010
Surprise, Group exhibition of Oulu Artist´s Association, Gallery 5, Oulu 2010
Epilogy, Hara, Lemettinen. Limnell, Martikainen, Södö, Gallery Kipinä, Lahti 2010
Green Light -exhibition, Oulu, Pudasjärvi, Oulainen, Vihanti, Ylivieska 2009
Summer in Billnäs, Billnäs Ironworks, Pinjainen 2009
Kirsi Autio, Helena Kaikkonen, Kari Södö, Gallery Nefret, Turku 2009
On the way up north, Atelje Home Villa Havu, Kärsämäki 2009
OrankiArt 09, Pello 2009, 2011
Selpotrait -exhibition, Oskari Jauhiainen Artmuseum, Kiiminki 2008
Yellow house´s exhibition, Pikisaari, Oulu 2008
Homanen, Siekkinen, Södö, Art Center Ahjo, Jeonsuu 2008
"SIIS" -exhibition, Kankaanpää school of art 2007
International Miniart -exhibition, Art Center Pushkinnskaya-10, Stk Petersburg, Russia 2006
“Views”-environment art exhibition, Koli 2006
Gallery Kolin kulmakivi , Jaskanen, Komulainen Södö, Koli 2006
"Fragile" 17 artists from Finland, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden 2006
"Wonder" Art Exhibition of Oulu Region, Oulu Art Museum 2006
"Mobiili" 22 artists, Voipaala Art Centrum, Sääksmäki 2005
Nordic Art Union, Suomenlinna, Helsinki 2004
"Broad bridge", Art museum in Republic of Carelia , Petrozavodsk, Russia 2004
“Doublepackage” Oulu Artist`s Associations 40th anniversary exhibition 2003
“By the water” Oulu Artist´s Associations summer exhibition, Oulu 2003
“Culture train” Belomorsk, Kajaani, Oulu, Joensuu, Petrozavodsk etc. 2003
“Pysäkki” Art exhibition of Oulu Region, Oulu and Kajaani Art Museums, 2002, 03
Barents Art Exhibition, Archangel, 2002
Ars Kärsämäki, 2002
“Collage“ –exhibition, Petrozavodsk, Russia 2002
Oulu Artists Associations exhange exhibition, Riihimäki 2001
“Free stream“ –sculpture workshop and exhibition, Oulu 2001
Nordic Art Saloon, Göteborg, Sweden 2000
“From book to art“ –exhibition, Town Library of Oulu 2000
University of Oulu, Snellmania Library 1999
“Light“ maximedia –Art exhibition, Oulu 1998
Union of Finnish Art Associations, annual exhibition1998, 1999, 2004
Saarela´s Sculpture Park, Oulu 1998-
“Romuttamo“- workshop, Rovaniemi 1997
Art Academy of Tallinn, Estonia 1997

Memberships:
Associaton of Finnish Sclptors
Society of Finnish Graphic Artist´s
Oulu Artist´s Association, (chairman 00-02)

Grants, Stipends:
City of Oulu, culture prize 2011
FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, travel grant 2010
Art Council of Finland , travel grant 2010, 2011
Art committee in Provence of Oulu, 2 year working grant 2010
The Helsinki Music Centre Art Competition, location Main lobby, 3rd place 2010
Vision -culture award of The Green Cultural Association 2009
Culture board of Finland, object grant 2004, 2009
Art committee in Provence of Oulu, object grant 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009
Culture Board of City of Oulu, 1/2 year working grant 2008
Public Display Grant for Visual Artists 2007
Cultural Fund Of Finland, Northern Ostrobothnia Fund, working grant 2006
Culture Board of City of Oulu, object grant 2000, 2005
Art committee in Provence of Oulu, 1 year working grant 2004
Culture Board of City of Oulu, workshop grant 2002-
Art committee in Provence of Oulu, travel grant 2000
Saskia´s of Oulu ry, stipend 1999

Public works and collections:
The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, City of Kotka, Oulu University of Applied Sciences / School of Vocational Teacher Education, Oulu University of Applied Sciences / Library of Music, Dance and Media, Oulu Vocational College / Kontinkangas, The Evangelical Lutheran Parish of Oulu, Oulu Art Museum, Oulu University, The Paulo Foundation, Oulu Vocational College / Myllytulli, Pori Art Museum, City of Raahe, Collection of Kaleva Newspaper, Parliament of Finland, The Evangelical Lutheran Parish of Tampere, The Finnish State Art Collection, Verve collection, Rovaniemi Art Museum (Wihuri Foundation) and enteprises and private collections.