- Postgraduate student in Imperial College London, supervisor Professor Martin Liebeck
- Master of Science, graduated from the University of Helsinki in 2008, majoring mathematics, supervisor Professor Jouko Väänänen
- Also currently majoring in Latin language and Roman literature in the University of Helsinki
- Married to Kaisa Nuolioja, a music theory student
- Other interests include linguistics (European languages, history of Finnish, modern Chinese) and music (piano, clarinet, composition, conducting)
