About Me

I am a research scientist at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke, Helsinki, Finland). My main task is marine biogeochemical modelling.I am also Adj. Prof. in Aquatic Sciences at the University of Helsinki.Previously, I worked also at CMCC (Italy), CNR-ISMAR (Italy), Finnish Institute of Marine Research (Finland), Finnish Meteorological Institute (Finland), and Tallin Univeristy of Technology (Estonia).I hold a Master in Biological Oceanography (2005) and PhD in Oceanography (2009).

On board of RV Agulhas II, July 2022 during the SCALE winter cruise to the marginal ice zone of the Southern Ocean, following the Good Hope line.

Among my hobbies, I enjoy scuba diving and free diving.

My Interests

Since 2006, I work with marine biogeochemical models, particularly focusing on ecosystems dynamics in ice-covered oceans.I am fascinated by everything sea ice, especially its ecology.I am the main developer of the first stoichiometric sea-ice model (http://www.bfm-community.eu): a sea-ice biogeochemical model that, through internal flexible stoichiometry, aims to represent the acclimation patterns that organisms manifest in their natural environment.

My Expertise

My expertise includes: Marine Biogeochemical Modelling, Sea ice, Sea Ice Ecology, Sea Ice Algae and Phytoplankton, Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Future Projections, Polar Oceans, and Science Communication.My skills include: Programming, Linux, Fortran, Matlab, Phyton, R, Parallel Computing, Fieldwork, Ship-based work, Lab work, Scuba and free diving, and Public speaking.

Teaching at CHARS station in Cambridge Bay (Nuvanut, Canada) at the BEPSII Sea Ice Field School, May 2022.

Speaking at the European Polar Science Week, Cophenaghen (Denmark), September 2024.

My Appointments

Among my appointments:I am co-chair of the BEPSII working group since 2023. I am also task lead for OUTREACH at BEPSII since 2016.I am vice-chair of the IASC Cryosphere WG since 2024 and representing Finland in the same WG since 2022.I am a member of the WCRP 's Clivar/CliC Northern Oceans Region Panel since 2023.I am a scientific editor for sea ice in Annals of Glaciology since 2025.

Working in the lab, on board RV Aranda, Baltic sea ice cruise, March 2016.

Collecting ice samples from pancakes, RV Agulhas II, SCALE cruise in the Southern Ocean, July 2022.