 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Taskinen akakunda mamwe mazita eFinland 800 m muna 1975, 1976 uye 1978; kuverenga mazita emukati imwe yega yega pa400 m uye 800 m uye mazita e relay imwe pa4 × 400 m uye maviri pa4 × 800 m, iye ari 11-nguva shasha yeFinland. Pa 1978 European Indoor ChampionshipsMuMilan akahwina goridhe pamakwikwi emamita 800, achitangira Olaf Beyer wekuEast Germany; nguva yake yekukunda ye1:47.36 ichiri rekodhi yeFinland yemukati, kunyangwe Wilson Kirwa naAri Suhonen vakamhanya nekukurumidza munzira dzakakura. Pa1978 European outdoor championships muPrague Taskinen zvakare akatora chikamu mumamita mazana masere, asi akabviswa mumasemi-fainari. 