 He worked as a reporter for the newspaper "Vasabladet" from 1989 to 1993 before acting as a research assistant for the Swedish People's Party.He served as a Special Adviser successively to the Ministers of Transport, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Interior, and Defence from 1994 to 2000.He was Deputy Editor-in-Chief and a leader writer for the newspaper "Åbo Underrättelser" from 2000 to 2005.