ðə nˈɛkst sˈiːzən, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn zˈiəɹoʊ tˈuː, sˈɔː ˈɑːltoʊ ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə fˈɪnlənd, wˌɪtʃ ɪz wˌɛɹ hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə plˈeɪ ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks wɛn hiː wʌz fˈoːɹst tə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚ dˈuː tʊ ɐ ʃˈoʊldɚɹ ˈɪndʒɚɹi.
The next season, 2001–02, saw Aalto return to Finland, which is where he continued to play until 2006 when he was forced to retire due to a shoulder injury.