ˈæftɚ ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən, sˈɪdənmˌɑː dɪdnˌɑːt ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn tə wˈɜːk ɪn ðæt fˈiːld, æz hiː hæd dʒˈɔɪnd lˈɔːɹdi ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ˌʌndɚ ðə stˈeɪdʒ nˈeɪm "ˌeɪmˈɛn", ænd ðeɪ hæd mˌeɪd ðɛɹ bɹˈeɪkθɹuː ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
After graduation, Sydänmaa did not go on to work in that field, as he had joined Lordi in the late 1990s under the stage name "Amen", and they had made their breakthrough in 2002.