He worked as an agronomist at the Mustiala Agricultural Institute in 1899 before working at a school in
Åland and later
Närpes. He became a director of the Förningsbanken in Vörå from 1915 and worked there until 1940. He wrote poems in Swedish as well as Finnish dealing with nature. He also contributed to the Swedish psalm book and contributed hymns. He took an interest in archaeological studies and worked with Alfred Hackman (1864–1942) to lead excavations of iron age sites in
South Ostrobothnia. He discovered burial sites in the Lagpeltkangas-Latjineliden complex dating from 300 to 700 AD. He was an honorary member of the Finnish Archaeological Society. == References ==