In 1991, Ylinen became the national champion of Finland after winning the
Finnish Individual Speedway Championship and the following year he successfully defended his title by winning it again. He toured the UK with
Rospiggarna in 1992. He came to the attention of the
Edinburgh Monarchs who signed him for the
1993 British League season, where he would stay for two seasons. and he would return to the Edinburgh club in 1996, when they were called the Scottish Monarchs. He won a fifth and final national title in 1998 and then returned to his native Finland to complete his career with Kotkat Seinajoki. == See also ==