 In 1919, Alanne published a major book through the Työmies Publishing House, a large and comprehensive Finnish-English translating dictionary.Alanne's work was so well-regarded that the dictionary would survive to see publication a posthumous second edition, published in Finland in 1968.Alanne would find his lasting professional contribution in the field of consumer cooperation, becoming director of the growing Co-operative Central Exchange (CCE) of Superior, Wisconsin in 1920 — a position which he would hold until 1925.