After his sporting career he entered politics and was elected to the Parliament of Finland as an MP for the National Coalition Party in the 2011 election and reelected in 2015 and 2019. His parents derived his name Sinuhe from the protagonist of the novel The Egyptian.
After his sporting career, he became involved in politics and was elected to Finland's Parliament as an MP for the National Coalition Party in 2011, 2015, and 2019. His parents named him Sinuhe after the main character of The Egyptian novel.