As the coach of the Finnish national ice hockey team, he led Finland to silver medals in the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 World Championships, and to third place in the 1991 Canada Cup.
With Finland's national ice hockey team under his leadership, he achieved notable success, including silver medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 World Championships, as well as a third-place finish in the 1991 Canada Cup.