We were married in Munkkiniemi Church in 1975. We spent our first marital years in Helsinki. During 1975 - 1978 we lived in Munkkiniemi where I had bought my first own apartment after being elected to the parliament in 1972. During that period our first two daughters, Kukka and Noora were born.

During the summer 1978 we moved into a larger apartment in Munkkiniemi. From there we moved in 1979 westwards to Turku, the former Capital of Finland, which is 200 kilometres away from Helsinki. Turku was my new constituency and I had been elected to the parliament from there in the 1979 election. None of us had previous experience about Turku, but we liked the city from the very first day. 

When living in Varissuo (a suburb of Turku) our youngest daughter Minna  was born. She is living nowadays in Turku.

From Varissuo we continued towards west to Suikkila (another suburb of Turku). We lived there almost ten years. From Turku we moved to Espoo, where we lived almost three years.

Today we live in the heart of Helsinki. Most of our winters we spend in Costa del Sol, Spain. We live on the border of Marbella and Estepona and play golf at the Atalaya Golf and Country Club.

Our oldest daughter Kukka is married. Her husband is Kari Yli-Äijö and they live in Espoo. Kukka and Kari are happy parents, their son Otso was born in March 2011. Otso is our second grandchild. Kukka is a leading consultant in Accenture Oy.

Our second daughter Noora lives in Turku. She works at Airiston Lomakeskus Oy. She has a daughter, Daniela who was born in January 2002. Daniela is our first grandchild.

Our youngest daughter Minna and her husband Juho Vennamo live also in Turku. Minna is a lawyer and a specialist in international taxation. She works in Deloitte & Touche Oy.