B. 1971. Composer, musician, improvisor. Iiro is originally trained as a classical guitarist at the Conservatory of Helsinki. After his classical music studies he set his focus on composition and studied musical theatre in the Theatre Academy of Helsinki. He finished his studies in 2000. Iiro has done most of his compositional work in the context of theatre and writes fluently for different medias. He frequently performs as an improvisor and also works as an osteopath.