Born on October 23, 1939. A long-time Finnish recording engineer who started his career already in the early 1960s.
He worked in the Scandia Studio 1960-1972, Finvox Studio 1972-1988, Äänityspalvelu Jouko Ahera 1972-2018. Under the name Äänityspalvelu Jouko Ahera has redorded for example: Jyväskylä Symphony, Oulu Symphony, Tampere Philharmony, Turku Philharmony, hundreds of Finnish choirs CD, FinnConcert productions 2007-2018 over 50 classical CDs.