[6] During her career, Laine danced approximately 50 leading roles, and performed in 29 countries in Europe and the Americas, both in her own right and as part of the National Ballet's tours.

[2] During her tenure, she broadened the company's repertoire by premiering several works by Finnish ballet composers.

[8][7][9] She was also the Artistic Director of Kuopio tanssii ja soi [fi], the oldest and largest dance festival in the Nordic region, from 1982 to 1992.

[7] From 1992 to 1995, Laine served as Director of Ballet at the Komische Oper Berlin Tanztheater in Germany.

[8][5] She judged notable ballet competitions, including Varna, Paris, Moscow and the USA IBC, more than 30 times.