As a senior player, he played for Elimäen Villisiat, City Stars and JPS in lower divisions.
[1] While studying in Pajulahti, Jokiranta also worked as a youth coach for JyPK girls' teams in Jyväskylä.
[4] On 17 September 2021, he started to work for Finnish FA as a director of club development in the Southern Finland.
[5] On 4 October 2023, a newly promoted Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan announced the appointment of Jokiranta as their new sporting director, starting in the position for the 2024 season.
In 2012, he graduated from the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä.