He was a pioneer in Finnish radio for his on the field reporting at sports events.

His parents were Aapo Henrik Jukola and Maria Wilhelmina Grönroos.

While working at Urheilulehti, he also served as literary officer of WSOY.

As an athlete, the height of his track and field career was in the 1920s.

He moved to Turku and was represented by Porvoon Urheilijat and Helsingin Kisa-Veikot.