[1] As a result, he became the first ever Finnish head coach to manage in a top flight division of Southeast Asian football.

Before Lönnström took charge of Police United FC at the start of May, the team were languishing 17th in the Thailand Premier League with seven points from nine matches.

The Maldivian league champions qualified for the AFC Cup and Lönnström became the first ever Finnish and Nordic football coach to manage a club in this competition.

New Radiant SC started their new season with an away match in AFC Cup against Persib Bandung of the (Indonesia Super League).

The newly promoted team were struggling to adapt to the Thailand top flight and were bottom of the table when Lönnström took over.

The club from Songea gained promotion the previous season and were determined to stay in the top flight by bringing in international coaching.

Lönnström left FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín in February 2018 before joining HIFK Fotboll as Director of Sport in Finland's Ykkönen.

[3] On 5 November 2024, Lönnström was named the head coach of Lobi Stars in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).