Despite this, as a young woman she was advised by teachers to ignore her Roma identity in order to succeed in Finnish society.
In 1989 she began to work with the Finnish National Advisory Board on Romani Affairs as a representative of the organisation, Romano Missio.
[2] She has been outspoken about the need for the media and schools in Finland to carry out their legal obligation to provide translations for Romani-speaking communities.
[2] Subsequently she worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and from 2013 to 2015 as a policy officer at the European Commission.
[3] Several prominent members of the Finnish Roma community, including artist Kiba Lumberg, singer Rainer Friman (fi) and author Veijo Baltzar, have criticised Vuolasranta and suggested she leads conservative Roma who seek to downplay problems and exclude critical voices.