[4][5] Nuutinen played college golf with the TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University 2010–2014 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Psychology.

She played in six tournaments with the best finish of T5 at the Mineks and Regnum Ladies Classic, and a lowest round of 67, five-under-par at the Open Generali de Strasbourg which included six birdies.

The following year, she played in seven LET events and was again runner-up at the Ladies Finnish Open, this time losing a playoff to Julia Engström.

After a tie for 4th at the season ending Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España, she finished the year 5th on the LET Order of Merit.

[7] In June 2021 she finished tied third at the Jabra Ladies Open and the Scandinavian Mixed on the LET, helping her qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics along with Matilda Castren, just ahead of Ursula Wikström.