In the 2010 Finnish Women's Cup final, Saario suffered a serious head injury in which her jaw was broken and she lost several teeth.

In June 2014 it was announced that Saario will rejoin Åland for the qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.

[2] Saario made her debut for the Finland women's national football team in February 1999, having turned 17 the previous month.

At the 1999 Algarve Cup Saario made two further appearances, but did not play for her country again until April 2002; a 3–0 defeat to the United States in San Jose, California.

[4] In June 2013 Saario was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.