That year in 1913 he moved back to Finland where he met and married his third wife, Finnish sculptor Viivi Paarmio.

[6][7] His mirrors, figurines, lamp stands, urns, and candelabra established his reputation as a decorative artist.

Of his statues and portraits, several are in New York City in the Vanderbilt collection, notably Death and Resurrection and A Breton Girl.

His works in Finland include a Mariatta, in the Imperial Castle, and a Christ in the National Museum at Helsinki.

The marble group Maternity is in the Museum of Arras, and a bronze statuette, Youth, in the Berlin National Gallery.