Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Taskinen akakunda mamwe mazita eFinland 800 m muna 1975, 1976 uye 1978; kuverenga mazita emukati (imwe yega yega pa400 m uye 800 m) uye mazita e relay (imwe pa4 × 400 m uye maviri pa4 × 800 m), iye ari 11-nguva shasha yeFinland. Pa1978 European Indoor Championships muMilan akahwina goridhe pamamita 800, mberi kweEast Germany Olaf Beyer;, nguva yake yekukunda ye1:47.36 ichiri iyo rekodhi yeFinland yemukati, kunyangwe Wilson Kirwa naAri Suhonen vakamhanya nekukurumidza panzira dzakakura. Mumakwikwi eEuropean Outdoor Championships muna 1978
muPrague Taskinen zvakare akatora chikamu mumamita mazana masere, asi akabviswa mumasemi-fainari.