Qor faahfaahin faahfaahsan oo ku saabsan faqradan - New Jersey Devils ayaa doortay (225-aad ee 1996-kii)
), Petriläinen wuxuu lix xilli ciyaareed la qaatay Tappara intii u dhaxeysay 1994 iyo 2000 ka hor inta uusan u dhaqaaqin Sweden si uu ugu ciyaaro Timrå IK Elitserien hal xilli ciyaareed. Wuxuu ku soo laabtay SM-liiga sanadkii 2002 isagoo u ciyaaray TPS laba xilli ciyaareed. Kadib wuxuu ku soo laabtay Tappara sanadkii 2003 hal xilli ciyaareed. Sanadkii 2004 ayuu dib ugu soo laabtay dalka Sweden, isagoo ku biiray kooxda labaad ee horyaalka ee Skellefteå AIK ka hor inta uusan ku soo laaban Elitserien isaga oo la jooga Södertälje SK xilli ciyaareed aan guul gaarin oo kooxdu ku dhacday horyaalka labaad. Wuxuu ku soo laabtay Finland wuxuuna ku biiray Ilves. Sanadkii 2007, wuxuu la saxiixday Olimpija Ljubljana. Wuxuu la saxiixday Etoile Noire de Strasbourg (macno ahaan Xiddiga Madow) xilli ciyaareedkii 2010-2011.