Suoranta has served as the Government of Finland/David and Nancy Speer Visiting Professor in Finnish Studies and Sociology at the University of Minnesota in 2005-2006.
Suoranta je također sudjelovao u radu Finske vlade/David i Nancy Speer gostujući profesori u finskim studijima i socijologiji na Sveučilištu Minnesota 2005-2006.