His father died early which left his mother to raise him while running a kiosk. Wuori graduated from the University of Helsinki and became active in cultural and political movements since the late 1960s. He reported annually about the state of international human rights during his term in the European Parliament.[1]
Wuori was the chairman of Greenpeace Finland, 1989–1998, and Greenpeace International, 1991–1991.