Taina is a horticulturist, environmental biologist, garden designer and researcher at the Fifth Dimension - Green Roofs in Urban Areas research group of the University of Helsinki. Her research concentrates particularly on the environmental change and policy with regard to green roofs in urban areas. She lectures at various educational institutions on green roofs, gardening and design, and frequently writes articles in gardening magazines on matters relating to horticulture, gardening, landscaping and the environment.

She was a member of the Executive Committee of the Urban Diversity research project (2010-2013), coordinated by the University of Tampere and also worked as an expert for the "Deck and Roof Gardens and Green Roofs Committee" on the renewal of the RT 85-10709, the national building code on the subject matter...