Voutilainen graduated from the Finnish School of Watchmaking in 1986, and later continued his studies at WOSTEP.[4][5] After his studies Voutilainen worked for Parmigiani Mesure et Art du Temps between 1990 and 1999 restoring complicated and rare watches.[4] Voutilainen also worked as a teacher at the WOSTEP between the years 1999-2002.[6]
Voutilainen started an independent watchmaking business in 2002, building a limited number of handmade timekeepers.[7][8] In 2005, he introduced the world's first decimal repeater sounding hours, ten-minute intervals and then minutes.[9] In 2012 Voutilainen together with Andreas Strehler created the watch "Chapter III" for Maîtres du Temps.[10]
In 2013, Voutilainen began collaborating with Tatsuo Kitamura, head of the Japanese lacquer art studio Unryuan, and by 2022 had introduced several watches with dials decorated using traditional Japanese lacquer techniques.[11]
In 2021 Voutilainen together with a group of investors acquired watchmaking company Urban Jürgensen and was appointed as the CEO of the company.[12]
