Akusti was born in Turku, Finland and is married with two children. He played football up until the age of 19 before being forced to retire after a second ACL injury. He started his coaching qualifications a year later. Holding a number of roles as youth coach and U19 and U17 coach for a series of Finnish teams he is now first team women head coach for TPS Turku. TPS is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland. The men’s first team and women’s first team both play in the highest tier of their respective leagues in Finland. The club is nicknamed “Tepsi” and was founded in 1922. Akusti has a passion to continue his coach education and regularly attends courses and visits pro clubs across Europe. This includes Benfica, Valencia and RB Leipzig in Germany. He achieved his UEFA A Licence in 2017.
