He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, finishing seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay.

At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, she finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay.

At those same championships, she finished seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay and 45th in the individual sprint event.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay and 48th in the 10 km event.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics he finished fifth in 1000 m and 5000 m relay.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pajala finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay and tenth in the individual sprint event.

He finished 26th in the 200 m butterfly and 11th with the Swedish team in the 4x100 m medley relay.

He also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relay.

He finished 4th in 4 x 7.5 km relay in 1990, and 6th in team race.

He was also a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fifth in the Men's 4 x 100 metres relay.