The planning of the dormitory building had many twists and turns, but in the end Seppo Salko had the final word in determining what the building was to be like. In 1974, the Salkos wrote about their work as follows:  During the school year 1975–76, the Salkos had a furlough in Finland, and another missionary couple, Simo and Tarja Lipasti, ran the dormitory during that time. The Salkos’ second term began in 1976 and ended in 1980, and the third term lasted from 1981 to 1985. During the furloughs, Salko worked in the FMS headquarters in Helsinki. During 1975–76 he was responsible for the circulation of the FMS magazine "Suomen Lähetyssanomat" and during 1980–81 he worked as the head of the audiovisual productions. After the Salkos’ third term, the FMS decided in 1985 that no one would be allowed to work at the Taichung dormitory for more than two terms. Thus, in 1985 the Salkos remained in Finland. During 1985–87 Salko worked in the FMS as the person in charge of matters dealing with scholarship students in Finland, until the FMS reversed its decision on the “two terms” rule at the dormitory and sent the Salkos for a fourth term during 1987–91. The Salkos returned to Finland for good in 1991. After this, Salko worked with the FMS, assigned to the Lapua Diocese and after this during 1992–95 as the person responsible for the functioning of the FMS Mission Church at the FMS headquarters in Helsinki. He was listed in this capacity also in the 1996 and 1997 FMS yearbooks, although he no longer worked in this assignment. As a pensioner, Salko has participated in work with homeless children in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has done this as part of the "Aitomiehet" (‘real men’) group of the Aitolahti Parish in Tampere. He can be seen posing with other “real men” in the group's 2014 Christmas photograph.