Finland at major beauty pageants

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This is a list of Finland's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.

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Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, [1] widely covered and broadcast by media. [2] The Wall Street Journal, [3] BBC News, [4] CNN, [5] Xinhua News Agency, [6] and global news agencies such as Reuters [7] and Agence France-Presse [8] [9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. [10] [11] [12]

The country has won four victories:

Finland's Big Four titleholders

Color key
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2021TBATBAAnna Merimaa
TBA
TBA
2020Viivi Altonen↑ No Pageant HeldEmilia Lepomäki
2019Anni HarjunpääDana MononenJutta Kyllönen
Top 15
x
2018 Alina Voronkova Jenny LappalainenEevi Ihalainenx
2017Michaela SöderholmAdriana GerxhalijaPihla Koivuniemi
Top 15
x
2016 Shirly Karvinen Heta SallinenEmilia Seppänen
Top 15
x
2015 Rosa-Maria Ryyti Carola MillerSaara Ahlbergx
2014 Bea Toivonen Krista Haapalainen
Top 25
Milla Romppanen
4th Runner-Up
x
2013 Lotta Hintsa Maija KerisalmiHelianna Ylimaulax
2012 Sara Chafak Sabina SärkkäViivi Suominen
1st Runner-Up
Kristiina Airi
2011 Pia Pakarinen Sara SieppiNiina Lavonenx
2010 Viivi Pumpanen Anne NurminenSusanna Turjax
2009Essi PöystiSanna KankaanpääLinda Wikstedt
Top 15
x
2008 Satu Tuomisto Linda WikstedtJanna TaanilaMinna Nikkilä
2007 Noora Hautakangas Linnea AaltonenJoanna VäreAnna Pohtimo
2006 Ninni Laaksonen Jenniina TuokkoKaroliina YläjokiLinnea Aaltonen
2005 Hanna Ek xSusanna Laine
2nd Runner-Up
Rita Aaltolahti
2004Mira SaloNina TikanmäkiHenna YlilauriIida Laatu
2003Anna StrömbergKatri HynninenSuvi Hartlin
2nd Runner-Up
Jenni Suominen
2002Janette BromanHanne HynynenKatariina KulveElina Hurve
3rd Runner-Up
(Assumed)
2001Heidi Willman Jenni Dahlman Hanna Pajulammi Martina Aitolehti
2000Suvi MiinalaSalima PeippoKati Nirkko
Top 15
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines)
1999Vanessa ForsmanMaria LaamanenSaija Palin
2nd Runner-Up
1998Jonna KauppilaMaaret NousiainenPiia Hartikainen
Top 15
1997 Karita Tykkä Minna LehtinenMaria Hietanen
1996 Lola Odusoga
2nd Runner-Up
Hanna HirvonenUlrika Wester
1995Heli PirhonenTerhi Koivistox
1994Henna MeriläinenMia ForsellMarja Vuoristo
1993Tarja Smura
Top 10
Janina Frostell
Top 15
Arlene Kotala
1992Kirsi SyrjänenPetra Von Hellens
Top 15
Tiina Salmesvirta
Top 15
1991 Tanja Vienonen Nina AutioPäivi Hytinkoski
1990Tiina ViertoTuula Polvi
Top 5
Anu Yli-Mäenpää
Top 15
1989Åsa Lövdahl
Top 10
Åsa LövdahlMinna Kittilä
1988 Nina Björnström Nina AnderssonSari Pääkkönen
Top 15
1987Outi TanhuanpääMinna RinnetmäkiNiina Kärkkäinen
1986Tuula Polvi
4th Runner-Up
Satu-Riitta AlaharjaMaarit Salomäki
1985Marja KinnunenMarja KinnunenMarjukka Tontti
Top 15
1984Anna-Liisa TilusAnna-Liisa Tilus
Top 15
Tiina Hyvärinen
Top 15
1983Nina Rekola
Top 12
Marita PekkalaNiina Kesäniemi
1982Sari Aspholm
Top 12
Sari Aspholm
1st Runner-Up
Aino Summa
Top 15
1981Merja VarvikkoPia NurminenMerja Varvikko
1980Sirpa ViljamaaRitva TamioPaula Nieminen
1979Päivi UittoTuire PentikäinenKäte Nyberg
3rd Runner-Up
1978Seija PaakkolaEija Laaksonen
Top 15
Hymy Suuronen
1977 Armi Aavikko Asta Seppälä
Top 15
Arja-Liisa Lehtinen
1976Suvi LukkarinenMerja Tammi
4th Runner-Up
Maarit Leso
1975 Anne Marie Pohtamo
WINNER
Leena Vainio
Top 15
Eeva Mannerberg
1st Runner-Up
1974 Johanna Raunio
2nd Runner-Up
Talvikki Ekman Johanna Raunio
2nd Runner-Up
1973Raija StarkSeija Mäkinen Anneli Björkling
WINNER
1972 Maj-Len Grönholm Anneli Björkling
Top 7
Tarja Annikki Leskinen
Top 15
1971Pirjo Laitila
2nd Runner-Up
Mirja HalmeHannele Halme
4th Runner-Up
1970Ursula RainioHannele HamaraIrene Karvola
1969Harriet Eriksson
1st Runner-Up
Päivi Raita
Top 15
Satu Östring
1st Runner-Up
1968Leena Brusiin
2nd Runner-Up
Leena SipiläSatu Kostiainen
1967Ritva Lehto
3rd Runner-Up
Hedy RännäriTerttu Ronkainen
Top 15
1966Satu Östring
1st Runner-Up
Marita Gellman↑ No Pageant Held
1965Virpi Miettinen
1st Runner-Up
Raija Salminen
Top 16
Esti Östring
Top 15
1964Sirpa Wallenius
Top 10
Maila ÖstringMaila Östring
4th Runner-Up
1963Riitta Kautiainen
Top 15
Marja-Liisa Ståhlberg
2nd Runner-Up
Anneli Rantala
1962Aulikki Järvinen
2nd Runner-Up
Kaarina Leskinen
1st Runner-Up
Eeva Malinen
Top 15
1961Ritva WächterRitva Wächter
Top 15
Marja Ryönä
Top 15
1960Maija-Leena ManninenMargaretha SchaumanMarketta Nieminen
1959xMargit Jaatinen↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan)
1958xx
1957x Marita Lindahl
WINNER
1956xSirpa Koivu
1955Sirkku TaljaMirva Arvinen
1954 Lenita Airisto Yvonne de Bruyn
1953Teija SopanenMaija-Riitta Tuomaala
1952 Armi Kuusela
WINNER
Eva Hellas
3rd Runner-Up
1951↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States)↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Finland send their first delegate in 1952)


PageantPlacementsBest result
Miss Universe18Winner Star*.svg (1952 • 1975)
Miss World18Winner Star*.svg (1957)
Miss International29Winner Star*.svg (1973)
Miss Earth13rd Runner-Up(2002 Assumed)
Total664 TITLES

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