Jaajo Linnonmaa

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Jaajo Linnonmaa
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Linnonmaa in 2009
Born
Jari Arto Olavi Linnonmaa

25 May 1978 (1978-05-25) (age 45)
Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)Actor, television personality

Jari Arto Olavi "Jaajo" Linnonmaa (born 25 May 1978 in Helsinki [1] ) is a Finnish radio personality, actor and entrepreneur. Linnonmaa hosts the breakfast show together with Anni Hautala on Radio Suomipop. The show is one of the most popular radio shows in Finland within its timeslot and the show and Linnonmaa himself have won several accolades at the Finnish Radio Gala. [2]

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In 2014, Linnonmaa made his acting debut in a small supporting role as a paramedic in the Finnish medical drama television series Syke on Yle TV2. In the same year production started on the Finnish comedy film Luokkakokous , in which Linnonmaa has a leading role, along with Aku Hirviniemi and stand-up comedian Sami Hedberg. [3] The film was a commercial success and the sequel, Luokkakokous 2 – Polttarit , was released in 2016. [4]

Since 2016, Linnonmaa has presented the revival of Haluatko miljonääriksi?, the Finnish version of popular game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? .

Business activities

Linnonmaa is a business investor and entrepreneur and has invested in and runs several companies and business ventures. In 2013, he co-founded MySoda, a distributor of a consumer home carbonation products, which operates in several European countries. [5]

Personal life

Linnonmaa is married to Maija Stewart-Linnonmaa. They have four children. [6] He is also active in horse racing. [7]

As a child, Linnonmaa was unable to pronounce his first name "Jari", so he substituted it with "Jaajo", which he later adopted as his stage name. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kulissien takana: Vuoden radiojuontaja Jaajo Linnonmaa" (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Radio Gaala vuoden 2013 voittajat" (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jaajo Linnonmaa at IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Luokkakokous saa jatko-osan" (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jaajon uusin aluevaltaus haastaa Nasdaq jättiläistä" (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jaajo Linnonmaalle neljäs lapsi syntyi" (in Finnish).
  7. ↑ "Jaajon hevoser vastakkain" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kulissien takana: Vuoden radiojuontaja Jaajo Linnonmaa".


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