Jasmin Hamid (born 18 February 1984, Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, politician and investor. [1] [2] [3]
As an actress, Hamid is most known for playing a character named Katariina Mäkelä in the popular Finnish television soap opera Salatut elämät . Hamid has a master's degree in acting. She began her studies as a teenager on a dancing program and continued in theater university during 2003–2008. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Hamid started her career in politics in 2008, when she ran during the Helsinki local elections, representing the Green League. She was then chosen as deputy commissioner. In 2012, she was chosen for the Helsinki council with 1,200 votes. [8] [9]
Hamid got into investing in 2013, when she bought her first investment housing in Kallio, Helsinki. Hamid has been vocal in the media about the fact that while investors are often portrayed as "suited-up professionals", investing actually is possible for others as well - encouraging people to start investing somewhere. [2]
Hamid is a part of the Finnish Tatar community. She has two children with her Finnish husband Santtu Hulkkonen. Hamid speaks Tatar to her children. [3] [10]
Tarja Kaarina Halonen is a Finnish politician who served as the 11th president of Finland, and the first and to date only woman to hold the position, from 2000 to 2012. She first rose to prominence as a lawyer with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), and as the Prime Minister's parliamentary secretary (1974–1975) and a member of the City Council of Helsinki (1977–1996). Halonen was a Social Democratic Party member of parliament from 1979 until her election to the presidency in 2000. She also served as a minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health from 1987 to 1990, as Minister of Justice from 1990 to 1991, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2000.
Erkki Sakari Tuomioja is a Finnish politician and has previously been a member of the Finnish Parliament. From 2000 to 2007 and 2011 to 2015, he served as the minister for foreign affairs. He was president of the Nordic Council in 2008.
Janina Päivänsäde Fry is Finnish actress, singer, model, fashion designer and beauty pageant titleholder. She hosted the show Bella on Finnish television channel Nelonen.
Björn Arne Christer "Nalle" Wahlroos is a Finnish banker, investor, and the chairman of the Board in Sampo Group and UPM-Kymmene. Before switching to banking, Wahlroos worked as a professor at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, from which he also holds a Doctorate in Economics.
Katariina Souri is a Finnish author, artist, columnist and Playboy's Playmate of the Month for December, 1988. She has been a writer after her brief Playboy career. On January 25, 2010, Kata Kärkkäinen announced that she changed her name to Katariina Souri.
Paula Julia Vesala is a Finnish singer-songwriter, actress, and playwright. She was one of two singers and main lyricist in the pop rock duo PMMP along with Mira Luoti. Her solo career began in 2015 under the stage name "Vesala". She has composed songs for other well-known Finnish artists such as Vesa-Matti Loiri, Jenni Vartiainen, and Antti Tuisku.
Sara La Fountain is a Finnish-American chef, cookbook author, designer, and television personality. Born in Santa Monica, California, she grew up in Finland. After graduating at the Culinary Institute of America, she returned to Finland and started her own business. She has written food columns and lifestyle articles for various Finnish magazines and newspapers. She gained recognition for her cookbooks and her cooking shows, also appearing as a guest chef in several television shows. Additionally, she has been involved in various brand collaborations with food companies and has also worked in tableware design and fashion modelling.
Pirjo Irene Honkasalo is a Finnish film director who has also worked as a cinematographer, film editor, producer, screenwriter and actress. In 1980 she co-directed Flame Top with Pekka Lehto, with whom she worked earlier and later as well. The film was chosen for the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. In the 1990s she focused on feature documentaries such as "The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic". Honkasalo returned to fiction with Fire-Eater (1998) and Concrete Night (2013), both of which were written by Pirkko Saisio. Concrete Night won six Jussi Awards in 2014, among them the Jussi for the Best Direction and the Jussi for the Best Film. Its world premiere was at the Toronto International Film Festival in Masters series.
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Marjaana Maijala is a Finnish actress, who has appeared in several feature films and television series. She has also performed in several Finnish theatres, including The National Theatre of Finland.
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Presidential elections were held in Finland on 28 January 2018. The incumbent Sauli Niinistö received 63% of the vote and was elected for a second term, avoiding a second round. He received a plurality of the vote in every municipality and a majority in all but 13 municipalities.
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Kirsi KatariinaPiha is a Finnish Communications consultant and former politician. Piha's party is National Coalition Party. She was a member of City Council of Helsinki from 1992 to 1996. Piha was a member of parliament from May 1994 to November 1996 and then March 1999 to March 2003. She has a degree of Master of Science in Economics. Piha has published several books like Äitijohtaja (2006) and Rytmihäiriö (2015).
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