| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 May 1987 (age 37) Parkano, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Equestrian |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2024 Olympic Games |
Sanna Siltakorpi (born 22 May 1987) is a Finnish eventing rider. [1] She competed at the 2019 and 2021 European Championships, representing Finland as individual. In 2024, she is set to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in eventing as individual. [2]
Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 57 times since its debut in 1961. The Finish participant broadcaster in the contest is Yleisradio (Yle), which select its entrant with the national competition Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu.
Anne Marie Pohtamo is a Finnish actress, model and beauty queen who was the second woman from Finland to capture the Miss Universe crown. She claimed the Miss Universe crown in 1975 at the pageant held in El Salvador.
Pamela Tola is a Finnish actress and director.
Sanna-June Hyde is an English-Finnish actress.
Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The athletes were named in four selections: first took place on December 19, 2007, 2nd on April 16, 3rd on May 20 and 4th on July 21, 2008.
Pirkko Mannola is a Finnish actress, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 1958 but later did not compete at any international pageants.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Niin kaunis on taivas" written by Timo Niemi. The song was performed by the singer Jasmine. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 1995 as one of the bottom nine countries in the 1994 contest. Yle organised the national final Euroviisut 1996 - Euroviisut ja Emma in order to select the Finnish entry for the 1996 contest in Oslo, Norway. Ten entries selected to compete in the national final were presented on 3 February 1996 and votes from the public selected "Niin kaunis on taivas" performed by Jasmine as the winner with 67,907 votes, which was announced during a televised programme on 5 February 1996.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Da Da Dam" written by Axel Ehnström. The song was performed by Paradise Oskar, which is the artistic name of singer Axel Ehnström. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 2011 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. 15 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals and a final, taking place in January and February 2011. Ten entries ultimately competed in the final on 12 February where votes from the public selected "Da Da Dam" performed by Paradise Oskar as the winner.
Juulia Turkkila is a Finnish figure skater. Competing in ice dancing with Matthias Versluis, she is the 2023 European bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix of Espoo bronze medalist, 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy gold medalist, and a four-time Finnish national champion.
Anna-Maja Kristina Henriksson is a Swedish-speaking Finnish politician. She has served as Finland's Minister of Justice, in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet and Alexander Stubb's cabinet from 2011 to 2015, Antti Rinne's cabinet from June to December 2019 and in Sanna Marin's cabinet from December 2019 to June 2023. Henriksson was recorded to have been the country's longest-serving Minister of Justice.
The Social Democratic Party of Finland is a social democratic political party in Finland. It is the third largest party in the Parliament of Finland with 43 seats. Founded in 1899 as the Workers' Party of Finland, the SDP is Finland's oldest active political party and has a close relationship with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. It is also a member of the Party of European Socialists, Progressive Alliance, Socialist International and SAMAK.
Sanna Laari is a Finnish biathlete. She competed in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 World Cup seasons, and represented Finland at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti.
Sanna-Maija Wiksten is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She is the 1998 Nordic champion, 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and 1999 Finnish national champion. She reached the free skate at three ISU Championships – 1997 Junior Worlds, 1999 Europeans, and 2000 Europeans. She represented Tikkurilan Skating Club in Vantaa and Espoon Jäätaiturit in Espoo.
Katri Briitta Ilona Kulmuni is a Finnish politician who served as the 35th deputy prime minister of Finland and the leader of the Centre Party between 2019 and 2020. A member of the Centre Party, she was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2024. In the 2024 European Parliament election, she was elected to the European Parliament.
Sanna Mirella Marin is a Finnish former politician who served as prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 2020 to 2023. She was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2023. She was re-elected as member of parliament in April 2023 but resigned to become a strategic adviser on political leaders' reform programmes in the Tony Blair Institute in September 2023.
Sanna-Leena Perunka is a Finnish biathlete. She competed in four events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Rachael Sanna is an Australian equestrian. She competed at the Sydney 2000 Olympics in the individual and the team dressage events. Riding Aphrodite, she finished in 33rd place in the individual event, while the Australian team of Kristy Oatley-Nist, Ricky MacMillan, Mary Hanna and Sanna finished 6th in the team event. She is married to fellow Australian equestrian George Sanna.
Events from the year 2020 in Finland
The Karoliina Rantamäki Award is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the playoff MVP of the Naisten Liiga, called the Naisten SM-sarja during 1982 to 2017. The Naisten SM-sarja Playoff MVP trophy was first awarded in the 1999–2000 season and the first recipient was forward Kati Kovalainen of Espoo Blues Naiset.
Sanna Nuutinen is a Finnish professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. In 2019, she was runner-up at the Tipsports Czech Ladies Open and in 2020, she finished 5th on the LET Order of Merit.
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