Viivi Elina Avellan (born 3 June 1977) is a Finnish journalist and television hosting entrepreneur (Awell Entertainment Oy). She used to work as a sport news hostess for television channel Nelonen. Avellan was the hostess for entertainment news on MTV3 television channel from 2005 to 2006. She worked as an editor-in-chief for the Finnish golf magazine Fore from 2013 to 2016.
In 2006, Avellan published the book Sinkkunaisen käsikirja ("Handbook for single women", ISBN 951-31-3727-9). In 2012, her company published the ice hockey-themed children's book Leijona on kuningas with co-operation of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.
From 2009 to 2012, Avellan lived in Switzerland, where she ran an art gallery in Zürich. [1] [2] Since 2016, Avellan has lived in Singapore with her husband (married in 2013) and their two sons. [3] Since 2023, she has also lived in Los Angeles. [4] [5] Avellan has founded several companies in Singapore. She worked as a Country Manager at Innovation Home Singapore.
In the early 2020s, Avellan founded with her business partner a consulting company to Los Angeles and her team helps Nordic companies to enter to the U.S. market.
Karin Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish actress, singer, model, tv host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Sweden 1993.
Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi, known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American-Finn actress who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.
Tabe Maria Ingeborg Slioor was a Finnish socialite, reporter, and photojournalist, living and working in Europe and the United States.
Linda Magdalena Cullberg Lampenius, better known by her maiden name Linda Lampenius and international stage name Linda Brava, is a Finnish classical concert violinist. Named as one of the most versatile and accomplished players of her generation, Brava has also performed pop, rock, folk, techno, film, jazz, and world music, among others.
Mestis is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona.
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.
Pia Lamberg is a Finnish actress, fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Finland 2011 and later she represented Finland at Miss Universe 2011 pageant on September 12, 2011 in Brazil.
Sauli Eerik Koskinen is a Finnish television host and entertainment reporter from Hyvinkää, Finland.
Lotta Hintsa is a Finnish model, mountain climber and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013.
Emilia Vuorisalmi is a medical doctor, TV personality and an entrepreneur from Helsinki, Finland.
Ismo Mikael Leikola, sometimes known professionally as ISMO, is a Finnish comedian, musician, author, screenwriter, and YouTuber. Leikola made his United States debut in 2014, when he won "The Funniest Person in the World" competition organized by the comedy club Laugh Factory. In 2015, he made comedy series ISMO for Finnish television and moved to the United States. He gained more recognition after his appearance on the Conan talk show in 2018 and has since toured internationally. He has a YouTube channel with over 360,000 subscribers.
Jesse Puljujärvi is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rated as a top prospect, Puljujärvi was drafted fourth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Meeri Räisänen is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing with Gladiators HT in the II-divisioona (2-div.), the fourth-tier men's national league in Finland. With the Finnish national team, she has won two Olympic bronze medals, two World Championship bronze medals, and has twice been named to the World Championship All-Star Team.
Ella Viitasuo is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team. She most recently played during the 2022–23 season with HV71 of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).
Nelli Laitinen is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the college ice hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program.
V Sport Jääkiekko is a pay television channel distributed in Finland, produced by Nordic Entertainment Group-owned Viasat, and primarily covering two major professional ice hockey leagues, the National Hockey League and the Kontinental Hockey League. The channel's major live broadcasts are usually presented in Finnish, although for the NHL games, the original English-language commentary from the North American feed is generally transmitted in a separate audio channel. Additionally, the channel rebroadcasts the NHL Network programming in English.
Mimosa Helena Willamo is a Finnish actress. In 2015, she was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Headfirst.
Emilia Vesa is a Finnish ice hockey winger and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Frölunda HC.
Presidential elections were held in Finland on 28 January 2024, with a second round held on 11 February. Voters elected a president of the Republic for a six-year term. Incumbent president Sauli Niinistö was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election, having served the maximum two terms, ensuring the president elected would be the country's thirteenth.