Viivi Pumpanen | |
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Born | Viivi Pumpanen 20 July 1988 Vantaa, Finland |
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) [1] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Finland 2010 |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe 2010 (Unplaced) |
Viivi Pumpanen (born 20 July 1988) is a Finnish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2010, the official representative of Finland to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. [2]
Viivi Pumpanen was born on 20 July, 1988 in Vantaa, Finland. She graduated from Vaskivuoren lukio in 2008. [3]
Pumpanen was chosen as the winner of Miss Helsinki beauty pageant in 2009. [4] She then competed in Miss Finland 2010 pageant and won. [5] As the 71st Miss Finland, Pumpanen accepted the crown from Essi Pöysti, the 2009 titleholder, on 17 January 2010 and said "I have been dreaming about this since I was eight years old. My mother and father have been supporting me." [1]
She competed in the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant on 23 August 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 2011, Pumpanen won television dance competition Tanssii tähtien kanssa , the Finnish version of Strictly Come Dancing . Her professional partner was Matti Puro. In 2018, she signed a record deal with FinRecords and has released five standalone singles as of 2021. [6] [7]
On 11 December 2023, she was revealed as one of the hosts of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 , the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, alongside Pilvi Hämäläinen and Benjamin Peltonen. [8]
Year | Title | Album |
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2018 | "Elämännälkäinen" | Non-album single |
2019 | "Sun kaltainen" | |
"Maailmanpyörä" | ||
2020 | "Lahja" | |
2021 | "Ihmeidentekijä" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Kerran viikossa | Waitress | Episode: "Ensisilmäyksellä" |
2015 | Voitolla yöhön | Herself | Host; 11 episodes |
2015–2022 | Posse | Herself | Host; 75 episodes |
2016 | Saturday Night Live | Various roles | Episode: "Viivi Pumpanen" |
2020 | Masked Singer Suomi | Herself / Chicken | Contestant; 4 episodes [9] |
2021 | Reunion 3: Singles Cruise | Risteilyemäntä | Film; Finnish title: Luokkakokous 3 – Sinkkuristeily |
2022 | Harjunpää | Sanna Lehikoinen | 2 episodes |
2022 | Free Skate | Mother | Film |
2024 | Salatut elämät | Kikka Granberg | 5 episodes |
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