Viivi Pumpanen

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Viivi Pumpanen
Born
Viivi Pumpanen

(1988-07-20) 20 July 1988 (age 37)
Vantaa, Finland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) [1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Finland 2010
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
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, and represented Finland at the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. [2]

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Early life

Viivi Pumpanen was born on 20 July, 1988 in Vantaa, Finland. She graduated from Vaskivuoren lukio in 2008. [3]

Career

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 the British dance show 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  [ fi ] and Benjamin Peltonen. [8]

Between 2024-2025 she played a sapphic character Kikka Granberg on a Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät for a total of 20 episodes.

Discography

Singles

YearTitleAlbum
2018"Elämännälkäinen"Non-album single
2019"Sun kaltainen"
"Maailmanpyörä"
2020"Lahja"
2021"Ihmeidentekijä"

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Kerran viikossaWaitressEpisode: "Ensisilmäyksellä"
2015Voitolla yöhönHerself11 episodes
2015–2022PosseHerselfHost; 75 episodes
2016Saturday Night LiveVarious rolesEpisode: "Viivi Pumpanen"
2020 Masked Singer Suomi Herself / ChickenContestant; 4 episodes [9]
2021 Reunion 3: Singles Cruise RisteilyemäntäFilm; Finnish title: Luokkakokous 3 – Sinkkuristeily
2022HarjunpääSanna Lehikoinen2 episodes
2022Free SkateMotherFilm
2024–2025 Salatut elämät Kikka Granberg20 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - People
  2. ↑ Tervo, Toni. "Nurmijärveläistynyttä Viivi Pumpasta väitetään pelottomaksi – "Yksi asia sai kuitenkin polveni veteläksi"". Nurmijärven Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Leinonen, Pauliina (20 January 2010). "Miss Suomi onkin fiksu! IS esittelee koulutodistuksen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hän on tuore Miss Helsinki - katso kuvat ja video". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 28 May 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Viivi Pumpanen uusi Miss Suomi". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 17 January 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  6. ↑ toimitus, Seiska logo Mariama Bah Kuvat: Seiskan (14 May 2018). "Viivi Pumpaselle levytyssopimus – samassa tallissa Idols-tähti ja suomalaisille huippunimille kappaleita tehnyt biisinikkari!". Seiska.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Juuti, Mikko (3 June 2018). "Viivi Pumpaselta yllättävä aluevaltaus: julkaisi ensisinglensä – kuuntele Elämännälkäinen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Yle [@uudenmusiikinkilpailu]; (11 December 2023). "TÄSSÄ HE OVAT: UMK:n juontajat kaudelle '24!" [HERE THEY ARE: UMK's presenters for the '24 season!] (in Finnish and English). Retrieved 11 December 2023– via Instagram.
  9. ↑ "Masked Singer -hahmon alta paljastunut Viivi Pumpanen varjeli kuukausia suurta salaisuutta – joutui kiusallisiin tilanteisiin: "Todella hämmentävää"". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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