Ari Peltonen
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Ari Pekka "Paska" Peltonen (born 7 April 1967 in Hyvinkää
) is a Finnish
radio reporter, author and musician.
Since 1985, Peltonen has given musical performances under the name of Paska ("shit" in Finnish), his one-man-band. Peltonen has also used the pseudonyms Jeesus, Jorma and Johnny-Blue, usually as opening acts for Paska. He has also had other musical projects, such as "Maailman isomunaisin mies" ("The guy with the world's biggest dick" in Finnish).
In the early 1990s Peltonen had his own radio show ANSSI! in the Radiomafia
channel of Finland's national broadcasting company YLE. The show was discontinued, first temporarily and finally permanently. Nowadays Peltonen has two shows in Radio Helsinki: Paskalista and Hello Helsinki. In Paskalista ("Shitlist"), Peltonen plays songs usually considered bad. Peltonen has also written several books, inclucing Pallinaama ("Ballface"), in which he insults his former boss in YLE.
In 26 August 2006 Peltonen formed a micronation
called Valtio in the territory of the municipality of Posio
. Newspaper Helsingin Sanomat
and radio station Radio Helsinki regularly reported about the situation of Valtio.
In the spring of 2008 Peltonen hosts the travel program Paskareissu, in which he visits many Finnish cities with bad reputations and tries to find positive things about them.
Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in Uusimaa region, approximately north of the capital Helsinki. The town was chartered in 1960. Hyvinkää belongs to the Province of Southern Finland. The population of Hyvinkää is ....
) is a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
radio reporter, author and musician.
Since 1985, Peltonen has given musical performances under the name of Paska ("shit" in Finnish), his one-man-band. Peltonen has also used the pseudonyms Jeesus, Jorma and Johnny-Blue, usually as opening acts for Paska. He has also had other musical projects, such as "Maailman isomunaisin mies" ("The guy with the world's biggest dick" in Finnish).
In the early 1990s Peltonen had his own radio show ANSSI! in the Radiomafia
Radiomafia
Radiomafia was a Finnish radio station owned by YLE and mainly directed to teenagers and young adults. It was established on June 1, 1990 and decommissioned on January 12, 2003. It was followed by YleX, with some of the programmes moved to other channels, such as YleQ, YLE Radio Suomi and YLE Radio...
channel of Finland's national broadcasting company YLE. The show was discontinued, first temporarily and finally permanently. Nowadays Peltonen has two shows in Radio Helsinki: Paskalista and Hello Helsinki. In Paskalista ("Shitlist"), Peltonen plays songs usually considered bad. Peltonen has also written several books, inclucing Pallinaama ("Ballface"), in which he insults his former boss in YLE.
In 26 August 2006 Peltonen formed a micronation
Micronation
Micronations, sometimes also referred to as model countries and new country projects, are entities that claim to be independent nations or states but which are not recognized by world governments or major international organizations...
called Valtio in the territory of the municipality of Posio
Posio
Posio is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
. Newspaper Helsingin Sanomat
Helsingin Sanomat
Helsingin Sanomat is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. In 2008, its daily circulation was 412,421 on weekdays and 468,505 on Sundays...
and radio station Radio Helsinki regularly reported about the situation of Valtio.
In the spring of 2008 Peltonen hosts the travel program Paskareissu, in which he visits many Finnish cities with bad reputations and tries to find positive things about them.