Jaana Pelkonen
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Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish
member of parliament and former television hostess.
in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt
in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998. In 2001–2002 she hosted an entertainment travel show called FarOut. She has also hosted the Finnish qualifications of the Eurovision Song Contest
for five years. On 12 May 2007 Pelkonen hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
together with Mikko Leppilampi
.She also gave the Finnish votes in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
held in Glasgow
, Scotland
which was the second ever Dance Contest.
However, that is not all she does. She earned her Master’s Degree in Political Science from Helsinki University in 2007, and she is currently working as an assistant for the Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén.
Pelkonen was also a lot in the news, when she took part in the Finnish local elections in 2008. She was elected to Helsinki City Council by 3450 votes, which is the 15th highest number of votes in the whole country. She was also the highest ranking celebrity amongst the candidates for local councillors. She was also elected as a member of Finnish parliament in elections 2011 representing the National Coalition Party.
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...
member of parliament and former television hostess.
Career
Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in LahtiLahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt
Tilt.TV
Tilt.tv is a Finnish video gaming programme aired primarily on MTV3. It started out in 1997 on YLE TV2 and was also seen on MTV3 and briefly on Nelonen. Currently the programme is aired on JIM. Tilt.tv was originally hosted by Jaana Pelkonen, who more recently hosted the Eurovision Song Contest...
in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998. In 2001–2002 she hosted an entertainment travel show called FarOut. She has also hosted the Finnish qualifications of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
for five years. On 12 May 2007 Pelkonen hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
together with Mikko Leppilampi
Mikko Leppilampi
Mikko Johannes Leppilampi is a Finnish actor and musician who is the son of Jukka Leppilampi , a Finnish gospel musician. Leppilampi is considered to be one of the most promising stars of Finland's movie industry in the new millennium...
.She also gave the Finnish votes in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was the second Eurovision Dance Contest and was held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, hosted by BBC Scotland on 6 September.The winner of contest was Poland who achieved a score of 154 points...
held in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
which was the second ever Dance Contest.
However, that is not all she does. She earned her Master’s Degree in Political Science from Helsinki University in 2007, and she is currently working as an assistant for the Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén.
Pelkonen was also a lot in the news, when she took part in the Finnish local elections in 2008. She was elected to Helsinki City Council by 3450 votes, which is the 15th highest number of votes in the whole country. She was also the highest ranking celebrity amongst the candidates for local councillors. She was also elected as a member of Finnish parliament in elections 2011 representing the National Coalition Party.