Sauli Koskinen
Encyclopedia
Sauli Koskinen is a Finnish reality star, radio personality, and entertainment reporter from Hyvinkää
, Finland
. Koskinen first rose to fame as the winner of Finnish Big Brother 2007.. Since November 2010 he has been dating singer Adam Lambert
.
clothing store. Mikko Räisänen, the casting director for Big Brother, has said that the decision to put Koskinen in the Big Brother house was made within the first two minutes of his casting interview, crediting Koskinen's positivity, likability and openness.
As of June 2011, Koskinen continued to work for Iltasanomat and was additionally hired as a US-based call-in entertainment reporter for Finnish radio station Radio Aalto.
. They live together in Hollywood and celebrated their one year anniversary in November 2011.
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 ....
, Finland
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...
. Koskinen first rose to fame as the winner of Finnish Big Brother 2007.. Since November 2010 he has been dating singer Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchel Lambert is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol...
.
Big Brother
Koskinen was the winner of Big Brother 2007 (Finland), beating out 19 other contestants in a public vote over a 14 week period. Before applying for the show, Koskinen worked as a clerk in a HelsinkiHelsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
clothing store. Mikko Räisänen, the casting director for Big Brother, has said that the decision to put Koskinen in the Big Brother house was made within the first two minutes of his casting interview, crediting Koskinen's positivity, likability and openness.
Career
In 2008, fans petitioned to have Koskinen and fellow Big Brother contestant Niko Nousiainen make a return to television. The campaign resulted in the brief television show "Sauli and Niko’s Best Clips," in which Koskinen and Nousiainen provided commentary on viral videos. Shortly thereafter, Koskinen was hired as a web-based entertainment reporter for Finnish tabloid Iltasanomat, where he provided commentary on entertainment news in weekly videos with co-host Katri Utula. In 2011, Koskinen and Utula traveled to the United States to produce a special version of their weekly web series entitled "Tutka Roadshow."As of June 2011, Koskinen continued to work for Iltasanomat and was additionally hired as a US-based call-in entertainment reporter for Finnish radio station Radio Aalto.
Personal life
Koskinen is dating singer Adam LambertAdam Lambert
Adam Mitchel Lambert is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol...
. They live together in Hollywood and celebrated their one year anniversary in November 2011.