Tommy Tabermann
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Tommy Tabermann was a Finnish contemporary poet
and politician
, radio personality and journalist. Since 1998 and until 2006 he was known to Finnish audiences for his witty role as team captain in the weekly Saturday night television show Uutisvuoto
, the Finnish version of Have I Got News For You
, opposite the bestselling author Jari Tervo
. Tervo recently characterised his popularity with the following anecdote: "When he was sixty, nine out of ten persons in an elevator at the Stockmann
department store (in Helsinki) recognised him. The tenth person was Japanese."
He left the show in the spring of 2007 in order to run for the Parliament of Finland
. Running as a Social Democrat Party
candidate, he secured a nomination with 4,972 votes.
Tabermann came from a bilingual Swedish-Finnish
family, both languages having been spoken in his childhood home. Despite being bilingual he wrote all his books in Finnish
.
In August 2009 Tabermann was diagnosed with a malignant
brain tumor
and he died on July 2, 2010. Tabermann was first and foremost known as a love poet, and was actually sometimes referred to as an "apostle of love". His good friend and Uutisvuoto
co-team captain Jari Tervo
wrote of his feelings for Tabermann with the following words: "Now I personally know what the price of love is: it is sorrow."
A biography of Tabermann is due to be published in the autumn of 2010.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, radio personality and journalist. Since 1998 and until 2006 he was known to Finnish audiences for his witty role as team captain in the weekly Saturday night television show Uutisvuoto
Uutisvuoto
Uutisvuoto is the Finnish version of the popular British television quiz show Have I Got News For You. Broadcast on Saturday nights on YLE TV1 since 1998, the show receives very high viewing figures.Uutisvuoto mainly follows the same format as Have I Got News For You...
, the Finnish version of Have I Got News For You
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
, opposite the bestselling author Jari Tervo
Jari Tervo
Jari Tervo is a well-known Finnish author of prose. He is a major name in current Finnish literature.He writes traditional plot-driven prose, sometimes more humoristic , sometimes more like a detective story . Often he includes autobiographical elements...
. Tervo recently characterised his popularity with the following anecdote: "When he was sixty, nine out of ten persons in an elevator at the Stockmann
Stockmann, Helsinki centre
The Stockmann department store is a culturally significant business building and department store located in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. It is one of many department stores owned by the Stockmann corporation. Annually, about 17 million customers visit the store and it is thus the largest...
department store (in Helsinki) recognised him. The tenth person was Japanese."
He left the show in the spring of 2007 in order to run for the Parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland
The Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
. Running as a Social Democrat Party
Social Democratic Party of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
candidate, he secured a nomination with 4,972 votes.
Tabermann came from a bilingual Swedish-Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
family, both languages having been spoken in his childhood home. Despite being bilingual he wrote all his books in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
.
In August 2009 Tabermann was diagnosed with a malignant
Malignant
Malignancy is the tendency of a medical condition, especially tumors, to become progressively worse and to potentially result in death. Malignancy in cancers is characterized by anaplasia, invasiveness, and metastasis...
brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
and he died on July 2, 2010. Tabermann was first and foremost known as a love poet, and was actually sometimes referred to as an "apostle of love". His good friend and Uutisvuoto
Uutisvuoto
Uutisvuoto is the Finnish version of the popular British television quiz show Have I Got News For You. Broadcast on Saturday nights on YLE TV1 since 1998, the show receives very high viewing figures.Uutisvuoto mainly follows the same format as Have I Got News For You...
co-team captain Jari Tervo
Jari Tervo
Jari Tervo is a well-known Finnish author of prose. He is a major name in current Finnish literature.He writes traditional plot-driven prose, sometimes more humoristic , sometimes more like a detective story . Often he includes autobiographical elements...
wrote of his feelings for Tabermann with the following words: "Now I personally know what the price of love is: it is sorrow."
A biography of Tabermann is due to be published in the autumn of 2010.