Piia Pasanen

Piia Pasanen (born 17 April 1973,[1][2] in Kuopio[3]) is a Finnish journalist and news anchor for Finnish public broadcaster Yle. She previously worked as a sports reporter for Urheiluruutu, before becoming a TV news reporter.

Pasanen hosted Yle TV2's Poliisi:tv in the 1990s and Tango Market in the 2010s. She has also hosted the Independence Day Reception on Finnish Independence Day on multiple occasions.[4][5]

She is married to Tomi Einonen, editor-in-chief of MTV Uutiset. They have two children.[2]

  1. ^ "Piia Pasanen on Instagram: 'Ilmeesi kun tajuat olevasi 45-vuotias.'". Instagram (in Finnish). 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Heino, Heidi (12 July 2012). "Uutisankkuri Piia Pasanen: 'En haluaisi olla pingottaja'". Me Naiset (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ Hinkkanen, Riitta (11 June 2014). "Kotiseutu kuuluu kesään" (PDF). Viikkosavo (in Finnish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Piia Pasanen" (in Finnish). Speakersforum. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Tätä et tiennyt Linnan juhlista: Tuttu Yle-kasvo imetti juuri ennen suoraa tv-lähetystä". Lappeenrannan Uutiset (in Finnish). 6 December 2017.