Jari Arto Olavi "Jaajo" Linnonmaa (born 25 May 1978 in
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
) is a
Finnish radio personality, actor and entrepreneur. Linnonmaa hosts the breakfast show together with Anni Hautala on
Radio Suomipop. The show is one of the most popular radio shows in Finland within its timeslot and the show and Linnonmaa himself have won several accolades at the Finnish Radio Gala.
In 2014, Linnonmaa made his acting debut in a small supporting role as a paramedic in the Finnish medical drama television series on
Yle TV2. In the same year production started on the Finnish comedy film , in which Linnonmaa has a leading role, along with
Aku Hirviniemi and stand-up comedian
Sami Hedberg. The film was a commercial success and the sequel, , was released in 2016.
Since 2016, Linnonmaa has presented the revival of , the Finnish version of popular game show ''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (WWTBAM) is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Televis ...
''.
Business activities
Linnonmaa is a business investor and entrepreneur and has invested in and runs several companies and business ventures. In 2013, he co-founded MySoda, a distributor of a consumer home carbonation products, which operates in several European countries.
Personal life
Linnonmaa is married to Maija Stewart-Linnonmaa. They have four children. He is also active in horse racing.
As a child, Linnonmaa was unable to pronounce his first name "", so he substituted it with "", which he later adopted as his stage name.
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1978 births
Living people
Male actors from Helsinki
21st-century Finnish male actors
Finnish male film actors
Finnish male television actors
Finnish investors
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