Kimmo Wilska (born 5 August 1956 in

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) is an English-speaking Finnish newscaster. He worked at

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from 1985 until 2010 in YLE's morning broadcast, and read the

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news on ''YLE News''. On 13 October 2010, Wilska was fired after pretending to be caught drinking beer on camera following an alcohol-related news story. The stunt was too much for YLE, and Wilska was immediately fired. Wilska is known to have previously finished the 2009 Christmas newscast wearing a Santa Claus hat. Wilska received much support from viewers after the incident, and the clip of the gag became an

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amongst Finnish

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users. Wilska has also been politically active as one of the early members of the

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and as a member of the

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External links

YouTube clip of the beer bottle gag

Kimmo Wilska at YLE's Elävä Arkisto
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilska, Kimmo 1956 births Living people Mass media people from Helsinki Journalists from Helsinki Finnish journalists