Piia Pasanen (born 17 April 1973, in

Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...

) is a Finnish

journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism. Roles Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...

and news anchor for Finnish public broadcaster

Yle Yleisradio Oy (; ), abbreviated as Yle () (formerly styled in all uppercase until 2012), translated into English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founded in 1926. It is a joint-stock comp ...

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

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1973 births Living people Finnish television presenters People from Kuopio {{Finland-bio-stub