Vappu Pimiä
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Vappu Marjaana Pimiä is a Finnish
radio personality
and television hostess. She has been awarded as the best female television personality at the Kultainen TV Awards in 2009 and 2010.
Pimiä is best known as a hostess in the Finnish version of Big Brother. She hosted Big Brother Extra from 2005 to 2006 (first two seasons) and then Big Brother Talk Show from 2007 to 2009 (seasons 3–5). On November 29, 2009, she announced that she has decided not to return as a hostess next season. She was later replaced by Susanna Laine, who is a close friend to Pimiä.
In the spring of 2008, Vappu Pimiä was a competitor in the third season of Tanssii tähtien kanssa
(a Finnish version of Dancing with the Stars
) with Jani Rasimus. They were the fifth couple to be eliminated. In January, 2009, it was announced that Pimiä would host the fourth season of the series with Marco Bjurström
. Pimiä continued as a hostess in the show's fifth season, but Bjurström was replaced by actor Mikko Leppilampi
. The two continued as hosts in the series' sixth season in 2011. Pimiä also had her own talk show Vappu tähtien kanssa (Vappu with the Stars) based on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
in 2010.
A new live talk show Korkojen kera premiered in January 2011. Pimiä is hosts the show with Jenni Pääskysaari. The show's first season finished in April, 2011 and the second season premiered in August, 2011.
Pimiä is in a relationship with Teemu Huuhtanen, who lives is Los Angeles
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
and television hostess. She has been awarded as the best female television personality at the Kultainen TV Awards in 2009 and 2010.
Pimiä is best known as a hostess in the Finnish version of Big Brother. She hosted Big Brother Extra from 2005 to 2006 (first two seasons) and then Big Brother Talk Show from 2007 to 2009 (seasons 3–5). On November 29, 2009, she announced that she has decided not to return as a hostess next season. She was later replaced by Susanna Laine, who is a close friend to Pimiä.
In the spring of 2008, Vappu Pimiä was a competitor in the third season of Tanssii tähtien kanssa
Tanssii tähtien kanssa
Tanssii tähtien kanssa is a Finnish version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing. The show has run on MTV3 since March 3, 2006, on Sunday evenings. The sixth season premiered in September, 2011. According to MTV3, the show will go on for one or two more seasons at most.The...
(a Finnish version of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
) with Jani Rasimus. They were the fifth couple to be eliminated. In January, 2009, it was announced that Pimiä would host the fourth season of the series with Marco Bjurström
Marco Bjurström
Marco Robert Bjurström is a Finnish dance instructor, director, choreographer, and television host. He is best known as the host of the television game show BumtsiBum! , which was ultimately based on the Irish The Lyrics Board and watched weekly by more than a million people...
. Pimiä continued as a hostess in the show's fifth season, but Bjurström was replaced by actor Mikko Leppilampi
Mikko Leppilampi
Mikko Johannes Leppilampi is a Finnish actor and musician who is the son of Jukka Leppilampi , a Finnish gospel musician. Leppilampi is considered to be one of the most promising stars of Finland's movie industry in the new millennium...
. The two continued as hosts in the series' sixth season in 2011. Pimiä also had her own talk show Vappu tähtien kanssa (Vappu with the Stars) based on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Strictly: It Takes Two is a British television programme, the companion show to the popular BBC One programme Strictly Come Dancing. It airs on weeknights during the run of the main show on BBC Two at 6:30pm...
in 2010.
A new live talk show Korkojen kera premiered in January 2011. Pimiä is hosts the show with Jenni Pääskysaari. The show's first season finished in April, 2011 and the second season premiered in August, 2011.
Pimiä is in a relationship with Teemu Huuhtanen, who lives is Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.