Viivi Pumpanen

Viivi Pumpanen
Born	Viivi Pumpanen (1988-07-20) 20 July 1988 (age 36) Vantaa, Finland
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Finland 2010
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Universe 2010 (Unplaced)

Viivi Pumpanen (born 20 July 1988) is a Finnish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2010, the official representative of Finland to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. [2]

Early life

Viivi Pumpanen was born on 20 July, 1988 in Vantaa, Finland. She graduated from Vaskivuoren lukio in 2008.[3]

Career

Pumpanen was chosen as the winner of Miss Helsinki beauty pageant in 2009.[4] She then competed in Miss Finland 2010 pageant and won.[5] As the 71st Miss Finland, Pumpanen accepted the crown from Essi Pöysti, the 2009 titleholder, on 17 January 2010 and said "I have been dreaming about this since I was eight years old. My mother and father have been supporting me."[1]

She competed in the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant on 23 August 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In 2011, Pumpanen won television dance competition Tanssii tähtien kanssa, the Finnish version of Strictly Come Dancing. Her professional partner was Matti Puro. In 2018, she signed a record deal with FinRecords and has released five standalone singles as of 2021.[6][7]

On 11 December 2023, she was revealed as one of the hosts of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024, the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, alongside Pilvi Hämäläinen [fi] and Benjamin Peltonen.[8]

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2018	"Elämännälkäinen"	Non-album single
2019	"Sun kaltainen"
	"Maailmanpyörä"
2020	"Lahja"
2021	"Ihmeidentekijä"

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Kerran viikossa	Waitress	Episode: "Ensisilmäyksellä"
2015	Voitolla yöhön	Herself	Host; 11 episodes
2015–2022	Posse	Herself	Host; 75 episodes
2016	Saturday Night Live	Various roles	Episode: "Viivi Pumpanen"
2020	Masked Singer Suomi	Herself / Chicken	Contestant; 4 episodes[9]
2021	Reunion 3: Singles Cruise	Risteilyemäntä	Film; Finnish title: Luokkakokous 3 – Sinkkuristeily
2022	Harjunpää	Sanna Lehikoinen	2 episodes
2022	Free Skate	Mother	Film
2024	Salatut elämät	Kikka Granberg	5 episodes

References

1. Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - People
2. Tervo, Toni. "Nurmijärveläistynyttä Viivi Pumpasta väitetään pelottomaksi – "Yksi asia sai kuitenkin polveni veteläksi"". Nurmijärven Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
3. Leinonen, Pauliina (20 January 2010). "Miss Suomi onkin fiksu! IS esittelee koulutodistuksen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
4. "Hän on tuore Miss Helsinki - katso kuvat ja video". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 28 May 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
5. "Viivi Pumpanen uusi Miss Suomi". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 17 January 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
6. toimitus, Seiska logo Mariama Bah Kuvat: Seiskan (14 May 2018). "Viivi Pumpaselle levytyssopimus – samassa tallissa Idols-tähti ja suomalaisille huippunimille kappaleita tehnyt biisinikkari!". Seiska.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
7. Juuti, Mikko (3 June 2018). "Viivi Pumpaselta yllättävä aluevaltaus: julkaisi ensisinglensä – kuuntele Elämännälkäinen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
8. Yle [@uudenmusiikinkilpailu] (11 December 2023). "TÄSSÄ HE OVAT: UMK:n juontajat kaudelle '24!" [HERE THEY ARE: UMK's presenters for the '24 season!] (in Finnish and English). Retrieved 11 December 2023 – via Instagram.
9. "Masked Singer -hahmon alta paljastunut Viivi Pumpanen varjeli kuukausia suurta salaisuutta – joutui kiusallisiin tilanteisiin: "Todella hämmentävää"". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 July 2023.

External links

• Official Miss Suomi website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Essi Pöysti	Miss Finland 2010	Succeeded by Pia Pakarinen