Arvi Kullervo Lind (born December 21, 1940) is a retired

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. He worked as the news anchor on

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TV1 from 1965 to 2003. Along with Kari Toivonen, he was one of the longest-serving employees of

news. Lind was born in

Lauritsala Lauritsala () is a former Finnish market town in the South Karelia region. It was closed down on 1 January 1967 and was incorporated into Lappeenranta. The present district of Lauritsala comprises only the center of the former town. History L ...

. His career as a reporter in Yleisradio TV news began on October 15, 1965. His last news broadcast was on Wednesday, October 15, 2003, at 20:30

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, and he retired from his work at the beginning of year 2004. The farewell broadcast was seen by over 1.6 million viewers. Since then, he has lectured about his work in universities, and in 2005, the newspaper ''

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'' appointed him as their reader ombudsman. He's often been called "the most trustworthy man in Finland" by the media. The biography ''Lindin Arvi'' was written by

Heikki Hietamies Heikki is a Finnish and Estonian male given name. It derives from a medieval vernacular form of the name Henrik. Notable people with the name include: * Heikki Aho (footballer) (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Heikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), ...

. Lind is also a

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hobbyist, and played

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in a team called Zoom. His son

Juha Lind Juha Petteri Lind (born 2 January 1974 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Lind started his career with Jokerit his hometown team. He was drafted 178th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1992 NHL E ...

has played in national and

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level. In ''

Suuret suomalaiset ''Suuret suomalaiset'' (''Great Finns'') was a 2004 television show broadcast in Finland by Yle (the Finnish Broadcasting Company), which determined the ''100 greatest Finns of all time'' according to the opinions of its viewers. The viewers were ...

'', Lind ranked 85th.

External links

Arvi Lind televisiotoimittajana 1965–2003

Arvi Lind's last news broadcast

Arvi Lind in 375 humanists 31.7.2015.
Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. Finnish journalists 1940 births Living people Finnish television journalists People from Lauritsala {{finland-journalist-stub