Hannu Karpo (born 5 March 1942, in

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) is a

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reporter who hosted his own show, ''

Karpolla on asiaa Karpolla on asiaa (''"Karpo has something to say"'', known also during some seasons as Karporaattori and Kyllä kansa tietää) was a popular Finnish television show with a journalistic touch. It was hosted by reporter Hannu Karpo and produced by h ...

'', from 1981 to 2007. He was a reporter for

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from 1961 to 1981 before moving over to the competing network (

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). His own show was produced by his privately owned ''Pallosalama Oy'' production company which he founded in 1970. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement

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award in 2015 along with fellow TV personality

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Show

Karpo's show ran for 26 years during which he received a number of death threats. His shows led to 37 trials and zero convictions for him. He has also been asked to run for politics by numerous parties but has continually refused to do so. Karpo awarded many of his guests with a piece of ''smoked

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'' or an encased 100 mk (later €100) bill for speaking out. During the early run of the show Karpo also granted financial and material aid to guests on his show but stopped after feeling that his help was being exploited. Karpo also did not shy away from criticizing Finnish politics and bureaucracy. Indeed, many of his guests were people who felt that they were being mistreated through careless decision making. Others were people in positions or predicaments (either legal or financial) from which they could not seemingly find a way out of.

Personal life

Karpo has been married to singer Raita Karpo and they have two children. Karpo is a

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in the military reserve. He has five different residences in Finland: Dalsbruk in the archipelago of

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and

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.Nurmijärven Sähkö - Asiakaslehtisyksy 2015
(in Finnish)

Karpocature

His distinctive appearance as a bearded man, with glasses with a furry hat ( karvalakki) and a furry microphone with a frank and demanding voice has become a popular image of a hard-hitting reporter in Finland. Numerous Finnish comedians at various times have ''"done a Karpo"''. His famous catchphrase ''"Onko tässä mitään järkeä!?"'' (''"Does this make any sense (to you)!?"'') is often a key-part of these caricaturistic impressions.

References

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