Jari Arto Olavi ”Jaajo” Linnonmaa (born 25 May 1978 in

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) is a

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radio personality, actor and entrepreneur. Linnonmaa hosts the breakfast show together with Anni Hautala on

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. The show is one of the most popular radio shows in Finland within its timeslot and the show and Linnonmaa himself have won several accolades at the Finnish Radio Gala. In 2014 Linnonmaa made his acting debut in a small supporting role as a paramedic in the Finnish medical drama television series ''Syke'' on

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. In the same year production started on the Finnish comedy film '' Luokkakokous'', in which Linnonmaa has a leading role, along with

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and stand-up comedian

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. The film was a commercial success and the sequel, '' Luokkakokous 2 - Polttarit'', was released in 2016. Since 2016 Linnonmaa has presented the revival of ''

Haluatko miljonääriksi? ''Haluatko miljonääriksi?'' (English translation: ''Do you want to become a millionaire?'') is a Finnish game show based on the British format of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally call ...

'', the Finnish version of popular game show ''

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''.

Business activities

Linnonmaa is a business investor and entrepreneur and has invested in and runs several companies and business ventures. In 2013, he co-founded MySoda, a distributor of a consumer home carbonation products, which operates in several European countries.

Personal life

Linnonmaa is married to Maija Stewart-Linnonmaa. They have four children. He is also active in horse racing. As a child, Linnonmaa was unable to pronounce his first name "Jari", so he substituted it with "Jaajo", which he later adopted as his stage name.

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* 1978 births Living people Male actors from Helsinki 21st-century Finnish male actors Finnish male film actors Finnish male television actors Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? {{radio-bio-stub