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. Accessed on 22 May 2021. was the pet

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and his wife Jenni Haukio. Lennu's father had come to

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and his mother from

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. Lennu was often present in official appearances by president Niinistö. The dog received international attention in

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when the American journalist Kelly Weil published two pictures of the dog taken by Heikki Saukkomaa on

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in February 2017. In the

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, Lennu was also briefly featured in ''

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s made from him. In May 2017 a picture of Lennu in Niinistö's lap was shown at

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in a forum where users competed in image manipulation. The Lennu challenge was so popular it was shown at the Reddit front page. The dog has also had a pastry named after him. Lennu was present in accepting Christmas greetings addressed to the president and was almost the leading character in the Yle News broadcast: he was very interested in the Christmas ham and pike. In May 2020 president Niinistö announced that Lennu had been kept out of publicity because blunt-nosed dogs can have health problems, and the presidential couple thus did not want to keep their dog in the public eye. They had not known of the health problems caused by the breeding of this particular breed when acquiring the dog.Kinnunen, Pekka
Lennu-koira katosi julkisuudesta – Presidentti Sauli Niinistön mukaan syynä on koiranjalostuksen nurja puoli

8 September 2020. Accessed on 27 September 2020. Lennu died on 21 May 2021 due to a

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