Mikko Silvennoinen (14 May 1975 in

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) is a Finnish television host,

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and producer. At 18, he started as a host of the music programme ''Jyrki''. He was one of the first well-known faces of the show. After hosting ''Jyrki'' for one year, Silvennoinen left to study

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in the

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where he did interviews and reports about the world of entertainment for

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and the magazines ''Apu'' and ''Katso''. He graduated from

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in 2000 with a

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degree in Communications Studies and Broadcast Journalism. The following year, he brought the show ''Hollywood eXpress'' to Nelonen. After returning from his studies, Silvennoinen continued to work at Nelonen, working on both sides of the

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. His most significant work on television is considered to be the show ''4POP'' which he both edited and hosted from 2003 to 2004. The show was a weekly programme of

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. Silvennoinen's newest show, however, was not a success. The talk show ''Kuka, mitä, häh?'', which was placed in the Thursday night time slot of the ambitiously legendary ''Hyvät, pahat ja rumat'' show, was cancelled only after a few episodes in spring 2007. Silvennoinen himself hosted the show along with five regular guests, and also a few special guests. As a television producer, Silvennoinen was honored with the job of producing the popular ''Hauskat kotivideot'', which shows videos from ''

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''. The show is hosted by

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. Silvennoinen has openly spoken about his

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. He has written columns for the gay magazine ''Voltti'' (formerly ''Z-lehti'') and worked as a member of the

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board from 2005 to 2006. The magazine ''

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'' voted him as the city's best gay celebrity. Since January 2011, he has been the television programme director of the Estonian TV3. He lives in Kalamaja.Mikko Silvennoinen virolaisen TV3:n ohjelmajohtajana
ranneliike.net Since 2016 Silvennoinen has provided commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest and Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu on television, on national public-broadcasting company

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Television shows

Hosted *''Jyrki'' (1995–1996) *''Hollywood eXpress'' (2001) *''4POP'' (2003–2004) * Jussi-gaala *''Kuka, mitä, häh?'' (2007)

References

External links

*http://www.lehdentekijat.fi/?sc=1436&sa=2283&lang=fi *https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223231/http://www.nelonen.fi/unicef/mikko.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222846/http://www.nelonen.fi/kmh/mikko.html *https://archive.today/20050215191605/http://www.seta.fi/fi/setafi2004.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20070928204555/http://mediaviikko.fi/palsta/697/mikko-silvennoinen-nelosen-kansainv228listen-ohjelmien-vastaavaksi-tuottajaksi {{DEFAULTSORT:Silvennoinen, Mikko 1975 births Living people People from Joensuu Finnish television presenters Finnish LGBT entertainers Gay entertainers Finnish LGBT broadcasters Finnish television journalists Finnish expatriates in Estonia Finnish expatriates in the United States Eurovision commentators