Roope Aleksi Salminen (born 11 December 1989) is a
Finnish TV personality, singer and actor. He is known for being the vocalist for the music group
Roope Salminen & Koirat and for hosting several TV shows, such as ''Enbuske, Veitola & Salminen'', ''
Putous'' and ''
Myyrä
''Myyrä'' ''(English: The Mole)'' is Finnish reality television show based on Belgian reality show '' De Mol''. The show is hosted by Roope Salminen
Roope Aleksi Salminen (born 11 December 1989) is a Finnish TV personality, singer and actor ...
'' on Finnish commercial channels. In 2016 he was awarded the title "Media Person of the Year in Finland".
Roope Salminen, son of Finnish actors Eppu Salminen and
Minna Turunen
Minna Turunen (born 22 April 1969 in Lahti) is a Finland, Finnish actress. Turunen graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1994.
Turunen's son is the actor and TV host Roope Salminen.
Filmography Television
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, started his acting career in 2008 in the Finnish TV-series ''
Kotikatu
''Kotikatu'' (''The Home Street'') is a Finnish drama television series which aired on Yle TV1 from August 24, 1995 to December 7, 2012. ''Kotikatu'' was titled as "a semi-soap opera".
It is the second longest running Finnish drama television se ...
'' in the role of Jan-Erik Talvela. He acted the role until 2012. In 2010 he co-founded the hiphop ground Roope Salminen & Koirat and the group released its single, "Madafakin darra", in 2016, selling platinum in Finland. The group has released two albums, ''Madafakin levy'' in 2016 and ''Koiran vuosi'' in 2019.
Salminen has hosted
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu in 2015 and 2016, ''Koomikot'' and ''Hittikärpänen'' in 2015, his own ''Roope Salminen Show'' in 2016 and ''
Enbuske,
Veitola & Salminen'' talk show 2016–2018.
Personal life
Salminen was in a relationship with former Miss Finland,
Sara Sieppi
Sara Josefina Sieppi (born 3 June 1991) is a Finnish television host, social media personality and Miss Finland of 2011.
Sara Sieppi, originally from Tornio, Lapland, was the first runner-up in Miss Finland pageant in 2011, but became Miss Finla ...
, between 2015 and 2018. Their relationship received a lot of media attention. In April 2020 Salminen and Putous-actress Helmi-Leena Nummela had their first child, but Salminen and Nummela have since separated.
In 2020, Salminen was sentenced for a
Rape (Finnish ''pakottaminen seksuaaliseen tekoon''). The next year he described himself as a recovering
alcoholic.
References
External links
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Living people
Finnish radio personalities
Finnish television presenters
Finnish radio presenters
1989 births
People from Helsinki