Päivi Istala (born 31 March 1947 in
Imatra
Imatra is a city in Finland, located in the southeastern interior of the country. Imatra is located in the region of South Karelia, on Saima, Lake Saimaa and the River Vuoksi. The population of Imatra is approximately , while the Imatra sub-regi ...
) is a Finnish journalist. She worked as a radio journalist for the
Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE from 1967 to 2011. She graduated with a degree in playwrighting from the
Helsinki Theatre Academy
The Theatre Academy (, ) is one of the three academies of the University of the Arts Helsinki and offers education in theatre and dance. It is Finland's largest education provider in its field and, with the exception of acting, the only one in th ...
in 1971 and served as the city theater director in
Kemi
Kemi (; ; ; ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located approximately from the city of Tornio and the Finland–Sweden border, Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is to the south and t ...
from 1975 to 1981. She has been awarded, among other things, the Finland State Award for Public Information, the Hella Award, and the Cross of Merit of the
Order of the White Rose of Finland
The Order of the White Rose of Finland (; ) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty, and the Order of the Lion of Finland. The President of Finland is the Grand Master of all three orders. The ...
. Ms. Istala retired at the end of January 2011, and published her memoirs Cross Appeal and Other Stories of life. She serves as the Chair of the
Saima Harmaja Society, commemorating the Finnish poet.
References
External links
YLE Living Archive (in Finnish): Päivi IstalaRistivetoa lakkautettiinRistivetoa Ristivedosta* Päivi Istala: ''Ristivetoa ja muita kertomuksia elämästä.'' Helsinki: Siltala, 2012.
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1947 births
Living people
Finnish journalists
Finnish women journalists