Viivi Pumpanen (born 20 July 1988) is a Finnish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2010, and represented Finland at the 2010 Miss Universe pageant.
Early life
Viivi Pumpanen was born on 20 July 1988 in Vantaa, Finland. She graduated from Vaskivuoren lukio in 2008.
Career Pumpanen was chosen as the winner of Miss Helsinki beauty pageant in 2009. She then competed in Miss Finland 2010 pageant and won. As the 71st Miss Finland, Pumpanen accepted the crown from Essi Pöysti, the 2009 titleholder, on 17 January 2010 and said "I have been dreaming about this since I was eight years old. My mother and father have been supporting me."
She competed in the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant on 23 August 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 2011, Pumpanen won television dance competition Tanssii tähtien kanssa, the Finnish version of the British dance show Strictly Come Dancing. Her professional partner was Matti Puro. In 2018, she signed a record deal with FinRecords and has released five standalone singles as of 2021.
On 11 December 2023, she was revealed as one of the hosts of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024, the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, alongside and Benjamin Peltonen.
Between 2024 and 2025 she played a sapphic character Kikka Granberg on a Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät for a total of 20 episodes.
Discography
Singles +YearTitleAlbum2018"Elämännälkäinen"Non-album single2019"Sun kaltainen""Maailmanpyörä"2020"Lahja"2021"Ihmeidentekijä"
Filmography +Film and televisionYearTitleRoleNotes2013Kerran viikossaWaitressEpisode: "Ensisilmäyksellä"2015Voitolla yöhönHerself11 episodes2015–2022PosseHerselfHost; 75 episodes2016Saturday Night LiveVarious rolesEpisode: "Viivi Pumpanen"2020Masked Singer SuomiHerself / ChickenContestant; 4 episodes2021Reunion 3: Singles CruiseRisteilyemäntäFilm; Finnish title: Luokkakokous 3 – Sinkkuristeily2022HarjunpääSanna Lehikoinen2 episodes2022Free SkateMotherFilm2024–2025Salatut elämätKikka Granberg20 episodes
References
External links Official Miss Suomi website