Eva Polttila

Eva Polttila (born April 1, 1946) is a retired Finnish television news anchor. She worked in YLE from 1969 to 2009. In television news she started in 1981 and at the time she was the first woman to read news regularly in Finland. Polttila is one of the most famous news anchors in Finland and she was given the title "the most reliable woman in Finland" when her long-time colleague Arvi Lind retired in 2003.[1]

Personal life

Polttila was born and grew up in Helsinki. Her mother was the well-known writer Brita Polttila, who was of Saint Petersburg -born of German-Polish and English origin. Brita married poet Arvo Turtiainen in 1953.

Eva Polttila is married to a retired journalist of economics Juhani Ikonen. In her spare time Polttila does gymnastic exercise and nordic walking and she has also worked as an ambassador of motion in the Suomi liikkeelle -campaign.[2]

Eva Polttila announced on September 1, 2009, the 50th anniversary of the first YLE TV News broadcast, that she will retire at the end of September. Her last news broadcast was on September 29, 2009.

Prizes

Eva Polttila was given the journalist prize of the republic of Finland in 2008.[3] Polttila is also a four-time winner of Telvis.[4]

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gollark: My current power generation can only support frequent use of high-efficiency spatial IO frames of less than 16x16x16 lest all power cut out and my base be plunged into eternal darkness from which it can never escape.
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gollark: You *can* just electrolyze water for hydrogen.

References
  1. The most reliable woman in Finland, YLE's news anchor Eva Polttila goes to the Red Nose Day 2008 with joy.
  2. Ambassadors' exercise tips: Eva Polttila
  3. yle.mobi: YLE's Eva Polttila one of receivers of the journalist prize of the republic of Finland
  4. Kauppalehti: Telvis awards for Arto Nyberg and Eva Polttila


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