Aki Linnanahde
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Aki Linnanahde is a Finnish
television and radio personality
. He began his career in a sport channel, Sport FM, owned by Harry Harkimo
. When it merged with Radio City
in 2003, Linnanahde moved with it.
In 2006, together with his colleague Jussi Heikelä, Linnanahde was named Radio Host of the Year. After Radio City came to an end in 2006, Linnanahde moved with Heikelä to Nelonen Media's
Rock music
station called Radio Rock
. There they currently host the morning program Heikelä-Linnanahde -korporaatio (the "Heikelä-Linnanahde Corporation").
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
television and radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
. He began his career in a sport channel, Sport FM, owned by Harry Harkimo
Harry Harkimo
Harry "Hjallis" Harkimo is a Finnish businessman and sportsperson. He is the chairman of the board of the Helsinki-based ice-hockey team Jokerit,. He is also the developer of the team's home arena, Hartwall Areena, and as an investor in sports...
. When it merged with Radio City
Radio City
Radio City can refer to several things:* Radio City , 1974 album by Big Star* Radio City * Radio City 96.7, an independent radio station in Liverpool** Radio City Tower, a radio and observation tower in Liverpool...
in 2003, Linnanahde moved with it.
In 2006, together with his colleague Jussi Heikelä, Linnanahde was named Radio Host of the Year. After Radio City came to an end in 2006, Linnanahde moved with Heikelä to Nelonen Media's
Nelonen
Nelonen is a Finnish commercial TV channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1989 on the HTV cable network, which name was changed first to PTV4 and then to Nelonen. It started on June 1, 1997. Nelonen, in Finnish, means the glyph of the number four. The channel is...
Rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
station called Radio Rock
Radio Rock
Radio Rock is a Finnish rock music radio station, owned by Nelonen Media, a part of the media group Sanoma.Radio Rock's broadcasting began on January 1, 2007, at 0.00, with the official spoken programs beginning on January 15, 2007. The first song that the station played was Metallica - Master of...
. There they currently host the morning program Heikelä-Linnanahde -korporaatio (the "Heikelä-Linnanahde Corporation").