Jari Komulainen
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Jari Komulainen is a Finnish businessman. He got famous by being married to the Finnish President Mauno Koivisto
’s daughter, Assi Koivisto.
Komulainen’s second marriage to Minna Brygger produced one child but did not last long as he already married Anitra Ahtola
in 1998. The couple got divorced in 2003. Anitra Ahtola is a Finnish model
and the first runner up in 1996 Miss Finland
competition. The couple has two children.
partners and purchased a Soviet submarine K-77
in 1993, which he later chartered to the Intermedia
Film Equities Ltd as a movie set of the K-19 Widowmaker movie starring Liam Neeson
and Harrison Ford
. The submarine was also used as a restaurant and Komulainen even held his own beauty pageant, Miss Submarine, on top of his K-77 in Helsinki
. He later married the winner of the competition, Anitra Ahtola. In 2002, after the film wrapped up, the submarine was purchased by the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, towed to Collier Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island
, and opened to the public in August 2002.
Komulainen’s company, Solo International ltd, used Sanil Europe ltd to import scooters and bicycles to the Finnish market. The company had a turnover of 4 million Euros a year, however Komulainen sold Solo International Ltd to Solifer Group during the summer 2006.
Mauno Koivisto
Mauno Henrik Koivisto is a Finnish politician who served as the ninth President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as Prime Minister 1968–1970 and 1979–1982...
’s daughter, Assi Koivisto.
Personal life
Jari Komulainen married Assi Koivisto, the daughter of President Mauno Koivisto in a lavish wedding in the Presidential summer palace, Kultaranta, in 1982. The couple divorced in the 1990s and did not have any children, which was speculated to be the cause to the divorce.Komulainen’s second marriage to Minna Brygger produced one child but did not last long as he already married Anitra Ahtola
Anitra Ahtola
Anitra Ahtola is a Finnish model, beauty queen and an entrepreneur.-Career:Anitra was the first runner up in the Miss Finland contest of the year 1996. She met Jari Komulainen, when she won a beauty pageant, Miss Submarine, which Komulainen had arranged. She started dancing when she was 4 years...
in 1998. The couple got divorced in 2003. Anitra Ahtola is a Finnish model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and the first runner up in 1996 Miss Finland
Miss Finland
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competition. The couple has two children.
Business
Komulainen got in to a Russian submarine business with RussianRussians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
partners and purchased a Soviet submarine K-77
Soviet submarine K-77
K-77 was a "Project 651" cruise missile submarine of the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid down in the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard in Gorky on 31 January 1963...
in 1993, which he later chartered to the Intermedia
Intermedia
Intermedia was a concept employed in the mid-sixties by Fluxus artist Dick Higgins to describe the ineffable, often confusing, inter-disciplinary activities that occur between genres that became prevalent in the 1960s. Thus, the areas such as those between drawing and poetry, or between painting...
Film Equities Ltd as a movie set of the K-19 Widowmaker movie starring Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Liam John Neeson, OBE is an Irish actor who has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards.He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les...
and Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in...
. The submarine was also used as a restaurant and Komulainen even held his own beauty pageant, Miss Submarine, on top of his K-77 in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. He later married the winner of the competition, Anitra Ahtola. In 2002, after the film wrapped up, the submarine was purchased by the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, towed to Collier Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, and opened to the public in August 2002.
Komulainen’s company, Solo International ltd, used Sanil Europe ltd to import scooters and bicycles to the Finnish market. The company had a turnover of 4 million Euros a year, however Komulainen sold Solo International Ltd to Solifer Group during the summer 2006.