Jenni Dahlman
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Jenni Dahlman-Räikkönen (born 27 October 1981 in Piikkiö
) is a former Finnish model and Miss Scandinavia
2001. She is the daughter of Hannu and Alice, and her older brother is Kalle. She started modeling at the age of fourteen, and she was chosen the first runner-up to Miss Finland 2000. One year later, she became Miss Scandinavia
. In the same year, Jenni become Queen of the Year's second runner up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 1999, she compete in Miss Model of the Year 1999 and was one of the remaining 10 contestants. She is fluent in Finnish
, Swedish
, and English
.
She married former Formula One
World Champion Kimi Räikkönen
, who now drives for the Citroen Junior World Rally Team in the WRC, on 31 July 2004 after having known him since the start of 2002. They met during the Miss Scandinavia contest where Jenni was crowned winner. The couple currently live in Baar, Switzerland
but they also have an apartment in Helsinki
and a villa in Porkkala
. In 2005, she became a show jumping rider and stopped modeling. Jenni currently has 7 horses.
Dahlman-Räikkönen is a shareholder and founding member of Bläk private club opened in Helsinki
in October 2007. In February 2008 she and her husband become advertising models for TAG Heuer
Eyewear.
Piikkiö
Piikkiö , is a former municipality of Finland. Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 6,836 and covered an area of 90.35 km² of which...
) is a former Finnish model and Miss Scandinavia
Miss Scandinavia
Miss Scandinavia was a beauty pageant for Nordic females. The contest was merged with the Miss Baltic Sea pageant for the years 2007 and 2008 and after that the merged pageant was also discontinued.It was sponsored by MTV3.- Titleholders :...
2001. She is the daughter of Hannu and Alice, and her older brother is Kalle. She started modeling at the age of fourteen, and she was chosen the first runner-up to Miss Finland 2000. One year later, she became Miss Scandinavia
Miss Scandinavia
Miss Scandinavia was a beauty pageant for Nordic females. The contest was merged with the Miss Baltic Sea pageant for the years 2007 and 2008 and after that the merged pageant was also discontinued.It was sponsored by MTV3.- Titleholders :...
. In the same year, Jenni become Queen of the Year's second runner up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 1999, she compete in Miss Model of the Year 1999 and was one of the remaining 10 contestants. She is fluent in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
She married former Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
World Champion Kimi Räikkönen
Kimi Räikkönen
Kimi Matias Räikkönen , nicknamed Iceman, is a Finnish racing driver, who will drive in Formula One for Lotus in . After nine seasons racing in Formula One, in which he took the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, he competed in the World Rally Championship from 2009-2011.Räikkönen entered...
, who now drives for the Citroen Junior World Rally Team in the WRC, on 31 July 2004 after having known him since the start of 2002. They met during the Miss Scandinavia contest where Jenni was crowned winner. The couple currently live in Baar, Switzerland
Baar, Switzerland
Baar is a village in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.-Geography:Baar has an area, , of . Of this area, 55% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.5% is forested...
but they also have an apartment 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...
and a villa in Porkkala
Porkkala
Porkkala is a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland located at Kirkkonummi in Southern Finland.The peninsula had great strategic value, as coastal artillery based there would be able to reach more than halfway across the Gulf of Finland...
. In 2005, she became a show jumping rider and stopped modeling. Jenni currently has 7 horses.
Dahlman-Räikkönen is a shareholder and founding member of Bläk private club opened 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...
in October 2007. In February 2008 she and her husband become advertising models for TAG Heuer
TAG Heuer
TAG Heuer is a Swiss luxury watchmaker known for its sports watches and chronographs. It is a division of luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton. The company motto is "Swiss Avant-Garde Since 1860"...
Eyewear.