Jenni Haukio
Jenni Haukio | |
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.jpg) Haukio in 2015 | |
| Spouse of the President of Finland | |
| In role 1 March 2012 – 1 March 2024 | |
| President | Sauli Niinistö |
| Preceded by | Pentti Arajärvi |
| Succeeded by | Suzanne Innes-Stubb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jenni Elina Haukio 7 April 1977 Pori, Finland |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Turku (M.Soc.Sc.) University of Helsinki (D.Soc.Sc.) |
| Occupation | Poet |
Jenni Elina Haukio (born 7 April 1977) is a Finnish poet, political scientist and the spouse of the president of Finland[1] from 2012 to 2024. She is the second wife of the former president of Finland, Sauli Niinistö.
Career
[edit]Haukio graduated from the University of Turku with a master of political sciences degree in 2001.[2] She completed her political science doctoral thesis on the digitisation of party campaigns at the University of Helsinki in 2022.[3]
She worked at the University of Turku, first as a research assistant and then as a communications officer. From 2003 to 2005, she was a parliamentary assistant, and from 2005 to 2012 she worked for the National Coalition Party. Since February 2012, Haukio has been the programme manager for the Turku Book Fair.[4]
Haukio has published three poetry collections. The first one won a national debut poet contest, Runo-Kaarina, in 1999.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Haukio met Sauli Niinistö, then a widower, in 2005, while she was working for the National Coalition Party. Haukio interviewed Niinistö for the party's Nykypäivä magazine.[5] They later became a couple, but they kept their relationship a secret from the public until their marriage on 3 January 2009.[6] Their first child, a son named Aaro Veli Väinämö Niinistö, was born on 2 February 2018.[1][7]
Honours
[edit]Finnish decorations
[edit]- Finland: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Foreign decorations
[edit]- Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (April 2013)[8]
- Estonia: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (May 2014)[9]
- France: Grand Cross of the Order of National Merit (July 2013)[citation needed]
- Germany: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (September 2018)[citation needed]
- Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (May 2018)[10]
- Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (23 October 2023)
- Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars (October 2013)[11]
- Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau (May 2016)[citation needed]
- Norway: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (October 2012)[citation needed]
- Poland: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (March 2015)[12]
- Sweden:
- Member Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (April 2012)[citation needed]
- Recipient of the 70th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (30 April 2016)[citation needed]
- Recipient of the Golden Jubilee Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (15 September 2023)[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Simola, Inka (9 October 2017). "Some sekosi Sauli Niinistön ja Jenni Haukion lapsiuutisesta: "Tätä olemme hiljaa odottaneet"". Me Naiset. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Jenni Haukio, spouse of the President of the Republic — The President of the Republic of Finland: Spouse: Biography". Tpk.fi. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "First lady to defend doctoral thesis". Yle.fi. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Biography of Jenni Haukio". Presidentti. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Sauli Niinistön ja Jenni Haukion rakkaustarina: Suhde pysyi vuosia salassa". Ilta-Sanomat. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Niinistö yllätti kokoomuslaiset "housut kintuissa"". UusiSuomi.fi.
- ^ "Baby Announcement for President and First Lady". News Now Finland. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Modtagere af danske dekorationer". kongehuset.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Jenni Haukio". president.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Orðuhafaskrá". Forseti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Ar Triju Zvaigžņu ordeni apbalvoto personu reģistrs apbalvošanas secībā, sākot no 2004. gada 1.oktobra" (DOC) (in Latvian). p. 11. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Monitor Polski z 2015 r. poz. 455 Archived 26 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine – point 2. (in Polish)
- ^ Kauppinen, Ina (15 September 2023). "Niinistön ja Haukion uudet mitalit tallentuivat kuviin – rintamerkit täynnä symboliikkaa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- Living people
- 1977 births
- First ladies and gentlemen of Finland
- Finnish women poets
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- People from Pori
- University of Turku alumni