Pekka Heino (television presenter)
Pekka Heino | |
|---|---|
 Pekka Heino in January 2012 | |
| Born | 17 July 1961 |
| Nationality | Finnish/Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | Continuity announcer and television host |
Pekka Heino (born 17 July 1961) is a television host and presenter from Turku (Åbo). He is a Sweden Finn. Heino introduces television programmes as a continuity announcer on the Swedish channel SVT, where he has been working on and off since 1985.[1][2] He has also hosted a number of Swedish television shows, including the popular SVT quiz show Röda tråden,[3] and has commentated on the Eurovision Song Contest several years for Sweden.[4][5][6] During the summer of 2010, Heino hosted the morning show Gomorron Sverige on SVT.[2] It was announced in December 2010 that Heino would host the SVT programme Gokväll together with Inger Ljung.[2][7]
Heino is openly gay.[8]
References
- ^ Det här visste du inte om Pekka Heino Archived 2009-10-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish), Sveriges Television, accessed 2010-05-28
- ^ a b c "Heino och Ljung leder Go'kväll". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). December 1, 2010.
- ^ "Läsarna väljer "På spåret"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). January 6, 2007.
- ^ "Bland blåbär och fullblodsproffs". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). May 18, 2006. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011.
- ^ "Swede triumphs in Eurovision". The Local. May 22, 2005. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Pekka Heino rasar mot Luuk". Expressen (in Swedish). May 13, 2007.
- ^ "Pekka Heino tar över "Gokväll"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). December 1, 2010.
- ^ "Homosexuella kan få adoptera". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). January 31, 2001.