Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Fellowship
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These Fellows were awarded the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Fellowship.
This Fellowship for a Finnish journalist has been sponsored since its inception by the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation in Helsinki, Finland.
2023
Mr. Alexander Uggla, investigative reporter for the Finnish Public Broadcasting Company (Yle) in Helsinki.
2022
Ms. Pauliina Grym, radio journalist and host for the Finnish Public Broadcasting Company Yle in Helsinki.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no WPI Fellowships in 2020 or 2021.
2019
Ms. Saara Koho, reporter and columnist for Talouselama, a weekly business magazine in Helsinki.
2018
Ms. Jenny Jӓnnӓri, head of staff for Kauppalehti Optio business magazine in Helsinki.
2017
Ms. Elina Hiltunen, news producer for Finnish Broadcasting Company / Yle News online and broadcast in Helsinki.
2016
Ms. Minna Asikainen, content manager for Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) television in Helsinki.
2015
Mr. Jussi Niemelainen, foreign editor for Helsingin Sanomat newspaper in Helsinki.
2013
Ms. Elina Lappalainen is a columnist and business reporter for Talouselama magazine and website in Helsinki.
2012
Mr. Olavi Koistinen is a business staff writer for Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s largest daily paper, in Helsinki. He also writes stories for the newspaper’s online news portal.
2011
Ms. Eija Väliranta is a journalist and web producer with Apu, a weekly magazine, in Helsinki. She has also worked as a script writer and photo journalist.
2010
Ms. Annika Damström is a presenter for Ykkösen Aamu-TV of the Finnish Broadcasing Company YLE in Helsinki. She is the host of a morning, three-hour, live news and current affairs program.