Jenni Haukio

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Jenni Haukio
Haukio in 2015
Spouse of the President of Finland
In role
1 March 2012 – 1 March 2024
PresidentSauli Niinistö
Preceded byPentti Arajärvi
Succeeded bySuzanne Innes-Stubb
Personal details
Born
Jenni Elina Haukio

(1977-04-07) 7 April 1977 (age 47)
Pori, Finland
Spouse
(m. 2009)
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Turku (M.Soc.Sc.)
University of Helsinki (D.Soc.Sc.)
OccupationPoet

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]

The Obamas, Sauli Niinistö and Jenni Haukio before the State Dinner in 2016
Jenni Haukio (right) with US-First Lady Melania Trump, US-President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sauli Niinistö in the 2018 Russia–United States summit in Helsinki.

Honours[edit]

Finnish decorations[edit]

Foreign decorations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Jenni Haukio, spouse of the President of the Republic — The President of the Republic of Finland: Spouse: Biography". Tpk.fi. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  3. ^ "First lady to defend doctoral thesis". Yle.fi. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Biography of Jenni Haukio". Presidentti. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Sauli Niinistön ja Jenni Haukion rakkaustarina: Suhde pysyi vuosia salassa". Ilta-Sanomat. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Niinistö yllätti kokoomuslaiset "housut kintuissa"". UusiSuomi.fi.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Modtagere af danske dekorationer". kongehuset.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Jenni Haukio". president.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Orðuhafaskrá". Forseti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Monitor Polski z 2015 r. poz. 455 Archived 26 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine – point 2. (in Polish)
Unofficial roles
Preceded by Spouse of the President of Finland
2012–2024
Succeeded by