1. Harry Juhani "Hjallis" Harkimo was born on 2 November 1953 and is a Finnish businessman, sportsperson, and a member of the Finnish Parliament.
19 Facts About Hjallis Harkimo
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Hjallis Harkimo then proceeded to establish and register his new political movement simply as an association due to strong disdain toward traditional party politics.
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Hjallis Harkimo later explained this by saying he wanted to give the government platform a chance, since he considered many of its goals positive.
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In 1988 Finnish presidential election, Hjallis Harkimo was Harri Holkeri's constituent.
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Hjallis Harkimo was elected to the Eduskunta in 2015 with 11,416 votes in the election.
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Hjallis Harkimo stated in late August 2020 that he was running for Mayor of Helsinki in 2021 Finnish municipal elections.
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In 2022, Hjallis Harkimo was nominated as the Movement Now candidate for the Finnish presidential election of 2024.
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Hjallis Harkimo had been dreaming of his own ice rink since 1994.
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At that time, the club was playing in the Helsinki Ice Hall together with HIFK, and Hjallis Harkimo had understood that there would be no continuity in the operations of the Jokerit, if it continued in the same hall.
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Hjallis Harkimo bought the PK-35 and renamed the club FC Jokerit with the aim of attracting Jokerit hockey fans to the football audience as well.
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Hjallis Harkimo had experience in stadium construction after leading the Hartwall Arena project, which was completed in 1997.
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Hjallis Harkimo raised FIM 64 million in private funding, the City of Helsinki paid 32 million from the budget and the state 14 million, and so the new football stadium began to rise rapidly along Urheilukatu.
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Hjallis Harkimo hosted the Finnish version of The Apprentice from 2009 until 2013.
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In October 2017, Hjallis Harkimo started to publish YouTube videos, discussing politics, business, sports and other subjects.
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Hjallis Harkimo's intent was to exclude the club from the US sanction list drawn upon the annexation of Crimea.
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Hjallis Harkimo married his first wife, MP Leena Hjallis Harkimo in 1989.
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Hjallis Harkimo later married ex-MP Merikukka Forsius-Harkimo in 2004, but they divorced after only a year of marriage.
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Hjallis Harkimo has two sons from his first marriage and a third from his second marriage.
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Hjallis Harkimo has been a vegetarian since the beginning of 2018.