Pirkko Mannola


Pirkko Mannola is a Finnish actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 1958. She did not compete in any other international pageants.

Career

Mannola has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1959. She starred in the film Kaks' tavallista Lahtista, which was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1958 she won the Miss Finland beauty contest. In the early 1960s, Mannola had a successful career as a singer in Germany.

Personal life

Mannola was married to film and TV director and actor Åke Lindman from 1968 until his death in 2009. They had one daughter. Since 2016, she has been engaged to the ice hockey executive Göran Stubb, the father of the 13th President of Finland, Alexander Stubb.
She is of partial Russian descent.

Selected filmography

Kaks' tavallista Lahtista Juokse kuin varas