Miss Suomi 2021, the 90th edition of Miss Suomi, was held on 18th September 2021 at the AlfaTV, Kerava, Uusimaa where Essi Unkuri was crowned Miss Universe Finland 2021. She succeeded Miss Suomi/Miss Universe Finland 2020 Viivi Altonen for the title.
Essi Unkuri is a Finnish entrepreneur, actor and a television presenter who bested nine other contestants to win the national crown. Unkuri hails from Vaasa, Finland and has completed her studies from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. She is an experienced content designer and is skilled in MailChimp, Twitter, Microsoft Word, Advertising and Instagram Marketing.
Miss Suomi 2021 was not her first national rodeo as she competed at Miss Suomi 2017 as a finalist but did not make it to the Top 3. Okpala starred in the Finnish film ‘MC-Helper 3’ which released in Finland in 2018. She also played Naisopiskelija in the Rantabaari episode ‘Mustasukkaisuutta’ which aired in 2019. She also stars in the Finnish film ‘The Creeps’ which will be released in Finland in this month.