Miss Suomi is all set to host the 2021 edition as ten finalists will compete for the national crown and the winner will represent Finland at Miss Universe 2021. Miss Universe Finland 2020 Viivi Altonen will crown her successor at the end of the event finale.
On 12th May 2021, Miss Suomi 2021 finalists were introduced at The Folks Hotel Konepaja in Helsinki, Finland. This year’s batch boasts of previous contestants of the Finnish national beauty pageant. For the 90th edition of Miss Suomi, the age requirement was adjusted from 18-26 to 20-27.
So, without further ado, here are the ten finalists competing for Miss Suomi 2021 –
Sonja Länsivuori (previously Miss Suomi 2019 Top 10)
Riikka Uusitalo (previously Miss Suomi 2019 second runner-up)
Nicole Söderström (previously Miss Suomi 2019 Top 20, Miss Suomi 2020 Top 20)
Essi Unkuri (previously Miss Suomi 2017 Top 10)
Eveliina Tikka (previously Miss Suomi 2017 Top 20)
Hanna Ojaniemi (previously Miss Suomi 2018 Top 20)
Emmi Suuronen (previously Miss Suomi 2019 Top 10)
Jasmine Järvinen (previously Miss Suomi 2017 Top 10)
Emilia Lepomäki (previously Miss Suomi 2018 Top 10)
Katariina Juselius (previously Miss Suomi 2019 Top 10)
Finland’s oldest national beauty pageant called Miss Suomi crowned its first queen in 1931 and since then, it has been held annually except from 1939 to 1944 due to World War II. The country’s second oldest national beauty pageant Suomen Neito was held from 1952 to 1955, from 1962 to 1963, in 1986 and from 1990 to 2007.
Traditionally, the Miss Suomi titleholder represents Finland in Miss Universe while the first and second runners-up represent the country in Miss World and Miss International, respectively.