Miss Grand Finland

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Short description|Beauty pageant in Finland}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Finland | image = | image_size = | caption = | formation = 2013 | founder = | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Stockholm]] | location = [[Sweden]] | leader_title = National director | leader_name = Peter Hadward | leader_title2 = General director | leader_name2 = Kersten Liba | parent_organization = {{Bulletedlist|Fashion Model Agency ''(2013 – 2014, 2017 – 2018)'' |Miss Queen of Scandinavia ''(2020)''}} | language = {{Hlist|[[English language|English]]|[[Finnish language|Finnish]]}} | num_members = [[Miss Grand International]] | budget = | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20210620071204/https://missqueenofscandinavia.com/ MissQueenOfScandinavia.com] }}

'''Miss Grand Finland''' is a national [[beauty pageant]] title awarded to Finnish representatives competing at the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant.<ref name=fin13/><ref name=sou17/><ref name=fin18/><ref name=fin181/> The title was first introduced in 2013 when a 22-year-old tourism student from [[Rovaniemi]], Katariina Suuniitty, was appointed as Miss Grand Finland after participating in the [[Miss Finland|Miss Finland 2013]] pageant.<ref name=fin13/><ref name=fin131/>

From 2013 to 2018, the license of Miss Grand Finland belonged to a [[Helsinki]]-based modeling agency, Fashion Model Agency,<ref name=fin13/> chaired by Merja Kupiainen-Groundstroem.<ref name=ceo>{{cite web|url=https://www.fashionmodel.fi/yhteystiedot|title=Yhteystiedot|accessdate=2 June 2023|language=fi|publisher=Fashion Model Agency|archivedate=1 June 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230601172802/https://www.fashionmodel.fi/yhteystiedot}}</ref> After an absence in 2019, the license was obtained by a sub-continental pageant headquartered in [[Stockholm]], Miss Queen of Scandinavia, where the Miss Grand Finland title was considered one of the supplement awards in the event.{{cn|date=September 2023}}

==History== Finland made its first appearance at the [[Miss Grand International]] stage in 2013 after Merja Kupiainen-Groundstroem, CEO of the Fashion Model Agency, purchased the license and subsequently assigned Katariina Suuniitty, who previously competed at the [[Miss Finland|Miss Finland 2013]] pageant, to compete at the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in [[Thailand]].<ref name=fin13/><ref name=fin131/> Merja ended her partnership with Miss Grand International in 2018; under her direction, all of Finland's representatives were appointed,<ref name=fin13/><ref name=sou17/> and all were finalists in the [[Miss Finland]] pageant.<ref name=fin131/><ref name=sou12/><ref name=sou18/>

One year after the franchise relinquishment, Miss Queen of Scandinavia, a [[Sweden]]-based sub-continental pageant chaired by Peter Hadward obtained the license.<ref name=chair>{{cite web|url=https://www.missdanmark.dk/nyheder/advarsel-mod-falsk-annoncering-a/|title=Advarsel mod falsk annoncering af skønhedskonkurrence|publisher=Miss Danmark|date=2012|accessdate=30 May 2023|archivedate=30 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230530013532/https://www.missdanmark.dk/nyheder/advarsel-mod-falsk-annoncering-a/|language=da}}</ref>

Since the first competition in 2013, Finnish representatives have never been placed in [[Miss Grand International]].<ref name=res13/><ref name=res14/><ref name=res17/><ref name=res18/><ref name=res20/>

==International competition== [[File:Sanna-Kaisa Saari.png|thumb|Sanna-Kaisa Saari, Miss Grand Finland 2014|150px]] The following is a list of Finnish representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|Representative !! rowspan=2|Original national title !! colspan=2|International result |- !width=100px|Placement!! Other awards |- !2013 |Katariina Suuniitty<ref name=fin13>{{cite web|url=https://www.kokemaenjokilaakso.fi/2013/11/02/katariina-edustaa-suomea-thaimaassa/|title=Katariina edustaa Suomea Thaimaassa|date=2 November 2013|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=fi|author=Samuli Kinnari|publisher=Kokemäenjokilaakson Uutiset|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531140515/https://www.kokemaenjokilaakso.fi/2013/11/02/katariina-edustaa-suomea-thaimaassa/}}</ref><ref name=fin131>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2013110117676054|title=Tuleeko nyt menestystä? Upea Katariina kisaa Thaimaassa|author=Hans Lehtinen|date=1 November 2013|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=fi|publisher=[[Iltalehti]]|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531141637/https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2013110117676054}}</ref>||[[Miss Finland|Miss Finland 2013]] Finalist<ref name=fin131/><ref name=mf13>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000000604714.html|title=Hän on turkkilaisten suosikkimissi!|date=19 March 2013|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531135214/https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000000604714.html|author=Piritta Palokangas|publisher=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=fi}}</ref>||Unplaced<ref name=res13>{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html|title=Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013|author=Harry Rodríguez|date=18 November 2013|accessdate=8 February 2023|language=es|website=www.metro.pr|archivedate=8 May 2019|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190508072838/https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2013/11/19/janelee-chaparro-se-corona-miss-grand-international-2013.html}}</ref>||— |- !2014 |[[Sanna-Kaisa Saari]]<ref name=fin14>{{cite web|url=http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2014|publisher=Miss Grand International|date=25 December 2014|accessdate=8 February 2023|title=Miss Grand International 2014 contestants|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225140601/http://www.missgrandinternational.com/?page=contestant&year=2014 |archive-date=25 December 2014 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>||[[Miss Finland|Miss Finland 2012]] Finalist<ref name=sou12>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/missit/a/2012011315069776|title=Missifinalistin elämässä raju perhetragedia|date=13 January 2012|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=fi|author=Pasi Liesimaa|publisher=[[Iltalehti]]|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531142943/https://www.iltalehti.fi/missit/a/2012011315069776}}</ref><ref name=sou121>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/miss-suomi/art-2000000467254.html|title=Tämä Miss Suomi -finalisti on edustanut Ruotsia maailmalla|date=11 January 2012|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=fi|publisher=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531143135/https://www.is.fi/miss-suomi/art-2000000467254.html}}</ref>||Unplaced<ref name=res14>{{cite web|url=https://www.vintersections.com/2014/10/miss-grand-international-2014-winners.html|title=Miss Cuba is Miss Grand International 2014|date=6 October 2014|accessdate=9 February 2023|author=Arvin Ello|website=www.vintersections.com|archivedate=31 July 2015|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150731082658/http://www.vintersections.com/2014/10/miss-grand-international-2014-winners.html}}</ref>||— |- !2015 |colspan=6 rowspan=2 {{n/a|No representatives}} |- !2016 |- !2017 |{{ill|Eveliina Tikka|fi}}<ref name=sou17/><ref name=fas>{{cite web|url=https://www.fashionmodel.fi/missikilpailut|title=Missivalmennus|date=2020|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=fi|publisher=Fashion Model|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531150637/https://www.fashionmodel.fi/missikilpailut}}</ref>||[[Miss Finland|Miss Finland 2017]] Finalist<ref name=sou17>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/miss-suomi-finalisti-eveliina-tikka-joutui-kohuotsikoihin-myrskyisasta-suhteestaan-tuomas-enbuskeen-kertoo-nyt-millaisissa-valeissa-he-ovat/8142100|title=Miss Suomi -finalisti Eveliina Tikka joutui kohuotsikoihin myrskyisästä suhteestaan Tuomas Enbuskeen – kertoo nyt, millaisissa väleissä he ovat|date=15 May 2021|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=fi|publisher=[[MTV 3]]|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531145147/https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/miss-suomi-finalisti-eveliina-tikka-joutui-kohuotsikoihin-myrskyisasta-suhteestaan-tuomas-enbuskeen-kertoo-nyt-millaisissa-valeissa-he-ovat/8142100%23gs.z50rn4}}</ref><ref name=sou171>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/a6a0de3c-d57b-4030-a2ae-e332c3a3b9be|title=Miss Suomi -finalisti Eveliina Tikka erosi managerirakkaastaan: kertoo unelmamiehen kriteerit|date=12 May 2021|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=fi|author=Anna-Maija Lippu|publisher=[[Iltalehti]]|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531145522/https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/a6a0de3c-d57b-4030-a2ae-e332c3a3b9be}}</ref>||Unplaced<ref name=res17>{{cite web|url=https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov|title=Ngắm Top 20 Miss Grand International 2017 nóng bỏng với phần thi bikini|date=26 October 2017|accessdate=12 May 2023|language=vi|publisher=[[Voice of Vietnam]]|archivedate=8 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221108215655/https://vov.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si/ngam-top-20-miss-grand-international-2017-nong-bong-voi-phan-thi-bikini-687450.vov}}</ref>||— |- !2018 |Erika Miranda Helin<ref name=fin18>{{cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2022/12/19/ex-miss-finlandia-desabafa-apos-ser-expulsa-de-restaurante-misoginos.htm|title=Ex-miss Finlândia acusa misoginia ao ser expulsa de restaurante; entenda|date=19 December 2022|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=pt|publisher=[[Folha de S.Paulo]]|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531152318/https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2022/12/19/ex-miss-finlandia-desabafa-apos-ser-expulsa-de-restaurante-misoginos.htm}}</ref><ref name=fin181>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Miss-Grand-International-2018-Welcome-Ceremony/Miss-Grand-International-2018-Welcome-Ceremony/eventshow/66130929.cms|publisher=[[Times of India]]|date=9 October 2018|title=Miss Grand International 2018: Welcome Ceremony|accessdate=31 May 2023|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531155838/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Miss-Grand-International-2018-Welcome-Ceremony/eventshow/66130820.cms}}</ref>||[[Miss Finland|Miss Finland 2018]] Finalist<ref name=sou18>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/miss-suomi/art-2000005817604.html|title=Tässä ovat Miss Suomi 2018 -finalistit! 10 upeaa kaunotarta kuvissa – äänestä suosikkiasi|date=6 September 2018|accessdate=31 May 2023|language=fi|publisher=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531154954/https://www.is.fi/miss-suomi/art-2000005817604.html}}</ref><ref name=sou181>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/201809102201190748|language=fi|accessdate=31 May 2023|title=Miss Suomi 2018 -finalistit rohkeissa alusvaatekuvissa - paljastavat, mistä pitävät eniten itsessään|date=10 September 2018|publisher=[[Iltalehti]]|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531160608/https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/201809102201190748}}</ref>||Unplaced<ref name=res18>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/meenakshi-chaudhary-of-india-crowned-miss-grand-international-2018/articleshow/66366162.cms|title=Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018|date=25 October 2018|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[Times of India]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826204549/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/meenakshi-chaudhary-of-india-crowned-miss-grand-international-2018/articleshow/66366162.cms}}</ref>||— |- !2019 |colspan=4 {{n/a|No representative}} |- !2020 |Liina Ilona Malinen<ref name=fin20>{{cite web|url=https://newslivetv.com/miss-india-goa-trisha-shetty-to-represent-india-at-miss-grand-international-2020/|title=Miss India Goa - Trisha Shetty to represent India at Miss Grand International 2020|date=21 February 2021|accessdate=31 May 2023|archivedate=31 May 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230531161256/https://newslivetv.com/miss-india-goa-trisha-shetty-to-represent-india-at-miss-grand-international-2020/|publisher=[[News Live (Indian TV channel)|News Live]]}}</ref>||{{tooltip|Miss Grand Finland 2020|Supplementary title at the Miss Queen of Scandinavia 2020 pageant}}||Unplaced<ref name=res20>{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/781485/samantha-bernardo-makes-it-to-top-20-of-miss-grand-international/story/|title=Samantha Bernardo makes it to Top 20 of Miss Grand International!|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[GMA Network]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826204805/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/781485/samantha-bernardo-makes-it-to-top-20-of-miss-grand-international/story/}}</ref>||— |- |colspan=7 {{n/a|No representatives since 2021}} |-  |}

==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{portal|Finland}} * {{commons category-inline|Miss Grand Finland}} {{Miss Grand International titleholders}} {{Navboxes| | title = [[Miss Grand International]] participating countries and territories | list = {{Miss Grand national pageants in Africa}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in Asia and Oceania}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in Europe}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in North America}} {{Miss Grand national pageants in South America}} }} [[Category:Miss Grand Finland|*]] [[Category:Finnish awards]] [[Category:Miss Grand International by country|Finland]]