The relationship between F1 legend Mika Salo and his wife Annica suddenly went into crisis around Christmas. This is how the couple’s love story began – quite by accident.
Mika Salo got to know Annica Salo on social media. MATTI MATIKAINEN
Formula legend Mika Salon59, and his spouse Annica Salon (formerly Lindblom), 41, the love story became the center of attention during Christmas when the couple announced that they had filed for divorce. In one weekend, however, the situation changed, and the separation was cancelled.
Mika Salo shared a bikini photo Annica from her beloved and apologized. He also opened up about the causes of the marital crisis.
– The past year has been difficult. A lot of things have happened around us that we haven’t been able to influence. They have eaten into our relationship and taken a lot of energy from us. We haven’t been able to support each other, Mika Salo said in his publication.
– At the same time, I have been thoughtless and mistakes have been made, which I regret and ask for forgiveness from my beloved wife. In the end, however, we came to the decision that we will get through all of this together.
Salo said that he hopes for a better year next year.
That’s how the love of lightning raged
The couple’s relationship started as love at first sight four years ago.
Flight attendant Annica accidentally liked Mika’s dog-themed social media update. They started talking about toy poodles, Mika invited the woman over – and boom, feelings flared up.
From the beginning, the relationship was based on two homes. Mika lives in Tallinn, Estonia, while Annica lives in Kauniainen. The new family of animal lovers includes five children, three dogs, a cat and a turtle. Annica formed a good friendship with Mika’s ex-wife right from the start Noriko Salon with.
– The gossip directed at us, the bad words of people we don’t know and the outright hate on social media seemed unfathomable, Annica Salo said We for Womenand revealed that he asks Noriko for help in difficult situations.
Puzzles had arisen, among other things, from Mika Salo’s quick turns.
Annica’s spouse told Me Nais that he sometimes asked Noriko for advice regarding Mika. MATTI MATIKAINEN
They got engaged Ilta-Sanom included in the summer of 2022.
– Work and traveling between two homes make our lives quite hectic, and that’s why small everyday routines are important to us. In the evenings, we curl up next to each other before going to bed and watch our favorite series. In the mornings, Mika brings me coffee in bed, Annica told about the routines of the relationship.
The couple got joint love tattoos in early 2023. They tattoo each other’s heart curves on their upper bodies, with the end of them own pattern: Mika has a checkered flag and Annica has an airplane. However, around the same time, as they celebrated their second anniversary, the relationship drifted I’ll stop into the crisis. According to the magazine, Annica broke off the relationship because of the messages Mika sent to a third party.
However, this crisis was resolved, and soon it was time to celebrate.
In August 2023, Mika and Annica got married intimately in Las Vegas at the famous Little White Wedding Chapel. A month later, they organized a big wedding party for their friends and relatives in Vanajanlinna. At least a rocker performed at the party Michael Monroe and a rapper Elastic.
According to information from Iltalehti, the couple has a marriage contract.
The wife saved
In November 2023, Mika Salo praised his wife I smile in the interview.
– I could describe Annica as a woman who takes care of me. There are not enough words to describe the feeling of how much I appreciate and love Annica, he incensed.
In February 2024, Mika Salo said on Instagram that he had to go to the operating table due to severe stomach pains, and that his wife probably saved his life.
– I had a huge stomachache. I thought it would pass, but from the beginning my wife was of the opinion that I needed to go to the hospital. I disobeyed and 24 hours later he forced me there and probably saved my life. My appendix had burst and I had to have surgery immediately, he said.
The formula legend thanked his wife for taking care after the surgery. They have represented together both in the GT pit and on the red carpets of the galas.
In the summer of 2025, Mika, Annica and the formula driver’s children Max and Mai were on the red carpet of the guest screening of the F1 movie. That same summer, the family lost one of their dogs. The couple had time to calm down after the grief at a cottage on the shore of the Gulf of Finland.
Annica Salo, Mika Salo, Max Salo, Mai Salo, Krista Viinanen (from left to right), on the red carpet at the F1 film’s invited guests evening at the Helsinki Tennis Palace. MATTI MATIKAINEN
– Anyway, we were in a bit of a sad mood when our dog died just a couple of days earlier. We were there with the remaining two, the couple told Iltalehte.
The couple also vacationed in Spain together and celebrated with Noriko Salo.
However, something happened at the end of the year, which derailed the marriage into a crisis. Annica Salo told We for Women with his heartbroken breakup.
– I don’t know what to say. My heart is broken. I found the love of my life. The person with whom I wanted to share everything and spend the rest of my life together. I believed, hoped and loved. Above all, I just loved, he told the magazine.
Fortunately for everyone, during the last weekend, the couple came to different ends.
An agreement was reached for Christmas.
The couple overcame a relationship crisis. MATTI MATIKAINEN