The final of the Elämäni biisi program was held on Saturday evening at the Nokia Arena. Five presidential candidates were seen as guests in the episode.
Stubb opened up in the program about, among other things, his mother’s illness. Matti Matikainen
TV1’s Saturday evening The song of my life – the program featured songs from the life of the presidential candidates.
by Alexander Stubb turned out to be a song Kaija Koon Superwomen. In connection with the song, Stubb spoke touchingly about the women in his life.
– This story is about four of my superwomen and at the same time it is an ode to my father (For Göran), Stubb said.
– Two of those superwomen are sitting there (in the audience), but everything really starts from my mother, Stubb continued while the audience applauded.
Stubb told how his mother became ill with epilepsy when Stubb was only 12 years old. Mother’s illness was difficult for young Stubb.
– [Hän oli] a person loved by all. But in the early 80s, my mother got epilepsy and I think I was the first to see it. I was 12 years old, Stubb said.
The former prime minister described how the strong medication affected his mother and at the same time also affected him and his brother.
– [Äidin] mood swings and there was depression. And of course it was a very difficult place for me and my brother. But in the middle of it all, there was one person who seemed to be in the middle of it all, and that’s my father sitting there. That’s why this is an ode to my father, Stubb said.
Stubb’s family sat cheering in the audience. Pictured is Pirkko Mannola (left), father Göran Stubb and wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb. Matti Matikainen
Ode to love
Stubb said that the women in his second life are his first love Suzanne Innes-Stubb and his daughter Emily.
– Another superwoman entered my life in 1994, and if we’re being precise, it’s been 29 years and 3 days since the first kiss, Stubb revealed.
– I was patient for the first time in my life. He was the one who made the first move, Stubb said as his wife laughed in the audience.
– And so he has been the love of my life ever since, Stubb continued.
Stubb also told about the moment when he found out that his father Göran was dating an entertainer Pirkko Mannolaa. Stubb amused the audience by telling about the time when he realized that love had flared up between his father and Mannola.
– I was, not härregud, Stubb laughed.
Love was a big reason why Stubb chose Supernaiset as the song of his life.
– It’s an ode to my father and to the fact that love is eternal and can happen even in old age.
The final of the Elämäni biisi program was seen on Saturday evening at the Nokia Arena in Tampere. Matti Matikainen