Pamela Anderson talks about her Finnish roots in an interview with Vogue Scandinavia.
Pamela Anderson has Finnish roots. PDO
Actress Pamela Anderson speaks Vogue Scandinavia – magazine interview about his Finnish roots.
Anderson’s grandfather Herman Hyytiäinen was Finnish. The Finnish surname was also on Pamela’s journey before she moved to Canada with her family.
Grandfather taught Pamela Finnish. As a child, Pamela carried a small Finnish dictionary with her, which she used to learn new words. In the interview, Pamela says that her language skills left when her grandfather died when Pamela was 11 years old.
– Sometimes I don’t want to be Pamela Anderson. I want to be Pamela Hyytiäinen, Pamela says in the interview.
– I would like to change my name, but they won’t let me, he continues.
Pamela visited Finland in 2007, when she went with her father to meet relatives.
– I would like to return to Finland, maybe with my sons. To find out more about myself, to explore that side of me. Maybe we’ll change my name and go back, to match my roots. It seems far away, but it’s a part of me, says Pamela.
– I’ve always been proud to tell people I’m Finnish, even before I knew what it really meant, he concludes.
Pamela’s visit to Finland in 2007 made wide headlines. At that time, the actress visited the Raumameren midsummer festival.
– I met relatives I never thought I would meet. It was a lovely surprise. In the morning, I went to the sauna for the first time in my life and, of course, also swam in the lake, Pamela told media representatives during her visit to Finland.
Pamela also talked about her roots during her visit to Finland.
– Actually, I am related to all of Finland. We are proud of our Finnishness. I have heard many stories about the events of the Winter War.