Giving up horse racing was a difficult decision for Sari Tamminen.
Sari Tamminen will be remembered, among other things, as the host of the Summer Evening Waltz program. Roni Lehti
New winds are blowing in the life of presenter Sari Tamminen, 54. He has started in a new job after a difficult Korona time and has given up his beloved, long-term hobby of horse racing.
Tamminen has been involved in horse racing since he was a child. He also once had his own horse farm in Nummela, Vihti. He has had his own trotting horses for 35 years. Recently, he has had four horses, two older and two younger.
Tamminen kept his horses in the stables he rented near his home in Lieto. Keeping horses was an expensive endeavor and especially during a corona pandemic when the work of the presenter was scarce. Eventually, he decided to sell two younger horses and place the older horses on his friend’s farm to be able to give up the stable rent.
Sari Tamminen photographed in 1997 on her former horse farm in Nummela, Vihti. JARKKO TAPOLA
– That was a big decision. The biggest reason to stop is not that my older horses recently stopped racing. In addition, the stable from which I have rented places for horses was sold, Tamminen says.
– I thought it was time to stop. It was sad to give up the young horses when they were just starting to race, but both got good places. I get to keep my old horses with my friends and I can go riding there.
A new job
Tamminen lives in the Ilmarinen region in Lieto with her 13-year-old daughter, Taika. Tamminen divorced her daughter’s father in 2017 and now enjoys being single.
Tamminen started a few weeks ago as a presenter for Radio Pook and is excited about his new job. He has previously hosted Aura on the Waves and Iskelmä channels.
Horses and horse racing have been Tamminen’s long-term passion. Picture from 2002. Bo Stranden
– I like radio work and I like to be with people. I’m really glad I joined Pook’s team. I hope that when the events start to be organized again, there will be more plot shows. Corona time has been a really heavy and hard survival. Faith and hope have been needed, he sighs.
The daughter’s active football hobby in Turku also accelerates her new daily life. He plays for the Turku Ball Club.
– We have this kind of girl life, Tamminen says.
– This is an interesting step in life when I give up one big thing and start new stuff. I go with a twinkle in my eye towards summer, I don’t know what it will bring when it comes, he ponders.
Not for couch potatoes
Tamminen is open-minded about his love life.
– No one has knocked on the door, Tamminen laughs.
– It’s a bit of a miserable thing when people haven’t been anywhere for a while and there haven’t been any real encounters. Here I am wondering who would come up.
If any new love were found, she would have to adjust to the lifestyle of Tamminen and this daughter.
Today, Sari Tamminen enjoys being single. KARI PEKONEN
– My daughter and I are a duo. We don’t have to go horseback anymore, but we have a tough word on football. We are such a go-to variety that trailing tows and couch potatoes can be forgotten right away, the woman laughs.
Tamminen is remembered as the host of the Satama lights, the summer evening waltz and Folk Fun programs, among others. He ran the summer evening waltz shown above from the beginning to the end of the program, ie the years 1996-2011.
Last summer, Tamminen suffered from health concerns when he underwent surgery to get a blood clot. Tamminen sought medical attention due to his long-lasting symptoms.
The first reason was suspected to have Tammis had a previous dental operation or ankylosing spondylitis, which he had suffered for more than 20 years. Eventually, the blood clot was found on magnetic resonance imaging after a rheumatologist examined the possibility of arthritis. The cause of the blood clot was not found out, but Tamminen recovered completely from the operation.