Well-known Finns remember radio host Olga Keto on social media.
Social media was filled with sad updates from the beloved Yle radio host on Saturday night Olga Ketonen due to death.
Many well-known Finns mourn the host they knew and remember shared experiences. Ketonen’s personal presentation style, professional expertise and radio voice received praise.
– Rest in peace Olga K. The idol of my youth from Radiomafia’s Revival. When I had to cycle to school in the freezing cold and felt anxious, Olga’s stories made me feel good. And he was the only person in the world whose reading on Radio Suomen Merisää made me smile. My condolences to the loved ones, writes a media personality Tuomas Enbuske in X.
An influencer in the music industry who can also be seen on Levyraad TV Asko Kallonen thanks his cooperation with Ketonen.
– The same words come to mind as last August when we met in the studio for an interview: One of the privileges and happiness of my life is that I have been able to start my radio career in the morning broadcasts of Radiomafia in 1991 with Olga Ketonen in the same Hehäratysjuhla team and have watched how she has grown into a unique radio personality in Finland, something that this after morning there is no more and there will be no more, Kallonen writes on Instagram.
– Have a good trip dear Olga, to the new frequency, see you there!
Musician Maija Vilkkumaa also remembers Keto on Instagram.
– Terrible news. The legendary radio journalist and presenter Olga K has died. I got to know him sometime in the 90s and last saw him in November 2023. He was always wise and funny and empathetic. Dear Olga, he writes.
– RIP Olga Ketonen. “For a moment” (after all, it’s really been a while) we were in the studio, basking in the hostess’s unique energy – and now… oh, how fleeting human life is here! writes an entrepreneur Jari Sarasvuo.
– Olga K. The best radio journalist I’ve ever given an interview to. It’s only been about a month since we were last in touch. RIP. The legendary voice is gone, the mentalist Pete the Cheekbeard says in X.
Member of Parliament of the Left Alliance Veronika Honkasalo fondly remembers the radio host.
– So sad. Olga K’s voice in Radiomafia belongs firmly to my youth. Later, I listened to him on cabin trips in the Puhelinlangat singa program. The sea weather read by Olga K is also memorable. Condolences to loved ones, Honkasalo writes in X.
Bishop Teemu Laajasalo writes sensitively about Ketonen’s passing in X.
– Sad news. A nice and funny person who had his own voice and the ability to speak both profoundly and superficially. Rest in peace. May the holy angels carry you to eternal peace. Strength to the relatives for great grief, he says.
Suomipop’s Court Musician Ilkka Ihamäki also remembers his colleague.
– Sad news. A very professional host/journalist blessed with a great radio voice, whose programs were a pleasure to listen to until the very last few days, he writes.
Radio and TV presenter Susanna Laine also wished his colleague a good journey to heaven.
– Rest in peace Olga K. My condolences to the loved ones, she wrote in her Instagram stories.