Matti Röngä’s last words as a news anchor touched many Finns.
Matti Röngän, 64, career as Yle’s news anchor ended today, February 28, at Half Nine News. Rönkä ended his last news broadcast with touching words, in which he reminded Finns of an important matter.
– Such good people. This is my last news broadcast. Humble thanks that I have been allowed to do this work – and freely so that no oppressive power guards or prevents it. It is not obvious at all. Today, on Kalevala day, we speak in our own language. This must be cherished, this must be taken care of together. Goodbye.
Finally, the broadcast showed clips from Röngä’s career while playing in the background Frank Sinatra’s a classic hit My Way.
Rönkä receives a lot of praise and praise for his work in, for example, the X application. People paid particular attention to how Rönkä urged to cherish the Finnish language.
– Those were wonderful words Matti Rönkä! Thanks for these and thanks for everything!
– Heavy ending. Thank you and good luck to the future Matti Rönkä!
– Matti Rönkä spoke wise words in his last newscast.
– One great era ended there.
– Humane, sure and reliable. Such is Yle’s long-time news anchor Matti Rönkä. A lot of longing in the air. Thank you Matti for all these years and happy retirement!
– Decades of well-done work and a relaxed way of performing will be remembered. Definitely the best news anchor, we will miss you.
– That’s how Matti Rönkä moved to “Ylen’s living archive”. It’s sad, but thanks to Mati!
– Thank you Matti Rönkä. Rima stayed at the pro level.
– Thank you, Matti Rönkä. The following continues because you are top and you write damn well.
– Matti Rönkä retired in style to the tune of Frank Sinatra’s “My way”. Thank you for your decades-long career in front of the Finnish media.
Matti Rönkä’s last words are praised on social media. Pete Anikari
Rönkä started as a news anchor for Yle in the early 2000s. Before that, he worked since 1990 as the news manager of Yle’s TV news. Before coming to Yle, he also worked at MTV, Helsingin Sanomat, Lehtkuva, Radio Ykköse and Insinööriuutinis.
Rönkä recently told Iltalehte that he is happy to retire after decades of working career.
– I think I have fully served. I have worked continuously for 42 years for a salary and went to work almost every day with a curious and happy mind, he said.