• Comment: The first two sources are essentially interviews, but even if we accept them as meeting the WP:GNG standard, they are not enough to establish notability. The third source contributes nothing as it's close primary one. The last two sources don't provide significant enough coverage to count towards GNG. DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:18, 10 February 2024 (UTC)


Janne Lehtonen
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Finland
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • entrepreneur
  • firefighter
Military career
AllegianceFinland
Service/branchFinnish Navy
UnitGulf of Finland Naval Command
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
Somali piracy

Janne Lehtonen (born 1983) is a Finnish serial entrepreneur, firefighter and former Special Operation Forces operator for the Finnish Navy.[1] He is best known for appearing in finnish reality television show Erikoisjoukot as the head instructor, and competing in Amazing Race Suomi.[2][3]

Lehtonen served on the Finnish Navy's Special Operation Forces (SOF) unit for 13 years. He was one of the very first people that applied for the Finland's Special Forces of the Navy, upon the unit's discovery in the Gulf of Finland Naval Command (present day Coastal Brigade) in the early 2000's.[4] Originally trained as a Combat Diver, he served for the Defence Forces in multiple tours of duty, including in Afghanistan and Somalia twice, and fought against terrorism and piracy.[5][4]

Nowadays he works at the Helsinki Rescue Service and Fire Station as a Firefighter and Paramedic[1] with his ex-Special Forces collegue Robin Hendry[6] and co-owns a CrossFit gym at the town of Kerava.[7][8]

In civil life, Lehtonen is married to Mia-Riitta Lehtonen, his partner since teenage years.[9][10]

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  1. ^ a b Jompero-Lahokoski, Sanna (15 May 2022). ""Sieltä ei lähdetä lomille" – Palomies Janne, 39, on entinen taistelusukeltaja joka otti merirosvoja kiinni Somaliassa". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish).
  2. ^ Hakulinen, Juulia (2022-04-26). "Nämä julkkikset kisaavat ennennäkemättömän rajussa tv-ohjelmassa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish).
  3. ^ Laitinen, Ebba (2023-07-24). "Tässä ovat Amazing Race Suomen kilpailijat!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish).
  4. ^ a b Salo, Hanna (2024-02-09). "Operaatio taiteilijasta sotilaaksi". Yleisradio (in Finnish).
  5. ^ Jompero-Lahokoski, Sanna (17 May 2022). "Janne, 39, on jahdannut merirosvoja Somaliassa ja väistellyt tienvarsipommeja Afganistanissa – "Elämään kuuluu välillä tuntea rankkoja asioita"". Länsiväylä (in Finnish).
  6. ^ Leinonen, Milla (21 April 2023). "Erikoisjoukot-ohjelmasta tutut kouluttajat työskentelevät Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemalla". Seiska (in Finnish).
  7. ^ "Front Page". CrossFit Woima (in Finnish).
  8. ^ Löfman, Heikki (28 March 2019). "Stadin brankkarit tuovat uutta crossfit-pöhinää Keravalle – CrossFit Woima aukeaa toukokuussa". Keski-Uusimaa (in Finnish).
  9. ^ Niemi, Elina (4 January 2023). "Erikoisjoukkojen Janne Lehtonen julistaa rakkautta: "Haluan sua taas jopa enemmän"". Seiska (in Finnish).
  10. ^ "Erikoisjoukot-sarjan Janne Lehtonen rakastui tulevaan vaimoonsa 14-vuotiaana: "Olin aika hulivili ja hän oli kympintyttö"". Anna (in Finnish). 28 February 2024.

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