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Finnish ex-soldier and television personality (born 1990)
Matias Petäistö
Born1990
Kalajoki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Allegiance Finland
Service / branch Finnish Army
Years of service10
Rank Sergeant
UnitSpecial Jaeger Platoon
Battles / warsWar in Afghanistan
Iraqi War
Other work
  • Television personality
  • Entrepreneur
  • Personal trainer

Matias Petäistö (born 1990) is a Finnish entrepreneur, personal trainer, and former Special Operation Forces soldier for the Finnish Army, with 10 years of experience on high-risk crisis management operations for the Utti Jaeger Regiment. He runs an online training program called Petäistö Coaching, and is also the owner of Ski centre Sveitsi, at Hyvinkää. He is also known for appearing in television series Erikoisjoukot as one of the four instructors.

He worked for the Defence Forces' Army in several operations for Afghanistan and Iraq as a pioneer and deputy leader. He's considered as one of the most successful soldiers of the modern day Finnish military.

Born in Kalajoki and living in Porvoo, Petäistö is the grandson of Finnish reporter Helena Petäistö.

References

  1. "Matias Petäistö oli armeijan erikoisjoukkojen aatelia – Tykittää nyt lunta hiihtokeskusyrittäjänä". kauppalehti.
  2. "Palat: Matias Petäistö kuului kymmenen vuotta erikoisjoukkoihin". iltalehti.fi (in Finnish).
  3. "Petäistö Coaching".
  4. "Ammattisotilas Matias, 31, teki radikaalin ratkaisun ja jätti uransa – sitten sattuma puuttui peliin". duunitori.
  5. "Erikoisjoukot on Suomen tv-historian rankin kilpailu - Nämä julkkikset astuvat koulutukseen". Nelonen.
  6. "Erikoisjoukot - Series 1, Episode 1: Character". ruutu (in Finnish).
  7. "Erikoisjoukkojen porvoolaisvahvistus Matias Petäistö". uusimaa.
  8. "Erikoisjoukot-ohjelman Matias Petäistö sai suorassa lähetyksessä hellyttävät terveiset Helena-kummitädiltään: "Hauskalta kuulosti"". MTVUutiset.
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