Jan Erola

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Jan Erola at the Helsinki Bookfair in 2010.

Jan Erola (born 20 November 1969)[1] is a Finnish communications entrepreneur and former journalist and book publisher. Erola is the publisher of the online publication Nordic Defence Review and is also the CEO of his own Kravat Oy, a communications consultancy company.[2] Since January 2000, he has appeared hundreds of times as a regular news commentator in the popular Jälkivisaat weekly news analysis section of Yleisradio's TV1 morning television.[3]

Career[edit]

Jan Erola is the CEO of Kravat Oy, a communications consultancy. He is also the publisher of Nordic Defence Review. Previously, he worked as a journalist, book publisher, and program director of the Helsinki Book Fair. Since January 2000, he has appeared as a regular news commentator in the Jälkivisaat program section of Yleisradio's morning television.

Erola also worked as the communications and marketing manager of Yellow Film & TV Ltd. From 2004 to 2009, Erola was the publishing manager of Ajatus Kirjat, a non-fiction imprint of Gummerus Publishers. Erola has worked as a CEO and publisher for Helsinki Books Ltd.[4] One of biggest literary hits of Helsinki Books was Antti Tuomainen's crime novel Parantaja (The Healer).[5], which went on to become a global success and has now been published in 26 countries.[6] Erola was the program director of the Helsinki Book Fair 2016–2018.[7] In 2018, the four-day fair had a then record number of attendees: 85 616. [8]

He has worked as the publishing and communications manager for Paasilinna Publishing. [9] Throughout his career at the three publishing houses, he published roughly 400 titles spanning both non-fiction and fiction genres.

As a journalist, Erola was a staff writer for Ylioppilaslehti, Iltalehti, Helsingin Sanomat and Talouselämä. He was the editor-in-chief of Ylioppilaslehti (1998-2000).[10]

He is a columnist for Suomen Kuvalehti and has written columns for ET-lehti, Yleisradio's Radiomafia, Avotakka, Markkinointi & Mainonta, Metro (Finland edition), Valitut Palat, Me Naiset, Journalisti, and Helsingin Sanomat Sport pages. His blog, Kustantajan Kulma, focused on publishing.

Erola was a radio journalist and created content for Yleisradio Radio 1 and other Finnish TV shows. He has been a regular news commentator on the weekly YLE TV1 Morning program Jälkiviisaat (AKA In Hindsight) since 2000, appearing in hundreds of broadcasts.[11]

Through his company Kravat Oy, Erola worked as the part-time Head of Public Affairs of the Finnish Startup Community,[12] and has helped various startup companies with their funding and export efforts.

Kravat publishes the Nordic Defence Review. It has designed and published a professional networking tool software application HookedOn.[13] Erola formerly worked as an associate director for Kreab, a multinational communications agency, for both the London and Helsinki offices.[14] For several years, Erola was involved with the Sport and Healthtech startup event SMASH, e.g. by hosting the SMASH LONDON event in 2018.[15]

Personal life[edit]

Jan Erola has a Master of Social Sciences degree in recent/political history from Helsinki University. Born in London, Erola has also lived in Oxford with his then wife Anne Moilanen and family.[16] He sings and co-writes songs in a political history parody band, Punatähdet ("the Red Stars"), under the artist name of "Aatos Punanen.".[17] Punatähdet sings mainly in Finnish, but has performed e.g. in Canada, in Sointula BC.[18][19] Erola British vintage car enthusiast. He owns an old Mini and a Jaguar.[20]

Erola is the vice chair of the advisory board of the Finnish National Theatre[21] and a former member the board of the Finnish Society of Sport Sciences.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jan Erola, 50, on televisiosta tuttu kravattimies ja idealinko, joka potee jatkuvaa uteliaisuutta ympäröivää maailmaa kohtaan" [Jan Erola, 50, is known from TV, a tie man and full of ideas]. Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jan Erola vie ja viestii omassa yrityksessään – "Mulla ei ole unelmana olla uusi Miltton" (in Finnish)" [Jan Erola exports and communicates in his own company - "My dream is not being the new Miltton"]. Markkinointi&Mainonta. June 6, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ylen aamu-tv: Jälkiviisaat 14.1.2000" [YLE's morning TV: In hindsight January 14, 2000]. YLE Areena. January 14, 2000. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Salo, Irmeli (October 15, 2009). "Jan Erola vie filmiyhtiön kirjabisnekseen" [Jan Erola to take a film production company into book publishing]. Helsinki: Talentum Media Oyj. Archived from the original on October 17, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  5. ^ Helsinki-kirjat esittää: Antti Tuomainen ja Parantaja [Helsinki Books presents: Antti Tuomainen and the Healer]. Helsinki Books. September 29, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Antti Tuomainen". Finnland Cool. October 1, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Jukka Petäjä (April 29, 2015). "Jan Erola Helsingin kirjamessujen johtoon (in Finnish)" [Jan Erola to head the Helsinki Bookfair]. Helsingin Sanomat. p. B6. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "Messutilasto 2018" (PDF). Madia Audit Finland. February 1, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Majander, Antti (September 25, 2012). "Helsinki-kirjojen vetäjät siirtyvät Paasilinnalle (in Finnish)" [Key persons of Helsinki Books to join Paasilinna Publishers]. Helsinki: Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  10. ^ Simes, Iida (January 20, 1998). "DEBATTIA PITÄÄ OLLA" [There must be debate]. Helsinki: Yliopisto magazine, Helsinki University. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  11. ^ Jälkiviisaat hyvästelivät Jan Erolan [The Jälkiviisaat say goodbye to Jan Erola]. Yleisradio TV1. July 27, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "Suomen startup-yhteisö vahvistaa viestintäänsä Jan Erolalla (in Finnish)" [The Finnish Startup Community enforces its communications with Jan Erola]. STT/The Finnish Startup Community. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "HookedOn website". Salo: Kravat Oy. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "Paavola ja Erola vahvistavat Kreabin palveluja Suomessa (in Finnish)" [Paavola and Erola to enforce Kreab]. Kreab Gavin Anderson Oy. February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  15. ^ "SMASH LONDON". Business Finland. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  16. ^ "Helsingin Sanomain säätiön stipendinsaajat vuodelle 2015" [The receivers of the Sanoma foundation scholarships]. Sanoma Foundation. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  17. ^ "Punatähdet kekkosromantiikan lähteillä" [The Reds Stars at the roots of the Kekkonen era]. Helsinki: YLE TV1 Morning TV. April 30, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  18. ^ "Finn rockers dream of bringing 'pure form of utopian socialism' back from B.C." Vancouver, Canada: CBC News. September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  19. ^ "Finnish band fulfills dream of performing in Sointula". Sointula, BC, Canada: North Island Gazette. August 25, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  20. ^ "Mister Mini valitsee toisin" [Mr Mini chooses differently]. Talouselämä Magazine. March 3, 2003. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  21. ^ {{Cite e web |url=https://kansallisteatteri.fi/perustietoa-kansallisteatterista/hallinto/ |title=Hallinto |trans-title=Administration |publisher=The Finnish National Theatre |date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022}}
  22. ^ "Hallinto" [Administration]. The Finnish Society of Sport. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

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