Lotta Backlund
About Lotta Backlund
Lotta Maria Johanna Backlund, born on 14 October 1980 in Budapest, Hungary, is Head of Development at Warner Bros. International Television Production Finland. She has also worked as a stand-up comedian, television journalist and politician.
She served on the board of the National Union of Finnish University Students and stood as a National Coalition Party candidate in the 2007 parliamentary elections, having been Finland's UN youth delegate in 2006. In spring 2007 she was a regular panellist on the short-lived programme Kuka, mita, hah?, and from March 2006 to November 2007 she hosted the morning show on radio station NRJ. She has also presented the humorous current affairs programme B-studio on Nelonen alongside Steen1.
From 2012 she worked as development manager and producer at Eyeworks Finland, later acquired by Warner Bros. International Television Productions, and she co-hosts the weekly Backlund and Lange podcast with Miina Lange, as well as a Diili podcast with Verneri Ruohoranta across three seasons. From 2017 to 2018 she was political special adviser to Helsinki mayor Jan Vapaavuori, and since May 2021 she has been communications manager at games company Rovio. In 2018 she was elected deputy chair of the Audiovisual Producers Finland association.
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Frequently asked questions
Has Lotta Backlund worked as a comedian?
Yes. Lotta Backlund, born in Budapest on 14 October 1980, has worked as a stand-up comedian as well as a television journalist and politician in Finland.
Which humorous programmes has Lotta Backlund appeared in?
She presented the humorous current affairs programme B-studio on Nelonen alongside Steen1 and, in spring 2007, was a regular panellist on Kuka, mita, hah?
Did Lotta Backlund host a radio show?
From March 2006 to November 2007 she hosted the morning show on the radio station NRJ.
Which podcasts has Lotta Backlund hosted?
She has co-hosted the weekly Backlund and Lange podcast with Miina Lange and made three seasons of the Diili podcast with Verneri Ruohoranta.
Was Lotta Backlund involved in politics?
She stood as a National Coalition Party candidate in the 2007 parliamentary elections and, from 2017 to 2018, was political special adviser to Helsinki mayor Jan Vapaavuori.
