Jan Erola Explained

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

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 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 . April 8, 2022.
  2. News: 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" . June 6, 2017 . Markkinointi&Mainonta . October 31, 2017.
  3. News: YLE Areena . Ylen aamu-tv: Jälkiviisaat 14.1.2000 . YLE's morning TV: In hindsight January 14, 2000 . January 14, 2000. April 29, 2015.
  4. News: Jan Erola vie filmiyhtiön kirjabisnekseen . Jan Erola to take a film production company into book publishing . Salo, Irmeli . Talentum Media Oyj . October 15, 2009 . Helsinki . January 16, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091017083111/http://www.marmai.fi/uutiset/article337460.ece . October 17, 2009 .
  5. Helsinki-kirjat esittää: Antti Tuomainen ja Parantaja . Helsinki Books presents: Antti Tuomainen and the Healer . Helsinki Books. September 29, 2011. January 19, 2024.
  6. News: Antti Tuomainen. Finnland Cool . October 1, 2014. January 19, 2024.
  7. News: Jukka Petäjä . Jan Erola Helsingin kirjamessujen johtoon (in Finnish) . Jan Erola to head the Helsinki Bookfair. Helsingin Sanomat . April 29, 2015. B6. August 20, 2015 .
  8. Web site: Messutilasto 2018 . February 1, 2020 . Madia Audit Finland . January 19, 2024.
  9. News: Helsinki-kirjojen vetäjät siirtyvät Paasilinnalle (in Finnish). Key persons of Helsinki Books to join Paasilinna Publishers . Majander, Antti . Helsingin Sanomat . September 25, 2012 . Helsinki . October 21, 2012.
  10. News: DEBATTIA PITÄÄ OLLA . There must be debate . Simes, Iida . January 20, 1998 . Helsinki . Yliopisto magazine, Helsinki University . August 20, 2009.
  11. Jälkiviisaat hyvästelivät Jan Erolan . The Jälkiviisaat say goodbye to Jan Erola . Yleisradio TV1. July 27, 2015. August 20, 2015.
  12. News: Suomen startup-yhteisö vahvistaa viestintäänsä Jan Erolalla (in Finnish) . The Finnish Startup Community enforces its communications with Jan Erola . April 4, 2022 . STT/The Finnish Startup Community . April 7, 2022.
  13. Web site: HookedOn website . July 4, 2018 . Salo . Kravat Oy . July 4, 2018.
  14. News: Paavola ja Erola vahvistavat Kreabin palveluja Suomessa (in Finnish) . Paavola and Erola to enforce Kreab . February 27, 2014 . Kreab Gavin Anderson Oy . August 20, 2015 . March 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305170329/http://www.kreabgavinanderson.com/helsinki/2014/02/27/paavola-ja-erola-vahvistavat-kreabin-palveluja-suomessa/ . dead .
  15. Web site: SMASH LONDON . Business Finland . April 7, 2022 . April 7, 2022.
  16. News: Helsingin Sanomain säätiön stipendinsaajat vuodelle 2015 . The receivers of the Sanoma foundation scholarships . Sanoma Foundation . August 20, 2015.
  17. News: Punatähdet kekkosromantiikan lähteillä . The Reds Stars at the roots of the Kekkonen era . YLE TV1 Morning TV . April 30, 2012 . Helsinki . August 20, 2009.
  18. News: Finn rockers dream of bringing 'pure form of utopian socialism' back from B.C. . CBC News . September 23, 2017 . Vancouver, Canada . October 31, 2017.
  19. News: Finnish band fulfills dream of performing in Sointula . North Island Gazette . August 25, 2017 . Sointula, BC, Canada . October 31, 2017.
  20. News: Mister Mini valitsee toisin . Mr Mini chooses differently . Talouselämä Magazine . March 3, 2003 . April 4, 2022.
  21. Hallinto . Administration . The Finnish National Theatre . April 7, 2022 . April 7, 2022.
  22. Web site: Hallinto . Administration . The Finnish Society of Sport . April 7, 2022 . April 7, 2022.

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