Mikko Hannula
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Mikko Hannula is a Finnish sports commentator and journalist who works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company YLE. He works both as a real-time play-by-play commentator and makes news flashes for radio (Urheiluradio) and television (Urheiluruutu).
Hannula is very multi-skilled sports commentator who can commentate many sports. Usually he commentates alpine skiing, track and field, sport wrestling and volleyball. One of the most memorable moments of Hannula's career is the commentating of Kalle Palander's gold medal performance in slalom in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999.
In 2004 Hannula was awarded the Sports Journalist of Year in Finland. Hannula has told that he likes to use the assist of color commentators because four eyes can see more than two. Some of the color commentators Hannula has used are Timo Hoivala (volleyball), Pasi Sarkkinen (wrestling) and Juuso Aulanko (alpine skiing).
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