Marit af Björkesten
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Marit af Björkesten

Finnish journalist and CEO of Finnish Broadcasting Company1

Marit Valentina af Björkesten (born 15 August 1970) is a Finnish journalist and director. She has been the CEO of Yle since 1 October 2025.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Marit af Björkesten (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 15, 1970.1

About

Af Björkesten's career at Hufvudstadsbladet began in 1997. She worked as a news reporter, feature editor and sports editor for the newspaper from 1997 to 2002. She was a news producer from 2002 to 2003, head of the cultural department and cultural producer from 2003 to 2009, and deputy editor-in-chief and head of the editorial department from 2009 to 2012. She has also taught journalism at the Open University of the University of Helsinki from 1996 to 1998.

From Wikipedia’s article on Marit af Björkesten, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

  • YleChief executive officer Oct 1, 2025 to now9

Career

Occupation: journalist.4

  • Since 2025Chief executive, Yle3

Personal life

  • CitizenshipFinland5

Awards

  • 2018Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland6