“Mother, you are my power animal” – these are the things Finland’s top athletes want to thank on Mother’s Day

Today, Mother’s Day is celebrated throughout Finland. The mother has also played an important role in the lives of several top athletes – for example as a driver, spiritual support and role model.

Head coach of the Finnish men’s national ice hockey team Jukka Jalonen says that his mother has been very important to him. The way Jalonen is today is largely thanks to his mother.

They play puck in the NHL Mikko Rantanen and Kaapo Kako thank their mothers especially for the transportation and care during the junior years.

Quick beeper Elmo Lakka thanks his mother for all the support. “You are my power animal,” says Lakka.

7 player Mary Huntington thanks his mother for making his sports career possible and emphasizing that he can do whatever he wants with his life.

Skier Krista Pärmäkoski thanks his mother for the effort and transportation, because otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to ski on good slopes from the countryside and he wouldn’t have gotten to this point as a professional skier.