time ▁colle ague ▁Ar vi ▁Lind ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Pol tt ila ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Hels ink i . ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁the ▁well - known ▁writer ▁Brit a ▁Pol tt ila , ▁who ▁was ▁of ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁- born ▁of ▁German - Pol ish ▁and ▁English ▁origin . ▁Brit a ▁married ▁poet ▁Ar vo ▁T urt ia inen ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Eva ▁Pol tt ila ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁retired ▁journalist ▁of ▁econom ics ▁Ju h ani ▁I kon en . ▁In ▁her ▁spare ▁time ▁Pol tt ila ▁does ▁g ymn astic ▁exercise ▁and ▁nord ic ▁walking ▁and ▁she ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁amb assador ▁of ▁motion ▁in ▁the ▁Su omi ▁li ik ke elle ▁- camp aign . ▁ ▁Eva ▁Pol tt ila ▁announced ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Y LE ▁TV ▁News ▁broadcast , ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁ret ire ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁September . ▁Her ▁last ▁news ▁broadcast ▁was ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁P riz es ▁ ▁Eva ▁Pol tt ila ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁journalist ▁prize ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁of ▁Finland ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Pol tt ila ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁four - time ▁winner ▁of ▁Tel vis . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : F inn ish ▁journal ists ▁Category : 1 9