About Jaakko Kolmonen
Lived 1941 – 2016 (aged 75). Jaakko Kolmonen was a Finnish chef and television personality.
Jaakko Kolmonen (May 2, 1941 – September 3, 2016) was a Finnish chef. He worked since 1962 as a cooking teacher in several vocational schools and was known for his many television cooking-themed programs on YLE TV2 such as Asia on pihvi (aired 1971–1973) and Patakakkonen (first aired in 1977).
In 1991, he was awarded the Finnish Lion's Order of Merit and the State Award for Public Information (in Finnish tiedonjulkistamispalkinto) in 1988. Jaakko Kolmonen was also active in the Finnish Chef Association.
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Who was Jaakko Kolmonen?
Finnish chef (1941-2016)
When was Jaakko Kolmonen born?
Jaakko Kolmonen was born on 2 May 1941 in Juankoski.
When did Jaakko Kolmonen die?
Jaakko Kolmonen died on 3 September 2016 in Helsinki.
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Jaakko Kolmonen was a chef and television personality.
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Jaakko Kolmonen was Finnish.
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