Jone Nikula

Jone Nikula at Tuska Open Air 2013

Antti Joonas "Jone" Nikula (born 30 March 1970) is a Finnish television and radio personality and a jack-of-all-trades in the music industry. He became well known as a judge in the TV show Idols.

Before his TV popularity, Nikula has – among other things – been a host on the Finnish radio station Radio City, and marketing manager of EMI Music Finland. Since 2007, Nikula and Kotiteollisuus frontman Jouni Hynynen have hosted Äijät, a TV show about the professions and (in the second season in 2008) hobbies of "real men". He has written a history book about Finnish heavy metal music, Rauta-aika (Iron Age), and worked as the tour manager of Finnish glam rock band Hanoi Rocks. Starting early 2007, he has been hosting evening and daytime shows on Nelonen Media's rock music radio station, Radio Rock.

Private life

Nikula's military rank is Captain in reserve in the Finnish Defence Forces. His father Paavo Nikula is the former Chancellor of Justice of Finland. His mother Riitta Nikula is a professor of art history. Stuba Nikula, his brother, is the head of the Finnish Film Foundation.

Nikula is married to dancer Hanna Karttunen. His previous engagement was with television host Ellen Jokikunnas.

In 2006, Nikula competed in the first season of the finnish TV-series Dancing with the Stars, coming in third place. Later in 2010 he would return as a judge for the series' fifth season.

References

  1. ↑ "Jone Nikula jatkaa Idols-tuomaristossa". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 12 October 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Uuden rockin ilta". Radio Rock (in Finnish). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Jonen päivävuoro". Radio Rock (in Finnish). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Airo, Paavo (2025-09-13). "Maanpuolustus on kulkenut Jone Nikulan matkassa aina – jo pikkupoikana hän opetteli sotilasarvot ja leikki pyssyillä sekä puumiekoilla". Reserviläinen (in Finnish). Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  5. ↑ "Ministeri Paavo Nikula". Valtiovarainministeriö (in Finnish). Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Helsingin yliopisto - Taidehistorian henkilöstö". www.helsinki.fi. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  7. ↑ "Stuba Nikula valittu Suomen elokuvasäätiön uudeksi toimitusjohtajaksi". ses.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  8. ↑ "Jone Nikula meni naimisiin – yllätyshäät Helsingissä". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  9. ↑ "Lehti: Ellen Jokikunnas ja Jone Nikula erosivat". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  10. ↑ Silander, Iriz (2020-10-18). "Jone Nikula muistelee – löysi vaimonsa Tanssii Tähtien Kanssa -ohjelman kautta: "Jossain vaiheessa sinnikkyys palkittiin"". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2026-07-23.