Janne Puhakka

Janne Puhakka (24 February 1995 – 13 October 2024) was a Finnish ice hockey player^[1] who died at his home in October 2024; in 2025, his former partner was found guilty of his murder.^[2]

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Janne Puhakka
Born	(1995-02-24)24 February 1995 Espoo, Finland
Died	13 October 2024(2024-10-13) (aged 29) Espoo, Finland
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Espoo Blues TUTO Hockey Espoo United Rapaces de Gap
Playing career	2015–2018

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Ice hockey career

In Canada, he played for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Back home in Finland, he suited up for the Espoo Blues in the top-tier Liiga, as well as for TUTO Hockey and Espoo United in the Mestis league. Later in his career, he expanded his horizons further by joining Rapaces de Gap in France's Ligue Magnus. Beyond his achievements on the ice, Puhakka made headlines in 2019 when he courageously became the first professional ice hockey player from Finland to publicly come out as gay.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Reality television

In 2024, he appeared on Petolliset, the Finnish adaptation of the reality game show The Traitors. After his passing, the show's broadcaster, Nelonen Media, decided not to air the final episode on its originally scheduled date of October 17.^[6] The network later announced that the finale would instead air on November 10.^[7]

Death

Puhakka died at his residence in Espoo on 13 October 2024, at the age of 29.^[6]^[8] His former partner, Rolf Nordmo from Trøndelag, Norway, was later taken into custody as a suspect^[8]^[9]^[10] and eventually confessed to the killing. According to police interviews, the motive behind the crime was the breakup of their relationship. Puhakka had moved out of their shared home in Espoo a few weeks earlier but returned on 13 October to handle some "practical matters."^[11]^[12] On 1 April 2025, the Western Uusimaa District Court sentenced Nordmo to life in prison for Puhakka's murder.^[13]

Puhakka was laid to rest during a funeral service held in Espoo on 8 November 2024.^[14]^[15]

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