Miss World Finland

✨ Meet Iris Alén ✨
🇫🇮 Iris Alén
📍 Helsinki, Finland
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Iris is a social media influencer, content creator and entrepreneur with a background in Educational Sciences and extensive experience in commercial modelling, brand collaborations and digital communication.
Her journey in pageantry includes being selected as a Miss Finland 2025 semifinalist. Since then, Iris has continued to grow both personally and professionally, building a career where creativity, communication and meaningful connection with people come together.
Outside of her work, Iris enjoys fashion, beauty, photography, music, nature and animals. She also plays the drums, bringing yet another creative dimension to her personality.
As part of Miss World Finland 2026, Iris wants to advocate for mental health awareness, peer support and more open conversations around grief.
After experiencing the loss of close family members to su***de, Iris chose to speak openly about grief and mental health in both social media and media interviews. Today, she also volunteers with Surunauha as a peer supporter, using her own experiences to offer understanding and support to people facing similar loss.
For Iris, peer support carries a powerful message: even during the most difficult moments, no one should have to face grief alone.
She also wants to draw attention to families facing financial difficulties and to the connection between mental wellbeing, employment and financial security.
💬 Her purpose is to use visibility not only to reach people, but to make them feel seen, understood and less alone.
For Iris, Miss World Finland represents an opportunity to combine communication, modelling and social impact while representing Finland with authenticity, compassion and purpose.
Welcome to Miss World Finland 2026, Iris ✨
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✨ Meet Melissa Myllyoja ✨
🇫🇮 Melissa Myllyoja
📍 Tampere, Finland
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Melissa is a Master’s student in International Relations with a strong interest in languages, cultures and international communication.
Her international outlook is reflected both in her studies and in the way she lives. Melissa enjoys backpacking, learning languages and discovering different cultures through direct experience. She speaks English and Korean and is also studying Swedish, Spanish, Russian and Chinese.
She also brings extensive pageant experience, having represented Finland in several competitions, including World Beauty Queen Finland 2019, Miss Supermodel Worldwide Finland 2022 and Face of Beauty Finland 2023. Her journey has also taken her to competitions in South Korea, giving her valuable experience in international pageant environments.
As part of Miss World Finland 2026, Melissa wants to champion the importance of international communication, cultural understanding and meaningful connections between people from different backgrounds.
She believes that learning from other cultures helps us see the world from wider perspectives and creates opportunities for greater understanding and cooperation.
💬 “There is so much we can learn from the rich cultures around us when we are willing to listen, understand and connect.”
Melissa has always taken pride in representing Finland internationally, and Miss World Finland would be another opportunity to combine that experience with her academic interests and global perspective.
Her recent exchange period in Tanzania also made this year’s journey feel especially meaningful to her and strengthened her motivation to take on a new international challenge.
Welcome to Miss World Finland 2026, Melissa ✨
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✨ Meet Taika Nurro ✨

🇫🇮 Taika Nurro
📍 Helsinki, Finland
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Taika is a dental hygienist student and assistant shift manager with a strong background in sports and a determined, hardworking mindset.

For thirteen years, race walking was an important part of her life, shaping her discipline, perseverance and ability to stay committed to long-term goals. Today, she continues to enjoy running, staying active, hiking and spending time in nature.

Taika has also explored the modelling and pageant world through a professional modelling course, photoshoots and castings for Miss Finland 2024 and Miss International Finland 2025.

As part of Miss World Finland 2026, Taika wants to raise awareness around the mental wellbeing of children and teenagers and encourage young people to believe that difficult periods do not define their future.

Her own experiences when she was younger have made this cause especially meaningful to her and strengthened her desire to become a positive role model for others.

💬 “There is a bright future ahead when you believe in yourself and keep moving forward.”

For Taika, Miss World Finland is an opportunity to represent Finland as an active, dedicated and compassionate young woman while using her voice to encourage the next generation to keep believing in their dreams.

Welcome to Miss World Finland 2026, Taika ✨

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✨ Meet Siyumi Jayawardena ✨

🇫🇮 Siyumi Jayawardena
📍 Turku, Finland
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Siyumi is a model and fashion design student whose journey has been shaped by life in both Sri Lanka and Finland.

With a passion for fashion, modelling and ballet, she combines creativity with the discipline and confidence that come from performing and working in front of the camera.

Siyumi has already gained pageant experience through Miss Sri Lanka in Europe and Miss Face International, where she was awarded 1st runner-up.

As part of Miss World Finland 2026, Siyumi wants to encourage young people to believe in themselves, even when insecurities make them question their own potential.

💬 “No matter how many insecurities you have, if you believe in yourself and keep going, you can make it.”

Having grown up between two countries and cultures, Siyumi feels a strong connection to Finland and is proud to call it her second home.

For her, Miss World Finland is an opportunity to represent that connection with pride while showing other young people that confidence is something we can build by continuing to move forward and believing in ourselves.

Welcome to Miss World Finland 2026, Siyumi ✨

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✨ Meet Inka Väisänen ✨
🇫🇮 Inka Väisänen
📍 Tampere, Finland
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Inka is a competitive figure skater and figure skating coach with a background in business administration. Sport has been an important part of her life, teaching her discipline, resilience and the courage to keep moving forward through challenges.

Her experience in front of the camera includes television commercials, as well as reaching the semifinal stage in several national pageants, including Miss Supranational Finland, Miss Tampere, Miss Face and Miss Jyväskylä.
Beyond sport and pageantry, Inka has a strong interest in travelling, history, art and writing. She is currently working on a poetry book and describes resilience, strength and creativity as some of the qualities that define her.

As part of Miss World Finland 2026, Inka wants to promote inclusive sports and mental wellbeing for children and young people, with special attention to those who may need additional support.

She believes every young person should have the opportunity to experience the joy of learning, expressing themselves and discovering what they are capable of, without fear of judgement or exclusion.

Having experienced bullying and difficult circumstances while growing up, Inka wants her journey to carry an important message:
💬 “Your background does not define who you are or who you can become.”

Through Miss World Finland, she hopes to encourage young people to believe in themselves, keep trying through difficult moments and recognise both their inner strength and their own unique beauty.

Welcome to Miss World Finland 2026, Inka ✨

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✨ Meet Verna Hupila ✨

🇫🇮 Verna Hupila
📍 Helsinki, Finland
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Verna is a Bachelor of Social Sciences specialised in criminal sanctions and works as a kindergarten teacher. Alongside her professional path, she is interested in modelling, social media and creative work, and has also appeared as an extra in films and television productions.

Her pageant journey includes being named 2nd runner-up in Miss Tampere 2024 and becoming a finalist in Miss Saimaa Beauty 2025.

Outside of work and pageantry, Verna enjoys fitness, reading and learning new creative skills. She speaks Finnish, English and Swedish and is currently studying Spanish.

One of the causes closest to Verna’s heart is breaking the stigma surrounding substance addiction. She believes addiction should be approached with empathy, dignity and understanding rather than judgement.

💬 “Behind every addiction is a human being who deserves dignity, compassion and a second chance.”

Through Miss World Finland 2026, Verna wants to combine confidence, communication and purposeful advocacy. She sees the title not only as an achievement, but as a responsibility that requires dedication, hard work and the ability to represent Finland with both grace and substance.

Welcome to Miss World Finland 2026, Verna ✨

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