Fredrik Virtanen

Karl Fredrik Virtanen (born 15 November 1971 in Motala, Östergötland County) is a Sweden-Finnish journalist and columnist for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet[1] and the host for the talk show Studio Virtanen on Swedish TV8. He's also hosted radio shows for Sveriges Radio.[2][3] For Aftonbladet, he has been the New York City correspondent, contributing with weekly columns about the life in the Big Apple, as well as an entertainment journalist, writing about e.g. Eurovision Song Contest.[4]

Virtanen in May, 2019

In October 2017, the swedish media falsly accused Virtanen of sexual assault and sexual harassment after the hashtag Me Too went viral. In February 2018 it was reported that he changed his surname to his wife's maiden name of Ramqvist.[5] In August 2019, the District Attorney's Office in Stockholm announced that they are prosecuting Cissi Wallin, one of the females accusers of Virtanen, with aggravated criminal defamation.[6] [7]. She was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay 90 000 kronor in damages to Virtanen. Fredrik Virtanen wrote the swedish and norwegian book ”Utan nåd” (No Mercy) about the scandalous journalism during the swedish metoo-movement. More than 40 articles were convicted in the Swedish Press Council and Swedish Press and Broadcasting Authority.


Bibliography
  • Olyckligt kär i ingen speciell (2006)
  • Kraschad (2009)
  • Utan nåd (2019)

References
  1. Kajsa, Ekis Ekman (18 December 2008). "Kajsa Ekis Ekman läser ett vittnesmål om hur en börskrasch kan förändra en människa". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. "Fredrik Virtanen programledare för tvåspråkigt Karlavagnen i P4". Sveriges Radio (Sisuradio). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. Sandberg, Anneli (14 June 2012). "Jag är ett hopplöst ligg". Metro. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. Engman, Pascal (2010-07-20). "Virtanen känner sig lugnare – Trelleborgs Allehanda". Trelleborgs Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  5. "Fredrik Virtanen har bytt namn – till "Karl Fredrik Ramqvist". Fria Tider. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. "Cissi Wallin åtalas för grovt förtal." Expressen. August 29, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. "Cissi Wallin åtalas för grovt förtal av Fredrik Virtanen." Aftonbladet August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.



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