Fredrik Virtanen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Fredrik Virtanen

Swedish journalist

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1971

Place of Birth: Motala, Östergötland County, Sweden

Profession: television presenter, journalist, blogger

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Karl Fredrik Virtanen (born 15 November 1971 in Motala, Östergötland County) is a Sweden-Finnish journalist and columnist for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and the host for the talk show Studio Virtanen on Swedish TV8.
He's also hosted radio shows for Sveriges Radio.
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.In October 2017, several women accused Virtanen of rape, sexual assault, or 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.
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.