The Swedish media giant Bonnier handed out its 2005 Awards for Journalism in Finland on Wednesda... Helsingin Sanomat reporter

Journalist Ilkka Malmberg, 52, of Verkkoliite, the monthly magazine supplement of Helsingin Sanomat, was the winner of the Bonnier journalists' prize for Story of the Year in 2005.

Malmberg won the prize for his article Perhetyttö ("Girl of Good Family") telling about Mervi Nykänen, the wife of the Finnish ski-jumping icon Matti Nykänen. The story showed how little people really know about celebrities. While telling the story of Mervi Nykänen, it also became an account of the recent history of Finnish society.

"I am a journalist for 24 hours a day. I always think journalistically and see potential stories everywhere", says Malmberg, the father of four children.

The Bonnier prize comprises three categories: Journalist of the Year, Story of the Year, and a third prize for the best innovation in the field, and all were based on material from last year.

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