Her surname comes from her Finnish husband Ukko Metsola. Although being a rather common Finnish surname, in Finnish mythology *Metsola* ([*metso*](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/metso) – capercaillie hence *Metsola* – place of capercaillies) is the other name of *Tapiola*, the realm of the forest god [*Tapio*.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapio_(spirit)) His husbands first name [*Ukko*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukko) is also related to Finnish mythology, being the name of the supreme sky god of ancient Finns.
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TBH I don’t care if she’s just anti-IVG, the president of the EP doesn’t have the power to reverse the IVG trends in European member countries.
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At least she’s apparently in favor of LGBT rights. That’s better than I expected.
indeed, who is she? she hasn’t been around and hasn’t shown her face in my part of Europe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Metsola?wprov=sfti1
Her surname comes from her Finnish husband Ukko Metsola. Although being a rather common Finnish surname, in Finnish mythology *Metsola* ([*metso*](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/metso) – capercaillie hence *Metsola* – place of capercaillies) is the other name of *Tapiola*, the realm of the forest god [*Tapio*.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapio_(spirit)) His husbands first name [*Ukko*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukko) is also related to Finnish mythology, being the name of the supreme sky god of ancient Finns.