Young European of the year: Koop Arponen

Eurooppanuoret ry has chosen Idols winner Koop Arponen as the Young European of the year. He best represents new European Finnish youth, they say. Koop was born in Lappeenranta, Finland (just like Hanna Pakarinen) of Dutch mother and Finnish father. He has lived most of his life in the United Kingdom and Belgium but came back to Finland to serve his military service before returning definitely