Career
Rita Tainola began her career as a journalist in 1978 when she started to work for a Finnish magazine called Eeva. In 1980, she started working for a newspaper called Ilta-Sanomat. After eight years in Ilta-Sanomat, Rita Tainola moved to Beverly Hills, California.
She continued to work for many Finnish papers and magazines.
In 1991 she moved back to Finland and was hired by Seura magazine in 1994. In 1997, Tainola returned to Ilta-Sanomat and became a correspondent for the paper.
In 1993, Tainola was knighted by king Hussein of Jordan. The late king Hussein awarded Tainola for her charity work helping underprivileged children in Jordan.
In 2007, Rita Tainola received a journalist prize from Ilta-Sanomat for her public relations and "uncompromising, wide-ranging work for the news".
Rita Tainola is the president of Finnish Qatari Association.