Puhakka was the country's first openly gay professional hockey player and was a cast member of the Finnish reality adaptation of "The Traitors"

Finland's first openly gay ice hockey player found dead in suspected murder - Police have arrested a 65-year-old man in connection with Janne Puhakka’s death

The boyfriend of Finland’s first openly gay ice hockey player has confessed to killing him, local media reports.

Janne Puhakka, Finland's first openly gay ice hockey player, is dead after a suspected murder. He was 29. Puhakka, who played for Espoo Blues and Espoo United before ending his career at the end of the 2017–2018 season,