{"id":2049,"date":"2026-03-10T16:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibchelsinki.fi\/?page_id=2049"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:50:27","slug":"patron-of-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibchelsinki.fi\/en\/patron-of-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Patron of the Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"hibc-hero subhero\">\n                                              <div class=\"bgd\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ibchelsinki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kilpailu_desktop-1.jpg.webp)\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bgm\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ibchelsinki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ajankohtaista_mobiili-608x1080.jpg.webp)\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"content\">\n        <p class=\"ingress\">\n          Competition\n        <\/p>\n        <h1>The Patron of the Competition<\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"date\">\n        27.5.\u20135.6.2026\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section class=\"hibc-column sidebyside\">\n      <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"text\">\n          <p data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"80\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The spouse of the President of Finland,\u00a0<strong>Suzanne Innes-Stubb<\/strong>, serves as the patron of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"80\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><em>\u201cI am delighted to serve as the patron of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition, which is being held for the tenth time. The competition brings together talented young dance artists from around the world and is among the most prestigious international ballet competitions. Events like this highlight talent and spread the joy of dance to everyone\u201d,<\/em>\u00a0says Mrs Suzanne Innes-Stubb.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"80\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Previously, the patrons of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition have included, among others, the President of Finland <strong data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"164\">Tarja Halonen<\/strong> in 2001 and the Mayor of Helsinki <strong data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"220\">Juhana Vartiainen<\/strong> in 2022.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ibchelsinki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Suzanne-Innes-Stubb-Verkkosivut-1024x576.png.webp);\"><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2049","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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