Finnish version of The Traitors postponed after murder of Janne Puhakka, the country’s first openly gay ice hockey player

The Finnish version of The Traitors, called Petolliset, has been postponed after 29-year-old Janne Puhakka, was killed after being allegedly shot by his ex-partner, Rolf Nordmo, 66, in the city of Espoo, Finland.

Nordmo reportedly confessed to the murder after he and Puhakka, who was the country’s first openly gay ice hockey player, broke up several weeks back.

Puhakka had been a contestant on season two of the Finnish version of the TV show, which is hosted by Claudia Winkleman in the UK and is broadcast on the BBC.

Following his death, Finnish network, Nelonen, issued a statement on social media.

Translated from Finnish, the statement read: “The final episode of the season of Petolliset was scheduled to be shown on Thursday of this week.

“We have come to the conclusion that right now is not the right time to air an episode.

“We will return to the question of the possible presentation of the episode later.

“We share in the grief of Jaane’s loved ones.”

Finnish police report that Puhakka, who first met Nordmo back in 2014, was killed after returning to a home he shared with him.

Nordmo is currently in police custody and has been charged with murder. He reportedly confessed and admitted the end of their relationship had been ‘the motive for the crime’.

Officials say the crime had been ‘committed with premeditation and in a particularly brutal and cruel manner’.