Valtteri Bottas gets married in Helsinki

Valtteri Bottas of Williams in the paddock during previews ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix of Russia at Sochi Autodrom on April 28, 2016
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Valtteri Bottas enjoys an exciting preparation for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix as he marries his long-term girlfriend, swimmer Emilia Pikkarainen.

Valtteri Bottas has enjoyed an exciting preparation for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.

Turun Sanomat, a Finnish newspaper, reports that the 27-year-old Williams driver married his long-term girlfriend Emilia Pikkarainen in Helsinki in the days after Monza.

The newspaper published a photo of the happy bride and groom, and explained that a couple of famous Finns attended the ceremony - former Formula 1 drivers Mika Hakkinen and Heikki Kovalainen.

Now listed in Wikipedia with the married name Emilia Bottas, Emilia is a professional Finnish swimmer who holds national records in the butterfly stroke.

Bottas recently watched his then-fiancee compete at the recent Rio Olympics.

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