Matti Aarnio

**Matti Petri Aarnio** was a castaway from *Canadian Survivor: Japan*.

## Profile

**NAME:** Matti Aarnio (24)

**CURRENT RESIDENCE:** Toronto, Ontario

**OCCUPATION:** Welder

**HOBBIES:** Writing, watching television and playing squash

**PET PEEVES:** Backseat drivers and calling an adult a "boy"

**FAMILY/FRIENDS:**

* **PARENTS:** Juliana Pamala Aarnio (née Costa), 55 and Tony Arttu Aarnio, 58
* **FRIENDS:** Jensen Sara Rogers, 20; Zachary Terry Ortiz, 19 and Jan Julia King, 27
* **SIBLINGS:** One brother. Thomas Jukka-Pekka Aarnio, 30

## Survivor

### *Japan*

On *Canadian Survivor: Japan*, Matti was a member of the Amaterasu tribe. Day 2, bonds strongly with Leah Atkins and he joins the Amaterasu Alliance with Leah, Roel Williams and Stacey Oliveira. Day 3, the Amaterasu Alliance joins Damon Jackson in unanimously voting out Irina Khachukaeva. Day 5, Matti solidifies a duo with Roel, within the Amaterasu Alliance. Day 6, Matti wants to vote for Damon, but the women of Amaterasu Alliance don't want that, so they vote separately and the women end up on the right side of the vote. Day 8, finds something in common with Roel and Leah leaves the Amaterasu Alliance. Day 9, Roel targets Damon and when Ibnu Batubara makes a vital error and targets the swing vote, Damon is sent home. Day 10, has a major fight with Stacey and Roel, resulting in Matti leaving Amaterasu Alliance (but remaining close to Roel). Matti also bonds with kidnapped, Siobhan Crean. Day 11, Leah joins Matti and Roel in the *NEW* Amaterasu Alliance.

Day 17, Matti and Leah welcome Leo Merkevicius to the Amaterasu Alliance, purely to protect them in case Jason Fonseca has an idol, which is the case and the plan works, sending Stacey home. Day 20, has a small fight with Leo. Day 21, Matti and his Amaterasu Alliance vote for Dom Borowiec, but the Tsukuyomi Alliance stands firm and they send Leo to the jury. Day 27, Matti targets Dom and rallies his closest ally, Leah, and convinces Fab Barros to join them to force a tie. In the revote, everyone flips and sends Dom to the jury. Day 33, Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi are even and don't budget at Tribal Council, with Amaterasu at a disadvantage in the rock draw - with 2 vulnerable (Matti and Roel) against Siobhan of Tsukuyomi, Roel draws the odd-coloured rock and is eliminated.

Day 35, bonds slightly with Leah and bonds strongly with Siobhan. Day 36, with Leah winning Immunity, the vote was simple for Tsukuyomi, ending Matti's reign in Japan.

#### Voting History

**^1**  In Episode 06, Jason used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Matti's vote against him.

**^2**  In Episode 09, the vote ended a 3-3-1-1 tie between Dom and Fab. Everyone voted for Dom in the revote.

**^3**  In Episode 11, the voted ended in a 3-3 tie between Leah and Wade. Nobody would change their vote, forcing a rock draw.

## Trivia

* Matti was the first Finnish-Canadian male on *Canadian Survivor*.
* Matti was the youngest man of the Amaterasu tribe.
* Matti is the first European-Canadian man to win consecutive Immunity Challenges.
* Matti won the most individual Immunity Challenges in *Japan*, with 2.
* Matti is the first South American-Canadian castaway to place 5th on *Canadian Survivor*.
* Matti is the highest-placing male of the original Amaterasu tribe.
* Matti is the twelfth juror to vote for a player to win after attempting to vote them out earlier in the season.