His parents were motorsport fans and named their son after Jarno Saarinen, the Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racing champion who was killed at Monza in 1973.
Prindërit e tij ishin dashamirës të motoçiklizmit dhe e pagëzuan djalin e tyre sipas Jarno Saarinen, kampion finlandez në motoçiklizëm i cili u vra në Monza në vitin 1973.