This season the Minnesota Vixen is breaking new ground signing international footballer, Jonna Tuovinen from Finland to their 2022 roster. Tuovinen is expected to be a presence in the Vixen secondary along with veteran players like Amanda Atkins, Caitlin Hill, Mikaila Soule and Crystal Ninas. Tuovinen will have her work cut out for her with stiff competition from vets and second year player Jamie Karshbaum and several promising rookies, all vying for spots in the secondary. Tuovinen is no stranger to competition though. She is captain of her team in Finland, the Tampere Saints Naiset. She is also a fixture on the Finland National Team since 2016 and won the European Championship with Finland in 2019.  After watching film on Tuovinen, Vixen owner, Laura Brown, states she can see why Tuovinen was named an All-Star player in both 2019 and 2020. In 2016, the Vixen rostered Claudia Gorynski originally from Germany. Gorynski was in Minnesota on a student visa completing her graduate work in nano-engineering at the University of Minnesota. While Gorynski may have originated from overseas, she was new to the sport of football. Tuovinen marks an important distinction as the first international player traveling to the states for the sole purpose of playing football for the Vixen. "I think this shows how far the Vixen program has grown and demonstrates how widely it is respected." says Brown. Tuovinen is expected to join the Vixen team at practices in early March and states she is ready for the challenge. To learn more about Tuovinen or help support her travels to the states, visit https://www.mnvixen.com/player/jonna-tuovinen/