Change your surname and move to the land of your ancestors

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In a conversation with Vogue Scandinavia, Anderson mentioned his Finnish heritage and his real surname, which his family changed when they settled in Canada. According to her, Anderson “seemed more North American.” However, the spirit of the North always remained at home. His relationship with his grandfather Hermann, originally from Finland, was very close. In fact, it was this woodsman and poet who taught him the language during his childhood. “When I was a child, I thought it was a magical language that no one could understand,” he recalls, adding that he always carried a small dictionary with him to learn new words and impress him.

It was also his grandfather who taught him some traditions and the belief that fairies and trees whisper secrets. “He was the closest person to me in my entire life,” she revealed of her beloved relative, who died when she was just 11 years old. “The language kind of went away with him,” he lamented, expressing his desire to return to using his surname in his honor. “Sometimes I don’t want to be Pamela Anderson,” said the actress, who spent her final years undergoing a transformation. “I want to be Pamela Hyittinen. I would like to change my name, but they won’t let me.”

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This is not the first time Anderson has spoken about his ancestors. In 2019, the actress said in a post on “All of his siblings also changed their names, so I have a feeling that maybe something bad happened in Finland,” he said in an interview with Esquire about moving to Canadian territory.

In 2007, Anderson visited the northern European country with his father. “I just wanted to go and feel that connection,” he stated of the experience. She quickly added that she would like to get back together with her two sons, Brandon Thomas Lee (29 years old) and Dylan Jagger Lee (27 years old), as a result of her relationship with her ex-husband Tommy Lee. She said: “I would like to go back to discover more about myself, and explore this side of me. Maybe we will change my name and come back to reconcile with my roots.”

“It seems far away, but it’s part of me,” added the copper-haired woman, who every time she looked in the mirror she asked herself questions. “I’ve always been proud to say I’m Finnish, even before I knew what that meant.”

In this trend of valuing roots, connecting with the essence, and returning to nature, Pamela Anderson could teach a lesson. In recent years, the star has embarked on a path of transformation that leaves little — or nothing — of the ’90s sex symbol left.

“I live in the house I grew up in, which is shocking and crazy. Even though I renovated it, I kept a lot of my grandparents’ house. I feel them there,” he admitted, noting that he can still see Herman sitting in his chair. “He still has a very strong presence in the house,” he added.

When she’s not traveling or working, the actress spends most of her time outdoors in her garden, which she calls Arkady. “I’ve always loved gardens, especially roses. I have a beautiful rose bush and a vegetable garden. In fact, it’s almost like a farm. I don’t know how everything grows so well there,” he said, explaining that he donates most of his produce to local schools, First Nations communities and neighbors.

“My garden is very useful. Nothing goes to waste,” she said proudly of the fruits of that place where she and her mother Carol found common ground. He joked: “We’ve had a complicated relationship all our lives, like many of us have with our mothers. But we get along very well in the garden. It’s our neutral zone. We don’t argue there.”