Huiput Creative Festival is hosted by Jani Toivola. Jani Toivola is a well-known media person and a social figure. He served as Member of Parliament from 2011 to 2019.

Jani Toivola is Finland's first dark-skinned MP. He has written two books about identity (Musta tulee isona valkoinen, Siltala) and about parenting (Kirja Tytölleni, WSOY). He is a graduate actor from HB Acting Studio, New York. He was also elected as the Speaker of the Year 2012.

Jani is currently writing his third book and his first TV series.