Santtu Seppälä Grew up in 6 Countries – Facts about Sarah Rafferty's Husband

"Suits" star Sarah Rafferty and her husband, Santtu Seppälä, have been together for nearly three decades. And despite having careers and two children, the couple ensures they still make time for each other.

Sarah Rafferty is commonly known for playing Donna Paulsen in "Suits." In the series, she kept fans in suspense with her will-they-or-won't-they dynamic with Gabriel Macht's character, Harvey Specter, before they married. Off-camera, she has been happily married to Santtu Seppälä for over two decades.

Unlike his wife, Santtu Seppälä did not pursue a career in the entertainment industry. However, that has not stopped him from supporting her, as the actress revealed that her husband is part of the reason she has a career and is still present for their daughters.

Santtu Seppälä Lived around the World before Obtaining a Degree from Yale

Seppälä was born and raised in Finland but grew up in multiple countries — Finland, Sweden, Denmark, France, America, and Germany — before attending university in the US.

After four years at Yale, where he was a Varsity Tennis Team member and Ivy Champion, he earned a BA in 1993. The following year, he enrolled at The Wharton School and obtained an MBA in 1998.

Santtu Seppälä's Famous Wife Believes Balance Is an 'Illusion' and the Couple Runs Their House by Embracing Imbalance

After his studies, Seppälä kickstarted his over-twenty-year career in the investment management industry. He was an analyst, a manager, and a Chief Strategy Officer and was named the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Angeleno Group, a private equity firm, in 2021.

His famous wife is also a working woman whose role in "Suits" — co-starring Gabriel Macht and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex — saw the couple and their children relocate to Canada for filming. And during an interview, Rafferty revealed that it was thanks to Seppälä that she could be a present working mom. The actress said:

"I have an amazing spouse; we're a team. He works, and I work, and we sort of do this dance with each other so that we can be present to our kids. But I think the whole 'balance' thing is an illusion; we just embrace the imbalance."

Santtu Seppälä and His Wife Have Celebrated Nearly 30 Years Of Marriage

In 2020, Rafferty took a trip down memory lane to celebrate Seppälä's 50th birthday and revealed that the couple had been together since the 1990s. In the celebratory post, the actress shared a throwback picture of her and her husband in 1994, seven years before they officially became Mr. and Mrs.

In her caption, she revealed that the first image in the carousel was the first time they took a picture together as a couple. She wrote:

"For the 26th time, (first time pictured above, hello 1994) I get to celebrate one of my very favorite days of the year."

The couple's wedding occurred at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary in Greenwich and was officiated by Rev. Alfred Riendeau on June 23, 2001. The couple later welcomed two children.

However, despite their busy schedules as parents and professionals, Seppälä's wife revealed they still ensured they made time for each other. "My husband and I will do hot yoga and hike. Then we'll go out to dinner, where we can actually talk without being interrupted. That's like winning," Rafferty said.

The couple, who celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2021, also found ways to spend quality time with their daughters. Sarah Rafferty shared that the perfect Sunday in her household saw the family of four enjoy Seppälä's Finnish pancakes.