Petteri Paavola

Elias, Paavola's character on Secret Lives, is an openly gay, struggling teenage boy. His storyline is popular and being uploaded regularly to YouTube in stages to an account called 'Elias' story'. He's been a recurring character since 2011 who holds a central role in the show. Elias has two main love interests, Lari and Miska, and his story follows his relationships with these two other teenage boys.