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2008 In Finland
Events in the year 2008 in Finland. Incumbents *President of Finland, President – Tarja Halonen *Prime Minister of Finland, Prime Minister – Matti Vanhanen *Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, Speaker – Sauli Niinistö Events *October – the 2008 Finnish municipal elections Deaths *28 January – Tapio Hämäläinen, actor and theater counsellor (b. 1922) *28 January – Faina Jyrkilä, sociologist (b. 1917) *9 February – Martti Linna, farmer and politician (b. 1911). *27 February – Mandi Lampi, actress and singer (b. 1988). *17 March – Ola Rosendahl, agronomist, farmer and politician (b. 1939) *18 March – Jyrki Hämäläinen, magazine editor and biographer (b. 1942) *18 March – Mia Permanto, pop singer and radio host (b. 1988) *7 April – Esko Tommola, newsreader (b. 1930) *10 June – Eero Mäkelä, chef (b. 1942) *25 August – Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer (b. 1944) *3 September – Aarno Karhilo, diplomat (b. 1927) *16 October – Ere K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Finland
The president of the Republic of Finland ( fi, Suomen tasavallan presidentti; sv, Republiken Finlands president) is the head of state of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the Finnish Government and the president, with the latter possessing only residual powers. The president is directly elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years. Since 1994, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The president must be a Natural-born-citizen clause, natural-born Finnish citizen. The presidential office was established in the Constitution of Finland#Historical background and reform, Constitution Act of 1919. The incumbent president is Sauli Niinistö. He was elected for the first time in 2012 Finnish presidential election, 2012 and was re-elected in 2018 Finnish presidential election, 2018. Finland has, for most of Independence of Finland, its independence, had a semi-presidential system in which the president had much a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Rosendahl
Ola Mikael Rosendahl (1 October 1939, in Pernå – 17 March 2008) was a Finnish agronomist, farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1995 to 2003, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland The Swedish People's Party of Finland ( sv, Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP); fi, Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)) is a political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finland ... (SFP). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosendahl, Ola 1939 births 2008 deaths People from Pernå Swedish-speaking Finns Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–99) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) University of Helsinki alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 By Country
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s In Finland
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Finland
Events in the year 2008 in Finland. Incumbents *President of Finland, President – Tarja Halonen *Prime Minister of Finland, Prime Minister – Matti Vanhanen *Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, Speaker – Sauli Niinistö Events *October – the 2008 Finnish municipal elections Deaths *28 January – Tapio Hämäläinen, actor and theater counsellor (b. 1922) *28 January – Faina Jyrkilä, sociologist (b. 1917) *9 February – Martti Linna, farmer and politician (b. 1911). *27 February – Mandi Lampi, actress and singer (b. 1988). *17 March – Ola Rosendahl, agronomist, farmer and politician (b. 1939) *18 March – Jyrki Hämäläinen, magazine editor and biographer (b. 1942) *18 March – Mia Permanto, pop singer and radio host (b. 1988) *7 April – Esko Tommola, newsreader (b. 1930) *10 June – Eero Mäkelä, chef (b. 1942) *25 August – Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer (b. 1944) *3 September – Aarno Karhilo, diplomat (b. 1927) *16 October – Ere K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Pohjola
Jussi Pekka Pohjola (13 January 1952 – 27 November 2008) was a Finnish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. Best known as a bass player, Pohjola was also a classically trained pianist and violinist. Pohjola rose to fame as the bass player of the Finnish progressive rock band Wigwam, but he soon departed on a solo career, initially releasing Frank Zappa–influenced progressive rock albums. As his career progressed Pohjola developed a more novel musical style that could best be described as fusion jazz. In addition to Wigwam and his solo albums, Pohjola played with the band Made in Sweden, and the bands of Jukka Tolonen and Mike Oldfield. Pohjola belonged to one of the most prominent musical families in Finland. Conductor Sakari Oramo is Pohjola's cousin. Biography Early life and career Pohjola was born in Helsinki, Finland and studied classical piano and violin at the Sibelius Academy in the city. After a stint with (the seminal Finnish band led by brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarno Karhilo
Aarno Eino Karhilo (until 1936 Grönlund; 22 March 1927 Helsinki – 3 September 2008 Helsinki) was a Finnish diplomat who served as Ambassador since 1971. He has a Bachelor of Law . Karhilo was Ambassador of Finland to Tokyo and Manila from 1971 to 1972, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 1971 to 1977, Ambassador to Paris and Permanent Representative to Unesco from 1977 to 1982, Ambassador to Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ... in 1983– 1988 and the Political Undersecretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1988–1992.''WSOY Iso Tietosanakirja'', osa 4, s. 195. WSOY 1995. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Karhilo, Aarno 1927 births 2008 deaths Ambassadors of Finland to Japan Ambassadors of Finland to the Philippines Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pehr Henrik Nordgren
Pehr Henrik Nordgren (19 January 1944 – 25 August 2008) was a Finnish composer. Life Pehr Henrik Nordgren was born in Saltvik, Åland. received composition lessons starting from 1958 in Helsinki and studied musicology at the university from 1962 to 1967, as well as receiving private tuition from Joonas Kokkonen from 1965 to 1969. At the Tokyo University of the Arts, he supplemented his composition studies from 1970 to 1973 with Yoshio Hasegawa and became acquainted with traditional Japanese music, which soon became an influence in his works. In 1973, he married Shinobu Suzuki in Tokyo, and returned to Finland where he established himself in Kaustinen, a small place in Ostrobothnia, as a freelance composer. Kaustinen is the center of folk music in Finland; folk music festivals take place all summer long with travellers coming from around the world. Thus Nordgren concerned himself now with the music of his country. On the other hand, he intensively began co-operation with the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Mäkelä
Eero Mäkelä (December 11, 1942 – June 10, 2008) was a Finnish chef. His Palace Gourmet restaurant was the first in Finland to win a Michelin star and became a Le Cordon Bleu, Cordon Bleu in 1974. Eero Mäkelä was born in Turku. He first organized competitions in Finland between Scandinavian restaurant cooks. Competitions were held in Helsinki in 1982. He acted as judge in many international competitions, including four times at the Bocuse d'Or competition in Lyon. He was also an expert in the education and training of cooking and restaurant management. Eero Mäkelä also acted as the Finnish Chef Association's chairman, and later the association's honorary chair. Mäkelä was active and well-known chef in Finland, who made a whole career in Finnish food culture. He died, aged 65, in Helsinki. References *''This article was initially translated from the Finnish Wikipedia.'' Finnish chefs 1942 births 2008 deaths Finnish restaurateurs {{chef-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esko Tommola
Esko Tommola (3 August 1930 – 7 April 2008) was a Finnish newsreader. He presented the MTV3's Ten News with Leena Kaskela Leena Kaskela (née Rousek; 25 December 1939 in Turku - 2 December 2017 in Helsinki) was a Finnish news reporter on MTV3. She was awarded the Life Academy Award by the Finnish Television Academy in 2014. References 1939 births 2017 deaths ... between 1981 and 1995. He started his career in the 1960s working with public broadcasting and retired in 1995. He died on 7 April 2008. ''KSML'' References 1930 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Permanto
Hanna-Mia Permanto (April 21, 1988 – March 18, 2008) was a Finnish pop singer and radio host. She was placed sixth in the '' Idols'' finals of 2007. Early life and family Permanto was raised in Stockholm, Sweden, but she decided to move to Finland, the country of her parents. Career She hosted ''Bad Taste'' program on YLE Radio Extrem in 2007. In the ''Idols'', Permanto was a finalist but she was eliminated on March 8, 2007. A performance by Permanto was released on the ''Idols 2007'' compilation album. Permanto sings on the single "Rising Sun" by Heikki L in October 2007. She can also be heard on '' The Prophecy'' album by Cristal Snow. She also performs on the Finnish DJ Alex Kunnari song "Breathe In". She had started to record an album with Helsinki Music Works just before her death. Death Permanto died in Helsinki a month before her 20th birthday. In November 2008, her mother told the media that Permanto had taken medicine for her back and another medicine for smoking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyrki Hämäläinen
Jyrki Hämäläinen (27 July 1942 Tampere, Finland - 18 March 2008) was a Finnish magazine editor who also authored several biographies of prominent figures in Finnish pop culture. Hämäläinen was the former editor of '' Suosikki'', a magazine which focuses on the country's pop music scene. Hämäläinen also worked as an MC, concert promoter, columnist and producer. Jyrki Hämäläinen was the editor of ''Suosikki'', a teen magazine, from 1968 until his retirement from the publication in 2002. Hämäläinen was well known for interviewing high-profile celebrities including The Rolling Stones, Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley. Hämäläinen, who often had his photograph taken with the celebrity whom he was interviewing, was nicknamed the "king of the backstage passes." Hämäläinen also authored several biographies of leading people within Finnish popular culture. The subjects of his writings included Olavi Virta (born 1915 - died 1972), a Finnish tango singer; Urpo Lahtinen (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
