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Arvi (given Name)
Arvi is an Estonian language, Estonian and Finnish male given name. People named Arvi include: * Arvi Aavik (born 1969), Estonian wrestler * Arvi Grotenfelt (1863–1941), Finnish philosopher and psychologist * Arvi Hurskainen (born 1941), Finnish scholar of language technology and linguistics * Arvi Kalsta (1890–1982), Finnish National Socialist * Arvi Kontu (1883–1945), Finnish agronomist and politician * Arvi Lind (born 1940), Finnish television news presenter * Arvi Mägi (born 1949), Estonian actor and theatre director * Arvi Malmivaara (1885–1970), Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician * Arvi Parbo (1926–2019), Estonian-Australian business executive * Arvi Pohjanpää (1887–1959), Finnish artistic gymnast * Arvi Savolainen (born 1998), Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler * Arvi Siig (1938–1999), Estonian poet, translator and journalist * Arvi Tervalampi (1928–2005), Finnish equestrian * Arvi Turkka (1894–1965), Finnish journalist and politician References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Lind
Arvi Kullervo Lind (born December 21, 1940) is a retired Finnish television news presenter. He worked as the news anchor on Yleisradio TV1 from 1965 to 2003. Along with Kari Toivonen, he was one of the longest-serving employees of Yleisradio news. Lind was born in Lauritsala. His career as a reporter in Yleisradio TV news began on October 15, 1965. His last news broadcast was on Wednesday, October 15, 2003, at 20:30 EEST, and he retired from his work at the beginning of year 2004. The farewell broadcast was seen by over 1.6 million viewers. Since then, he has lectured about his work in universities, and in 2005, the newspaper ''Keskisuomalainen'' appointed him as their reader ombudsman. He's often been called "the most trustworthy man in Finland" by the media. The biography ''Lindin Arvi'' was written by Heikki Hietamies. Lind is also a sports hobbyist, and played ice hockey in a team called Zoom. His son Juha Lind has played in national and NHL level. In ''Suuret suomalaise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Masculine Given Names
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable Estonians. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) *Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) *Georg Hellat (1870–1943) *Otto Pius Hippius (1826–1883) * Erich Jacoby (1885†... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Turkka
Arvi Turkka (2 October 1894 – 28 January 1965) was a Finnish journalist and politician, born in Oulu. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1933 to 1945 and again from 1948 to 1962, representing first the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), later the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders (TPSL). He was a member of the peace opposition during the Continuation War The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, as part of World War II.; sv, fortsättningskriget; german: Fortsetzungskrieg. A .... References 1894 births 1965 deaths People from Oulu People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1933–36) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1936–39) Members of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Tervalampi
Arvi Tervalampi (3 September 1928 – 16 January 2005) was a Finnish equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... From 1976 to 1997, Tervalampi was the chairman of the . References 1928 births 2005 deaths Finnish male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Finland Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Kem Finnish emigrants to Sweden {{Finland-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Siig
Arvi Siig (8 November 1938 – 23 November 1999) was an Estonians, Estonian poet, translator and journalist. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, CPSU and a communist, but still critical of many aspects of the political aspects of his day. His poetry inspired later Punk subculture, punk poets and many of his texts are used as lyrics by the Estonian alternative rock band Vennaskond. He was among the first to include modern urban themes in Estonian poetry, also giving a voice to Prostitution, prostitutes, including Soviet prostitutes. The creators of the award-winning computer RPG ''Disco Elysium,'' Robert Kurvitz and Aleksander Rostov hailed Siig as inspiration and the greatest Estonian poet when accepting the president's Young Cultural Figure award in 2020: "Without his modernism, Elysium - the world the game is placed in - would not be half of what it is." Personal life Arvi Siig married a Russian cultural journalist Valentina Siig, who published her memo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Savolainen
Arvi Martin Savolainen (born 24 October 1998) is a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Career Savolainen won a bronze medal at the 2015 Cadet Wrestling World Championships held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary. In 2020, he lost his bronze medal match against Jello Krahmer of Germany in the 130 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy. In January 2021, Savolainen won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia. In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Pohjanpää
Sulo Arvi Pohjanpää (10 July 1887 – 21 December 1959) was a Finnish Olympic gymnast, judge and writer. Gymnastics He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909. Law He took his matriculation exam in Tampere real lycaeum in 1905. He graduated as a Master of Laws from the University of Helsinki in 1910. He received the title varatuomari in 1913. Beginning in 1911, he worked various duties in the legal system. Eventually, he was a judge advocate general in the superior court martial in 1931–1952, and then a Judge of the Court of Appeal in the Helsinki Court of Appeal in 1952–1954. He sentenced Martta Koskinen, the last woman executed in Finland, to death as chief justice of the case. He was the chief justice in the case of Hella Wuolijoki and voted for death, although she received life imprisonment. He sentenced Arndt Pekurinen to prison for his refusal to fight in the Winter War. Literature He first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Parbo
Sir Arvi Hillar Parbo (10 February 1926 – 1 May 2019) was a business executive who was concurrently chairman of three of Australia's largest companies, Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, Munich Re, and Zurich Australian Insurance. Early life Parbo was born in Tallinn, Estonia and fled from his homeland ahead of the Soviet occupation in 1944, ending up in a refugee camp (DP camp) in Germany. After attending the Clausthal Mining Academy in Germany from 1946 to 1948 he migrated to Australia in 1949. He graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1955. Career Arvi Parbo joined Western Mining Corporation in 1956 and over the next 12 years held the positions of Underground Surveyor, Underground Manager, Technical Assistant to the managing director, and Deputy General Superintendent. He was appointed General Manager in 1968 and became a Director in 1970. He was appointed Deputy Managing Director in 1971 and became managing director in the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Malmivaara
Arvi Einar Malmivaara (23 May 1885 – 30 August 1970; surname until 1906 ''Malmberg'') was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1935 to 1939, representing the Patriotic People's Movement (IKL). He was also active in the Lapua Movement. He was born in Kiuruvesi, and obtained the degree of Philosophiae Magister in 1910. He was working as a teacher of a theological discipline and of drawing at Lapua's school of social sciences during 1909–1919. From 1913 to 1918 he was also a leader of this school. He worked as a parish priest in Kuusankoski in 1919–1923, and from 1923 to 1928, and then was a parish priest in Ylistaro during the period of 1928–1958. From 1939 to 1958 he worked in Provincial Council of Lapua.Arvi Malmivaara, Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Mägi
Arvi Mägi (born 25 February 1949 in Tartu) is an Estonian actor and theatre director. In 1971 he graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute with a degree in stage arts. From 1971 until 1989 and from 1993 until 1994, he was an actor at the Rakvere Theatre; from 1989 until 1993, he was also its artistic leader (). From 1994 until 2015, he worked at Ugala Theatre in Viljandi. Since 2016, he is engaged at the Kuressaare Town Theatre. Besides stage roles he has also acted on films and in television series. Awards * 1982: Ants Lauter Prize * 1984: Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR Filmography * 1981: ''Keskpäev'' * 2013: ''Naabriplika'' * 2013: ''Hakkab jälle pihta'' * 2015: ''Varjudemaa'' * 2016: ''Klassikokkutulek ''Klassikokkutulek'' (English: ''Class Reunion'') is a 2016 Estonian comedy film directed by René Vilbre. Cast * Mait Malmsten - Mart * Ago Anderson - Andres * G-Enka - Toomas * Maarja Jakobson - Juta * Franz Malmsten - Joonas * Märt Pius - ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Kontu
Arvi Samuli Kontu (1 September 1883 – 31 January 1945) was a Finnish agronomist and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922, representing the National Progressive Party. He was born in Kalanti Kalanti ( sv, Kaland, officially ''Uusikirkko Tl'' during 1915–1936) is a former municipality in Southwest Finland region, Finland. Kalanti is first mentioned in historical sources 1316. It was merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993. In 1756, a reli .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kontu, Arvi 1883 births 1945 deaths People from Uusikaupunki Politicians from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) National Progressive Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1919–1922) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
