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Aku (given Name)
Aku is a given name, a Finnish version of the name Augustus. Notable people with the name include: *Aku Hirviniemi, Finnish actor * August "Aku" Kiuru, Finnish cross-country skier and Olympic medalist *Aku Korhonen, Finnish actor *Aku Louhimies, Finnish film director and screenwriter *Aku Päiviö, Finnish Canadian journalist, poet and socialist Fictional characters * Aku Ankka, (Finnish for Donald Duck), a Finnish weekly Disney comics magazine *Aku, the main antagonist of the whole ''Samurai Jack ''Samurai Jack'' is an American animated action-adventure television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jack'' after finishing his work ...'' series {{given name Finnish masculine given names Informal personal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus (other)
Augustus (63 BC – 14 AD) was the first emperor of ancient Rome. Augustus may also refer to: Title * Augustus (honorific), a title generally used by Roman Emperors People People with the name * Augustus (given name) * Emanuel Augustus, boxer * Ernest Augustus (other), numerous people **Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover (1629–1698), father of King George I of Great Britain **Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück, son of the Elector of Hanover **Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771–1851), son of King George III of the United Kingdom **Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, (1845–1923), son of George V of Hanover **Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1887–1953), son of the Crown Prince of Hanover **Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914–1987), son of the Duke of Brunswick **Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1688–1748) **Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1737–1758), son of Ernest Augustu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aku Hirviniemi
Aku-Heikki Ilmari Hirviniemi (born 5 December 1983, in Riihimäki) is a Finnish actor. Theatre and television Hirviniemi has worked for several theatres around Finland, including Helsinki, Riihimäki, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Hämeenlinna, while also acting in films and on television. He first gained popularity in a television series ''Presidentin kanslia'' (2008–2011) in which he played the chauffeur Illu Airisto. In the spring of 2010, Hirviniemi became a household name in Finland when a weekly sketch comedy television show ''Putous'' premiered. In the first season, his female character Marja Tyrni was crowned as the "sketch comedy character of the year". He was part of the cast in the first five seasons of the show, but announced on 1 March 2014 that he would not return for season six. From 2012 to 2016 Hirviniemi starred MTV3's police drama series '' Roba''. In 2014 Hirviniemi and another former ''Putous'' actor Jaakko Saariluoma hosted a comedy talk show ''Posse'' with The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Kiuru
August Kiuru (12 July 1922, Sakkola – 23 February 2009 ) was a who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the and the |
Aku Korhonen
August ”Aku” Aleksander Korhonen (29 December 1892 in Käkisalmi − 5 September 1960 in Helsinki) was a Finnish theatre and film actor. During his career, he appeared in 76 films and received three Jussi Awards. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. Selected filmography * ''Suursalon häät'' (1924) * ''Lapatossu'' (1937) * ''Valkoiset ruusut'' (1943) * ''Light Melody'' (1946) * ''North Express'' (1947) * '' Neljä rakkautta'' (1951) * ''Noita palaa elämään'' (1952) * ''Mother or Woman ''Mother or Woman'' (Finnish: ''Sillankorvan emäntä'') is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by Ilmari Unho and starring Helena Futtari, Aku Korhonen and Elina Pohjanpää.Qvist & von Bagh p.268 The film was shot between June 29 and August 17, ...'' (1953) * ''Morsiusseppele'' (1954) * ''Helunan häämatka'' (1955) * ''Silja – nuorena nukkunut'' (1956) References External links * 1892 births 1960 deaths People from Priozersk People from Viipuri Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aku Louhimies
Aku Louhimies (2009) Aku Louhimies (born 3 July 1968) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He has directed feature films, documentary films, commercials and music videos. His international breakthrough was the 2016 serial drama '' Rebellion''. He has directed and produced the 2017 war film '' The Unknown Soldier'' which is the most expensive feature film ever made in Finland. Education Aku attended school in the United States, graduating from Billings West High School in Montana. After he studied history at the University of Helsinki, and film directing at University of Art and Design Helsinki in Finland. Louhimies' military rank is Reserve Senior Lieutenant. He is fluent in English, Finnish, Swedish, and Spanish. December 2019 Louhimies was promoted to an officer rank of Senior Lieutenant (in reserves) by Finnish Defence Forces. Career Feature films '' Restless'' (2000) was first feature film directed by Louhimies, and after that, he has directed eight feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aku Päiviö
Aukusti "Aku" Päiviö (2 April 1879 – 13 May 1967) was a Finnish Canadian journalist, poet and socialist. With Sanna Kannasto and A.T. Hill, he was one of the key figures in the Finnish Canadian socialist movement of the early 1900s. Päiviö was a Marxist who saw education as the most important part of the class struggle.Saarinen, pp. 136–137. Biography Päiviö was born in the municipality of Kärsämäki, Finland, in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. He emigrated to the United States in 1902 at the age of 23. Päiviö worked as the editor of Finnish American newspapers ''Amerikan Uutiset'' (The American News), ''Päivän Uutiset'' (The Daily News) and ''Kansan Lehti'' (The People's Newspaper), published in Calumet and Ironwood, Michigan. In June 1905 Päiviö began as the editor of ''Raivaaja'' (The Pioneer), the Eastern newspaper of the Finnish Socialist Federation located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts Fitchburg is a city in northern Worcester County, Massachusetts, Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aku Ankka
''Aku Ankka'' (Finnish language, Finnish for Donald Duck) is a Finland, Finnish weekly Disney comics, Disney comic book published by Sanoma Magazines since 1951. History and profile The first issue of ''Aku Ankka'' was published on 5 December 1951 and sold 34,017 copies. The first issue, with a special Christmas theme, and the Snow White story published later in the 1950s are very prized collectors' items and can fetch a price of several thousand euros on the collector market. The magazine was published monthly until 1956, twice a month between 1956 and 1960, and every Wednesday since 1961. ''Aku Ankka'' is published by Sanoma Media (formerly Sanoma Magazines), which is part of Sanoma. Despite being part of a multinational franchise and despite most stories being translations into Finnish of stories first published abroad, ''Aku Ankka'' has become a cultural icon in Finland. This is largely due to the magazine's colourful and innovative use of the Finnish language. Many characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai Jack
''Samurai Jack'' is an American animated action-adventure television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Tartakovsky conceived ''Samurai Jack'' after finishing his work on his first Cartoon Network original series, ''Dexter's Laboratory'', which premiered in 1996. ''Samurai Jack'' was inspired by ''Kung Fu'', the 1972 televised drama starring David Carradine, and Tartakovsky's fascination with samurai culture. The titular character is an unnamed Japanese samurai prince who wields a mystic katana capable of cutting through virtually anything. He sets out to free his kingdom after it is taken over by an evil, shapeshifting demon lord known as Aku. The two engage in a fierce battle, but just as the prince is about to deal the final strike, Aku sends him forward in time to a dystopian future ruled by the tyrannical demon. Adopting the name "Jack" after being addressed as such by beings in this time period, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Masculine Given Names
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. It may also refer to: *Finnish language * Suomi (surname) * Suomi, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Suomi College, in Hancock, Michigan, now referred to as Finlandia University * Suomi Island, Western ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
