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1978 In Finland
The following lists events that happened during 1978 in Finland. Incumbents * President: Urho Kekkonen * Prime Minister: Kalevi Sorsa Events * 2 January – At 1978 IIHF European U18 Championship final game, the Finnish ice hockey defeats Russia.Duplacey, 473 * 15–16 January – 1978 Finnish presidential electionDieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p630 * 18–26 February – FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 are held in Lahti. * 1 July – Finland establishes diplomatic relations with Botswana. * 29 August–3 September – Finland sends 33 athletes to the 1978 European Athletics Championships. * 30 September – Finnair Flight 405 aircraft is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland. * 13 October – ''Poet and Muse'' drama film is released. Full date unknown *'' Nuorallatanssijan kuolema eli kuinka Pete Q sai siivet'', Finnish rock musical is performed. Births * 19 January – Laura Närhi, pop singer * 28 Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro JoaquÃn Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnair Flight 405
Finnair Flight 405 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Oulu and Helsinki, Finland, that was hijacked on September 30, 1978. The Finnair Sud Aviation Caravelle with 44 passengers and 5 crew aboard was hijacked by an unemployed home building contractor. After forcing the pilot to fly to Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Helsinki, the hijacker received his ransom demands and released his hostages. He was arrested at his home the following day. The 2013 Finnish drama film '' The Hijack That Went South'', directed by Aleksi Mäkelä, has been made on the basis of the case. Hijacking Flight 405 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Finnair between Oulu Airport and Helsinki Airport. On September 30, 1978, the flight was serviced by a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle. Aarno Lamminparras, a 37-year-old unemployed home building contractor who had recently declared bankruptcy, boarded the aircraft in Oulu. Since Finnish airports did not perform secu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Seppälä
Pete Seppälä (born 1 March 1978) is a Finnish singer who rose to popularity after placing third in '' Idols Finland 2'', the Finnish version of ''Pop Idol''. He was born in Espoo, Finland. ''Idols Finland 2'' performances Helsinki Auditions: ''Leave Right Now'' by Will Young Semi Finals: '' When Susannah Cries'' by Espen Lind Top 7: ''Hold The Line'' by Toto Top 6: ''You Give Love A Bad Name'' by Bon Jovi Top 5: ''F-F-Falling'' by The Rasmus Top 5: ''Unihiekkaa'' by Egotrippi Top 4: ''How Deep Is Your Love?'' by Bee Gees Top 4: ''Disco Inferno'' by Tina Turner Top 3: ''Have A Nice Day'' by Bon Jovi Top 3: ''Real To Me'' by Brian McFadden Top 3: ''Armo'' by Apulanta Apulanta is a Finnish rock band, founded in 1991 when its members were in their mid-teens. In September 2009, Apulanta members established an independent label, Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto ("Päijänne Tavastian Oppression and Exploitation ... Discography * Idols: Finalistit 2005 (December 2005) Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 March
Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the ''Quattuor Principes Mundi'' ("Four Rulers of the World"). * 350 – Vetranio proclaims himself Caesar after being encouraged to do so by Constantina, sister of Constantius II. * 834 – Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire. * 1476 – Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro. * 1562 – Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion. 1601–1900 *1628 – Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Innanen (musician)
Mikko Aleksi Innanen (born 28 February 1978 in Lapinjärvi, Finland), is a Finnish saxophonist and composer. Innanen graduated in 2003 from the jazz department of Sibelius Academy, the only university level music academy in Finland. Innanen spent one year of his studies in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory. Over the last few years, he has played with a number of groups, including several groups with other Finnish jazz musicians such as Nuijamiehet, Gourmet, Mr Fonebone and Mikko Innanen & Innkvisitio as well as Delirium (with Danes Kasper Tranberg, Stefan Pasborg and Jonas Westergaard), Triot (with Pasborg and Nicolai Munch-Hansen), as a featured guest of the French trio Triade (Cedric Piromalli, Sebastian Boisseau and Nicolas Larmignat), The European Jazz Youth Orchestra, drummer Teppo Mäkynen's Teddy Rok 7, Itchy (Jakob Dinesen, Jeppe Skovbakke, Rune Kielsgaard), Ulf Krokors - Iro Haarla Loco Motife, Ibrahim Electric, Espoo Big Band and the UMO Jazz Orche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28 February
Events Pre-1600 *202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. * 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. *1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés. 1601–1900 *1638 – The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh. *1835 – Elias Lönnrot signed and dated the first version of the ''Kalevala'', the so-called foreword to the ''Old Kalevala''. 1901–present *1922 – The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. *1925 – The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America. * 1947 – February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians. * 1948 – Christiansborg Cross-Roads shooting in the Gold Coast, when a British police officer opens fire on a march of ex-servicemen, killin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanoma
Sanoma Corporation (, formerly SanomaWSOY) is Finland's largest media group. The company has media business in Finland and a learning business in Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Norway and Spain, among others. The company is headquartered in Helsinki. At the end of 2020, Sanoma had approximately 4,800 employees. Description SanomaWSOY was formed in 1999 with the merger of Sanoma Corporation, WSOY (''Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö; Werner Söderström Corporation'') and Helsinki Media Company. The group reverted to the name Sanoma Corporation in October 2008. Today Sanoma is a Learning and Media company. Sanoma operates in eleven European countries. In 2019, net sales totalled €900m. Sanoma shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. The company consists of two divisions: * Sanoma Learning: Educational publishing and services * Sanoma Media Finland: newspaper and magazine publishing, printing, TV, radio, events, online gaming services. The newspaper ''Helsingin Sanomat'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me Naiset
''Me Naiset'' (Finnish: ''We the Women'') is a Finnish language women's magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. It is one of the largest weekly women's magazines in the country and has been in circulation since 1952. History and profile ''Me Naiset'' was established in 1952. Its founder was Kaarlo Mantere, a Finnish publisher. Later it was sold to Viikkosanomat Oy. The owner of the magazine is Sanoma, and it is published by Sanoma Magazines on a weekly basis on Thursdays. The company acquired the magazine in 1957. In 1958 the magazine began to employ its own fashion models. The headquarters of ''Me Naiset'' is in Helsinki. Target audience of the magazine is women living in big cities and in Southern Finland. Its sister magazine is ''Me Naiset SPORT''. ''Me Naiset'' focuses on fashion, beauty and shopping. However, until the end of the 1990s the weekly mostly published articles on social and political topics. From the early 2000s it began to feature articles about motherhood. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Närhi
Laura Närhi (born 19 January 1978) is a Finnish pop singer. The lead singer of Kemopetrol, she started a solo career and her debut solo album '' Suuri sydän'' was released in August 2010 and has sold over 30,000 copies in Finland. It peaked at number three on the Finnish Albums Chart. Discography Albums *2010 ''Suuri sydän'' *2012 ''Tuhlari'' *2020 ''Vastavoimat'' Singles *2002: "Kuutamolla (Se ei mee pois)" *2010: "Jää mun luo" *2010: "Tämä on totta" *2010: "Mä annan sut pois" ''I'll let you go'' *2011: "Kaksi irrallaan" ''Two Untethered'' *2012: "Hetken tie on kevyt" *2012: "Tuhlari" *2012: "Siskoni" ''My Sister'' (featuring Erin Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go hà ...) *2017: "Olet mulle se" References External links * 21st-century F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19 January
Events Pre-1600 * 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to ''Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. * 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender after a forty-day siege led by Tang dynasty general Ashina She'er, establishing Tang control over the northern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang. *1419 – Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, completing his reconquest of Normandy. *1511 – The Italian Duchy of Mirandola surrenders to the Pope. *1520 – Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund and dies on February 3. 1601–1900 *1607 – San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines. *1639 – Hämeenlinna ( sv, Tavastehus) was granted privileges after it separated from the Vanaja parish as its own city in Tavastia. *1764 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuorallatanssijan Kuolema Eli Kuinka Pete Q Sai Siivet
''Nuorallatanssijan kuolema eli kuinka Pete Q sai siivet'' is a Finnish rock musical A rock musical is a musical theatre work with rock music. The genre of rock musical may overlap somewhat with album musicals, concept albums and song cycles, as they sometimes tell a story through the rock music, and some album musicals and concept .... It was performed in 1978. References External links *' Finnish plays 1978 plays {{1970s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poet And Muse
''Poet and Muse'' ( fi, Runoilija ja muusa) is a 1978 Finnish drama film directed by Jaakko Pakkasvirta. The film is about the Finnish poet Eino Leino and the women of his life: a conflict-filled marriage with Freya Schultz and a love affair with the poet L. Onerva. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Esko Salminen as Eino Leino * Katja Salminen as Freya Schoultz * Elina Salo as L. Onerva * Paavo Liski as Kasimir Leino * Pertti Palo as Artturi Lönnbohm * Marita Nordberg as Freya's mother * Heidi Krohn as Olga Lönnbohm * Kalle Holmberg as Akseli Gallén-Kallela * Henri Kapulainen as Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ... * Carl-Axel Heiknert as Old Sibelius * Jaakko Pakkasvirta as Otto Manninen * Virpi Ui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
