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Dragsfjärd
Dragsfjärd is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009 it was consolidated with Kimito and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 3,378 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 274.95 km2 of which 8.17 km2 is water. The population density was 12.66 inhabitants per km2. Western part of the municipality belongs to the Southwestern Archipelago National Park and forms the eastern part of the park. The municipality was bilingual with 76% of the population being Swedish speakers and 21% being Finnish speakers. People from Dragsfjärd *Artur Wuorimaa Artur Oliver Wuorimaa (1 August 1854, Dragsfjärd - 9 November 1921; surname until 1906 ''Blomberg'') was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland in 1897 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1910 ... (1854 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragsfjärd
Dragsfjärd is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009 it was consolidated with Kimito and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 3,378 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 274.95 km2 of which 8.17 km2 is water. The population density was 12.66 inhabitants per km2. Western part of the municipality belongs to the Southwestern Archipelago National Park and forms the eastern part of the park. The municipality was bilingual with 76% of the population being Swedish speakers and 21% being Finnish speakers. People from Dragsfjärd *Artur Wuorimaa Artur Oliver Wuorimaa (1 August 1854, Dragsfjärd - 9 November 1921; surname until 1906 ''Blomberg'') was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland in 1897 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1910 ... (1854 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Former Municipalities Of Finland
This is a list of the former municipalities of Finland. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ä Ö __NOTOC__ A * Ahlainen (Vittisbofjärd) – became part of Pori in 1972 *Aitolahti (Aitolax) – became part of Tampere in 1966 *Akaa (Ackas) – was divided in 1946 between Toijala, Kylmäkoski, Sääksmäki and Viiala. The name was re-introduced in 2007 when the municipalities of Toijala and Viiala were consolidated. *Alahärmä – consolidated with Kauhava in 2009 *Alastaro – consolidated with Loimaa in 2009 *Alatornio (Nedertorneå) – became m par mt of Tornio in 1973 *Alaveteli (Nedervetil) – consolidated with Kronoby in 1969 *Angelniemi – became part of Halikko in 1967 *Anjala – the municipalities of Anjala and Sippola were consolidated in 1975 to form the Anjalankoski market town * Antrea (S:t Andree) – was lost to the USSR in 1944 * Anttola – became part of Mikkeli in 2001 *Artjärvi (Artsjö) – conso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Archipelago National Park
Archipelago National Park ( sv, Skärgårdshavets nationalpark, fi, Saaristomeren kansallispuisto) is a national park in Southwest Finland. It was established in 1983 and includes of land area.Archipelago National Park Most of the land is on islands smaller than . The park encompasses about 2,000 of the 8,400 islets and skerries within the cooperative area. The larger islands are mainly owned by their inhabitants. Archipelago National Park is part of the s and received a |
Kimitoön
Kimitoön ( fi, Kemiönsaari) is a municipality and island of Finland. It was created on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities of Dragsfjärd, Kimito and Västanfjärd were consolidated into a single municipality. The municipality is located in the Archipelago Sea in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Actual island is the largest coastal island of Finland with the area of . It is situated in the Southwest Finland region in Western Finland province. The island has a population of 7,500 divided between the two municipalities: Kimitoön and Salo of which Salo is mostly located on the mainland. Kimitoön is bilingual with the majority speaking Swedish and a minority Finnish as their native language. Politics Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Kimitoön: *Swedish People's Party 49.6% *Social Democratic Party 13.0% * Left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimito
Kimito (; fi, Kemiö ) is a former municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Dragsfjärd and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön. Prior to the consolidation, it was one of the four municipalities located on Kimito island, the other three being Västanfjärd, Dragsfjärd and Halikko. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 3,301 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 320.17 km2 (excluding sea) of which 2.29 km2 is inland water. The population density was 10.38 inhabitants per km2. The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers. Events *Kimito Island Music Festival * Baltic Jazz Festival * Norpas Festival * mörkÖ Festival Notable people * Niklas Hollsten Niklas Hollsten (born 15 November 1983 in Kimito) is a Finnish freeride snowboarder. Career He has represented Finland in free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conny Karlsson (shot Putter)
Conny Karlsson (born 30 December 1975 in Dragsfjärd, Finland) is a 195-cm tall former Finnish shot putter, who competed for Pargas IF. His personal best in the men's shot put currently stands at 20.78 m, which he put on 4 August 2001 in the World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. He was coached by Robert Malmberg. Karlsson has six medals from the Finnish Championships, three of which are gold. In 2006, he placed second in the Finnish Championships, but was later on awarded the gold medal when the winner, Ville Tiisanoja, was caught doping and stripped of his gold medal. Karlsson was the 18th member to be inducted into the 20 meter club after he successfully putted the shot 20.45 m in a competition on 31 May 2001 in Espoo, Finland. He had to end his career early 2007 due to colitis ulcerosa Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum. The primary symptoms of active disease are abdominal pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olavi Saarinen
Olavi Saarinen (18 October 1923, in Dragsfjärd – 30 November 1979) was a Finnish trade union activist and politician. He was at first a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue ; sv, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats ( fi, link=no, Sosiaalidemokraatit; sv, link=no, Socialdemokrater) and commonly kno ... and, after 1959, of the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders. He served as Minister of Social affairs and Health (13 April 1962 - 17 October 1963) and as a Member of Parliament (5 April 1966 - 22 March 1970). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saarinen, Olavi 1923 births 1979 deaths People from Kimitoön Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders politicians Ministers of Social Affairs of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–70) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfrid Lindström
Johannes Gottfrid Lindström (8 August 1887 – 16 June 1975) was a Finnish industrial worker and politician, born in Dragsfjärd. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1933 to 1945, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). During the Continuation War, he was among the signatories on the "Petition of the Thirty-three", which was presented to President Ryti on 20 August 1943 by members of the Peace opposition Peace opposition (, {{Lang-sv, fredsoppositionen) was a Finnish cross-party movement (from 1943 to 1944) uniting both bourgeois politicians like Paasikivi, Kekkonen, Sakari Tuomioja etc. and (mostly left-leaning) social democrats, aiming at steppin .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Gottfrid 1887 births 1975 deaths People from Kimitoön People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Swedish-speaking Finns Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1933–36) Members of the Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, the fourth most spoken Germanic language and the first among any other of its type in the Nordic countries overall. Swedish, like the other Nordic languages, is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is largely dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Written Norwegian and Danish are usually more easily understood by Swedish speakers than the spoken languages, due to the differences in tone, accent, and intonation. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century. While distinct regional varieties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Ramsay
Wilhelm Ramsay (20 January 1865 – 6 January 1928) was a Finland Swede geologist. He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1914 and in 1915 was accepted into the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund. He coined the terms Fennoscandia (1900) and Postjotnian (1909). Ramsay also coined the term ijolite. Together with Jakob Sederholm, Ramsay was a student of Fredrik Johan Wiik. Pentti Eskola Pentti Elias Eskola (8 January 1883 – 6 December 1964) was a Finnish geologist who specialised in the petrology of granites and developed the concept of metamorphic facies. He won the Wollaston Medal in 1958, the Vetlesen Prize in 1964, a ... was a student of Ramsay. References 1865 births 1928 deaths Finnish geologists Tectonicists Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Members of the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund Swedish-speaking Finns {{geologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Wuorimaa
Artur Oliver Wuorimaa (1 August 1854, Dragsfjärd - 9 November 1921; surname until 1906 ''Blomberg'') was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland in 1897 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1910 and from 1911 to 1913, representing the Finnish Party The Finnish Party ( fi, Suomalainen Puolue) was a Fennoman conservative political party in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland and independent Finland. Born out of Finland's language strife in the 1860s, the party sought to improve the position ... and again from 1917 to 1921, representing the Agrarian League. References 1854 births 1921 deaths People from Kimitoön People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 20th-century Finnish Lutheran clergy Finnish Party politicians Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Diet of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1907–08) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1908–09) Members of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The region's capital and most populous city is Turku, which was known as the former capital city of Finland before Helsinki. The area comprising the Southwest is largely the same as the historical province of Finland Proper, so named because it is the original home of the tribe known as the Finns proper. Origin of the name Finland Proper The name of Finland Proper has a historical function. In historic times, in the area of the present Southern Finland lived three tribes, which were the Finns proper, the Tavastians and the Karelians. The southwestern part of the country, the province where the Finns proper lived, was simply called Finland (Finnish: ''Suomi''). In the 17th century the name began to be used to refer to the whole land and a speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
