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Eklund Aircraft
Eklund is a Swedish surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 57.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Eklund'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:641), 22.2% of the United States (1:60,735), 13.1% of Finland (1:1,564), 1.9% of Norway (1:10,024), 1.7% of Canada (1:79,135) and 1.0% of Denmark (1:20,451). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:641) in the following counties: * 1. Uppsala County (1:304) * 2. Västmanland County (1:354) * 3. Västerbotten County (1:369) * 4. Gävleborg County (1:415) * 5. Södermanland County (1:457) * 6. Örebro County (1:482) * 7. Gotland County (1:483) * 8. Dalarna County (1:485) * 9. Östergötland County (1:549) * 10. Norrbotten County (1:578) * 11. Stockholm County (1:609) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,564) in the following regions: * 1. Åland (1:210) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:343) * 3. Uusimaa (1:972) * 4. Southwest Finland (1:1,030) People * And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åland
Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a population of 30,129, constituting 0.51% of its land area and 0.54% of its population. Its only official language is Swedish language, Swedish and the capital city is Mariehamn. Åland is situated in an archipelago, called the Åland Islands, at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea belonging to Finland. It comprises Fasta Åland on which 90% of the population resides and about 6,500 Skerry, skerries and islands to its east. Of Åland's thousands of islands, about 60–80 are inhabited. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Roslagen in Sweden by of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is Geographic contiguity, contiguous with the Archipelago Sea, Finnish archipelago. Åland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Eklund (actor)
Ernst Olof Eklund (6 August 1882 – 3 August 1971) was a Swedish film actor and theatre director. He appeared in 40 films between 1914 and 1962 and was also the director of six different theatres. Biography Eklund was born at Östervåla in Uppsala County, Sweden. He began playing amateur theater in Gävle. During his career he was director of several theaters: Blancheteatern 1917–1926, Comediteatern 1923–1938, Konserthusteatern 1926–1927, Skansenteatern 1934–1940, Oscarsteatern 1938–1941 and Lisebergsteatern in Gothenburg 1947–1956. He was married to actress and theatre director Alice Eklund (1896–1983), daughter of actress Anna Hofman-Uddgren (1868–1947) and screenwriter Karl Gustaf Uddgren (1865–1927). He was the father of actor Nils Eklund (born 1927). Partial filmography * ''The Strike'' (1914) * ''Fru Kristina'' (1917) - Franz Herder * ''Søster Karin'' (1917) - Martin Falk * ''Moderens Øjne'' (1917) - Carl Lind - Povl's Father / Povl as Adu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Schultz-Eklund
Erik Schultz-Eklund (born 14 August 1990 in Avesta) is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Avesta AIK. Playing career Gretna He was scouted by Gretna in 2005 as a schoolboy at the age of 15. He signed YTS papers in August 2006 after a successful trial with the club. He made his first team debut for Gretna against Hibernian on 13 February 2008 in a 4–2 defeat at Easter Road. Falkirk He signed for Falkirk in summer 2008 following Gretna's relegation from the SPL. Avesta The defender left on 16 March 2010 the Scottish Premier League side Falkirk to sign for Avesta AIK Avesta AIK is a Swedish football club located in Avesta, Sweden. Background The club was founded in February 1905 as Avesta Absolutisters Idrottsklubb. The name was changed to Avesta Allmänna Idrottsklubb in 1916. The club now only participates .... Notes External links * 1990 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Gretna F.C. players Falkirk F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Eklund
Elin "Ella" Dorotea Eklund (later ''Näsholm'', 6 February 1894 – 17 August 1953) was a Swedish diver. She competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ... and finished fifth in the 10 m platform event. References 1894 births 1953 deaths Swedish female divers Olympic divers for Sweden Divers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Stockholms KK divers Divers from Stockholm {{Sweden-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicky Eklund
Richard Eklund Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1975 to 1985. Known as "The Pride of Lowell", he held the USA New England welterweight title twice between 1979 and 1983. He is the half-brother and former trainer of former WBU champion Micky Ward. The 2010 biopic ''The Fighter'' is based on the two brothers' fall and rise to the boxing title. Boxing career After an amateur boxing career of 200 bouts, winning 194, Eklund turned professional on August 26, 1975. After losing his debut by 6-round decision to Joe DeFayette, Eklund won 10 straight fights; defeating such opponents as Doug Romano, Terry Rondeau, Carlos Garcia, Randy Milton, and Mike Michaud. He fought professionally as Dick Eklund; "Dicky" was a nickname used by his family and friends. Before his 1978 match with future world boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard, Eklund's most impressive victory was over undefeated Rufus Miller (6–0–1) in 1976. Eklund's most notable fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Eklund
Christian Eklund (born July 24, 1977) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played a total of 429 Elitserien games as a left wing for Djurgårdens IF. Eklund retired in 2013 after suffering a neck injury. He was awarded player of the season for the 2010–11 season by Järnkaminerna, the official supporter club of Djurgården. He is father to William Eklund, who also played for Djurgården. William currently plays for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional .... Career statistics References External links * 1977 births Living people People from Haninge Municipality Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Huddinge IK players IK Oskarshamn players Swedish ice hockey left wingers Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl R
Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of television series ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' * An informal nickname for a student or alum of Carleton College CARL may refer to: *Canadian Association of Research Libraries *Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries See also * Carle (other) * Charles *Carle, a surname *Karl (other) *Karle (other) Karle may refer to: Places * Karle (Svitavy District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic * Karli, India, a town in Maharashtra, India ** Karla Caves, a complex of Buddhist cave shrines * Karle, Belgaum, a settlement in Belgaum ... {{disambig ja:カール zh:卡尔 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Eklund
Brian M. Eklund (born May 24, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2005–06 season. He currently runs his own goalie school, Massachusetts Crease Goaltending School, as well as being an assistant and goalie coach for the Brown Bears men's ice hockey team. Playing career As a youth, Eklund played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Hobomock in Pembroke, Massachusetts. After four seasons at Brown University, Eklund signed a two-year rookie contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was then assigned by the Lightning to the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL. In his first season with the Ice Pilots (2002–03), he was the back up to Maxime Gingras. He played in 19 games and posted a 10–6–0 record with a 3.66 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage. When the Ice Pilots concluded their season after b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Eklund
Bengt Gunnar Eklund (18 January 1925 – 19 January 1998) was a Swedish actor. He is well known as Nisse Granqvist in the 1964 TV series ''Vi på Saltkråkan''. Eklund worked for many years at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, but also made a large number of roles in movies and television, including Ingmar Bergman's Summer with Monika (1953) and ''Shame'' (1968), and Gustaf Molander's film '' Sir Arne's Treasure'' (1954; based on the novel by Selma Lagerlöf). Eklund was married to actress Fylgia Zadig. He was the father of economist Klas Eklund and grandfather of novelist Sigge Eklund and real estate broker Fredrik Eklund. Selected filmography * ''The Kiss on the Cruise'' (1950) * ''Skipper in Stormy Weather'' (1951) * ''In the Arms of the Sea'' (1951) * ''Dance, My Doll'' (1953) * '' Night Child'' (1956) * '' Laila'' (1958) * ''Crime in Paradise ''Crime in Paradise'' (Swedish: ''Brott i paradiset'') is a 1959 Swedish crime thriller film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Eklund (murderer)
Per Anders Eklund (born 6 August 1965) is a Swedish murderer and rapist convicted of killing a 31-year-old woman in 2000 and a 10-year-old girl in 2008. Eklund is also a suspect in other murder cases currently under investigation, including the unsolved 1994 murder of Malin Olsson in Gothenburg. On 6 October 2008, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the two murders, one rape in Sandviken 2006 and on child pornography charges. In September 2014, the Swedish tabloid '' Aftonbladet'' revealed that Eklund was a suspect in yet another murder, this time the murder of six-year-old Jasmina Jasharaj who went missing without a trace in 1997. Even though the police have not found her body, they are treating the case as a homicide. Höglund murder On 5 April 2008, 10-year-old Engla Juncosa Höglund went missing on her way home from soccer practice in Stjärnsund, Sweden. When she did not answer her mobile phone, Engla's mother, Carina Höglund, went looking for her and found her da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Eklund (boxer)
Anders Eklund (22 December 1957 – 1 April 2010) was a Swedish boxer. He was nicknamed ''Lillen'' (Swedish: "Tiny"), but later chose the nickname "Viking". Eklund was born in Gävle. He competed in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where he was defeated in the quarter finals. He made his pro debut on October 7, 1982, in Copenhagen. Eklund won the European (EBU) Heavyweight Title on March 9, 1985, by beating Steffen Tangstad, but lost the belt in his next fight, against Britain's Frank Bruno. He regained the title in 1987 against the Spaniard Alfredo Evangelista but lost it the same year against the Italian Francesco Damiani. The magazine '' Boxing Illustrated'' named Eklund "A solid 10 round winning fighter" in a ranking in the early 1990s where he was deemed among the top 20. Eklund died of a heart attack on 1 April 2010, following a collapse at his Uppsala apartment. He was 52 years old. Professional boxing record , - , align=" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
