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Etelä-Pirkkala
Pirkkala (; sv, Birkala) is a municipality of Finland. It is located some south-west from Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is , which makes it the most densely populated municipality in Finland that does not use the title of town or city. Pirkkala is also currently the fastest-growing municipality in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is located in southwest Pirkkala. The most significant main road in Pirkkala is Tampere Ring Road. History Great Pirkkala The former parish of Suur-Pirkkala (Great Pirkkala) is mentioned in historical writings from the 14th century. It occupied over half of Pirkanmaa, a region nowadays populated by about 526,000 inhabitants. Suur-Pirkkala began to split when new parishes and municipalities were founded and wanted independence. South and North Pirkkala In 1922 the Pirkkala was split into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nokia, Finland
Nokia () is a town and a municipality on the banks of the Nokianvirta River (part of the Kokemäki River) in the region of Pirkanmaa, some west of Tampere in Finland. The distance to Tampere Airport from Nokia is using road connections when circling Lake Pyhäjärvi. Its neighboring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Pirkkala, Sastamala, Tampere, Vesilahti and Ylöjärvi. As of it has a population of and it is one of the fastest-growing cities in the area; today, Nokia is the largest municipality of Finland by population, and the second largest municipality in Pirkanmaa after Tampere. Etymology and heraldry The origin of the name ''Nokia'' is obscure. In modern Finnish, ''noki'' means soot and ''nokia'' is its inflected plural, although this form of the word is rarely if ever used. The most common theory claims the name actually originates from the archaic Finnish word ''nois'' ( pl. ''nokia'') or ''nokinäätä'' ("soot marten"), meaning sable. After the sable was hunted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Finland
The president of the Republic of Finland ( fi, Suomen tasavallan presidentti; sv, Republiken Finlands president) is the head of state of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the Finnish Government and the president, with the latter possessing only residual powers. The president is directly elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years. Since 1994, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The president must be a Natural-born-citizen clause, natural-born Finnish citizen. The presidential office was established in the Constitution of Finland#Historical background and reform, Constitution Act of 1919. The incumbent president is Sauli Niinistö. He was elected for the first time in 2012 Finnish presidential election, 2012 and was re-elected in 2018 Finnish presidential election, 2018. Finland has, for most of Independence of Finland, its independence, had a semi-presidential system in which the president had much a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joonas Lehtivuori
Joonas Lehtivuori (born July 19, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Lehtivuori was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 4th round (101st overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Lehtivuori began his professional career with Ilves. He left Ilves on April 27, 2009 and joined the National Hockey League (NHL) club Philadelphia Flyers. Lehtivuori did not play any games for the Philadelphia Flyers organization in the 2008–09 season. However, in the 2009–10 season, Lehtivuori was assigned to the Adirondack Phantoms, the Flyers' relocated team affiliate, of the American Hockey League (AHL). Playing in 66 games, he scored 5 goals and 23 points. Halfway through his second season with the Phantoms, Lehtivuori was loaned out to KalPa of the SM-liiga. On August 18, 2011, Lehtivuori signed a one-week try-out contract with the Modo Hockey of the Elitserien Elitserien (lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarno Laitinen
Jarno Laitinen (born 27 March 1988 in Pirkkala) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for JYP in the SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu .... References JYP Jyväskylä players 1988 births Living people People from Pirkkala Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Sportspeople from Pirkanmaa {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan-Mikael Järvinen
Jan-Mikael Järvinen (born 26 February 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Porin Ässät in the Liiga. Playing career Järvinen grew up playing as a youth with Ilves Tampere . In 2006, he won the Jr. B Youth Championship and made his professional debut the following 2006–07 SM-liiga season, when he played three league matches. On October 5, 2006, Järvinen played his first SM-liiga game against Lukko. However, he played the majority of the season in the Jr. A with Ilves junior team. He led the team with 15 goals and 42 points. In April 2007, Järvinen signed a three-year contract with HPK. During his first season in 2007–08, Järvinen played three league matches. For the 2008–09 season, he played with the exception of a handful of Jr. A matches in the second tier Mestis. Järvinen played one game with LeKi and the remaining 32 games with SaPKo. In the 2009–10 season, he was predominately loaned out to continue with Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuija Brax
Tuija Kaarina Brax (née ''Karvonen''; born 6 January 1965 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and former Minister of Justice. She is a Member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She was first elected to the Parliament in 1995. She has been the Minister of Justice in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet and Mari Kiviniemi's cabinet. She has also been a member of the Helsinki City Council from 1993 and she is active in various professional sport organizations. Brax has a Master's degree in law from the University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopisto, sv, Helsingfors universitet, abbreviated UH) is a public research university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish ''Åbo'') in 1640 as the .... Brax has also served as the Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee in the Finnish Parliament. She is married to Antti Brax. They have two children, Aarni (born 1993) and Arttu (born 1997). Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauri Ala-Myllymäki
Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki (born 4 June 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ilves. He began his senior club career playing for Ilves, before signing with Venezia in 2021. Ala-Myllymäki has played for Finland in various youth national teams and is regarded as one of the most promising Finnish players in his age group. He is known as a set-piece specialist.Vainikka, Jussi (20 July 2019)Kukkapuskat saivat kyytiä, kun Lauri Ala-Myllymäki harjoitteli vapaapotkuja kotipihalla – nyt pallot viuhuvat verkkoon ja siirto Ilveksestä ulkomaille on vain ajan kysymys''Yle Urheilu.'' Retrieved 12 July 2020. Club career Ilves Ala-Myllymäki debuted on senior level on 15 June 2013 at the age of 16 in the ranks of Ilves in a match against KTP. Venezia On 5 November 2020, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Italian club Venezia. On 31 January 2022, Ala-Myllymäki joined Triestina on loan until 30 June 2023. Return to Ilves On 24 January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna Craucher
Madame Minna Craucher (23 August 1891 – 8 March 1932) was the false name of Maria Vilhelmiina Lindell, a Finnish socialite and spy. Her home was a noted salon for various writers and artists. She also did espionage, originally for the Cheka, the Soviet secret police, and was arrested three times for fraud. She also had connections to the right-wing Lapua Movement.Blomstedt, Yrjö: ”Minna Craucher.” ''Suomen historia'', volume 7, p. 198–199. Weilin + Göös 1987. (in Finnish) She became the subject of several books and stories. In 1932 she was murdered with a shot to the head. Biography Early years Maria Vilhelmiina Lindell, originally from Aalto, was born in poor conditions in Pirkkala as the illegitimate child of a 16-year-old Nokia-born maid, Olga Aalto. Maria got a new surname from her stepfather Vilho Oskari Lindell. Maria's mother died on 29 August 1906, when Maria was only 15 years old. After living with relatives for some time, the early independent Maria moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Square
The market square (or sometimes, the market place) is a Town square, square meant for trading, in which a market is held. It is an important feature of many towns and cities around the world.The World's Best Squares PPS website, Making Places, December 2005 A market square is an open area where market stalls are traditionally set out for trading, commonly on one particular day of the week known as ''market day''. A typical England, English market square consists of a square or rectangular area, or sometimes just a widening of the main street. It is usually in the centre of the town, surrounded by major buildings such as the parish church, town hall, important Retailing#Shops and Stores, shops and hotels, and the post office, together with smaller shops and busines ... [...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] |
Simo Paavilainen
Simo Paavilainen (born 14 June 1944 in Vaasa) is a Finnish architect, and former Dean and Professor of Architecture at Helsinki University of Technology Department of Architecture. Paavilainen studied architecture at Helsinki University of Technology, qualifying as an architect in 1975. Since 1977 he has run an architects' office in Helsinki together with his wife Käpy Paavilainen, Arkkitehtuuritoimisto Käpy ja Simo Paavilainen Oy. He was appointed Professor of Architecture at Helsinki University of Technology Department of Architecture in 1998, and dean of the school in 2004. He resigned his position in 2010 to return to private practice. The work of the Paavilainens first came to attention in the early 1980s, at a time when Finnish critics were adamant that Postmodernism was having no significant influence on architecture in Finland, one of the bastions of Modernist architecture. Against this trend the Paavilainens introduced a strain of playfulness, colour and irony into Mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmari Launis
Adolf Ilmari Launis (before 1900 Lindberg; 3 December 1881, Hämeenlinna – 10 April 1955, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect. Ilmari Launis graduated as an architect in 1905 and worked for a government agency overseeing the construction of public buildings between 1905 and 1937. In this capacity he was responsible for the design of several churches, parsonages, parish houses and burial chapels in Finland. Apart from providing the overall design, he on several occasions also painted altarpieces and designed stained glass windows and other details of the churches himself. He also worked for a period as City Architect of Kuopio. Churches designed by Ilmari Launis include those in Valkjärvi (1919), Vieremä (1919), Kalvola (1919–1921), Pomarkku (1921), Pirkkala Old Church (1921), Konnevesi (1923), Pornainen (1924), Sammaljoki (1924), Tervo (1925), Huhtamo (1928), Vuoksela (1928–1929), Ylämaa (1931), Saari (1933–1934), Lumivaara (1934–1935) and Paltamo Paltamo ( sv, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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