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Heikki
Heikki is a Finnish and Estonian male given name. It derives from a medieval vernacular form of the name Henrik. Notable people with the name include: * Heikki Aho (footballer) (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Heikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), Finnish astronomer *Heikki Aalto (born 1961), Finnish ice hockey player * Heikki Häiväoja (born 1929), Finnish sculptor *Heikki Haravee (1924–2003), Estonian actor *Heikki Holmås (born 1972), Norwegian politician *Heikki Ikola (born 1947), Finnish biathlete * Heikki Jaansalu (born 1959), Estonian sports shooter *Heikki Koort (1955–2021), Estonian diplomat, sports figure and actor *Heikki Kovalainen (born 1981), Finnish former Formula One driver * Heikki Kyöstilä (born 1946), Finnish billionaire, founder, owner and president of dental equipment maker Planmeca *Heikki L, real name Heikki Liimatainen, Finnish house music producer *Heikki Liimatainen (athlete) (1894–1980), Finnish athlete *Heikki Kähkönen (1891–1962), Finnish wre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Mikkola
Heikki Antero Mikkola (born 6 July 1945) is a Finnish former professional motocross racer and motocross team manager. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1967 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Husqvarna factory racing team where he became the first competitor to win both the 250cc and 500cc world championships. During the 1970s, Mikkola challenged perennial champion Roger De Coster for supremacy of the 500cc motocross world championships. After 12 seasons racing for Husqvarna, he joined the Yamaha factory racing team where he won two more 500cc world championships. As with many Finns involved in racing activities, he was nicknamed the Flying Finn and, was know for his trademark goatee beard and his fierce mein. After his racing career, he became a Yamaha race team manager. In 2006, Mikkola was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and, in 2015, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycle racing achievements. Motocross career Early life Mik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Kovalainen
Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (; born 19 October 1981) is a Finnish racing driver competing in the Japan Rally Championship for Rally Team AICELLO. He raced in Formula One between 2007 and 2013 for the Renault, McLaren, Team Lotus, Caterham and Lotus F1 teams, scoring a single victory at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. After leaving Formula One, he raced in the Japanese Super GT series between 2015 and 2021, where he won the championship in 2016. He was supported by the Renault Driver Development programme early in his racing career, during which he won the World Series by Nissan championship and finished runner-up in the GP2 series. Renault signed him on as a full-time Formula One test driver for , and then promoted him to a race seat for . He gained his first podium by finishing second in the Japanese Grand Prix that year. He moved to McLaren for the season, where he partnered Lewis Hamilton. His second season in Formula One saw him achieve his first pole position at Silvers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki A
Heikki is a Finnish and Estonian male given name. It derives from a medieval vernacular form of the name Henrik. Notable people with the name include: * Heikki Aho (footballer) (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Heikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), Finnish astronomer *Heikki Aalto (born 1961), Finnish ice hockey player * Heikki Häiväoja (born 1929), Finnish sculptor *Heikki Haravee (1924–2003), Estonian actor *Heikki Holmås (born 1972), Norwegian politician *Heikki Ikola (born 1947), Finnish biathlete * Heikki Jaansalu (born 1959), Estonian sports shooter *Heikki Koort (1955–2021), Estonian diplomat, sports figure and actor *Heikki Kovalainen (born 1981), Finnish former Formula One driver * Heikki Kyöstilä (born 1946), Finnish billionaire, founder, owner and president of dental equipment maker Planmeca *Heikki L, real name Heikki Liimatainen, Finnish house music producer *Heikki Liimatainen (athlete) (1894–1980), Finnish athlete *Heikki Kähkönen (1891–1962), Finnish wre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Haravee
Heikki Haravee (born Heikki Huusmann; 29 April 1924 – 23 January 2003) was an Estonian actor, theatre director, and singer whose career spanned over fifty years; forty-three of which were spent at the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu. Early life Heikki Haravee was born and raised in Tallinn as Heikki Huusmann. The family changed the surname to Haravee in early 1939 when he was fourteen. He graduated from Tallinn 2 Gymnasium (now, Tallinn Secondary School of Science) in 1943 while Estonia was under German occupation during World War II. Afterward, he enrolled at the Estonian State Theatre Institute in Tallinn to study drama under instructors Ants Lauter, Priit Põldroos, Leo Kalmet, and Felix Moor, among others, graduating in 1949. Among his graduating classmates were Gunnar Kilgas, Jüri Järvet, Ellen Alaküla, and Ellen Kaarma. After graduation, Haravee was engaged at the South Estonia Theater in Võru with most of his graduate classmates from the Estonian State Theater Institute. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki L
Heikki Liimatainen, known professionally as Heikki L, is a house music producer, DJ and remixer from Finland. Biography Heikki Liimatainen has released music under different aliases like Heikki L, Supermodels From Paris, Syndicate of Beats, Dallas Superstars, Modulation, Moovon, Spectro, Hemohes and Bostik. Under his current alias, Heikki L, he has produced many big house tracks and also remixed many artists. Liimatainen has his own studio in Helsinki and also runs Finland's biggest House Club, Danceteria with his partner Jere Hyvönen. Heikki L is also a DJ and he has played together with DJs like Erick Morillo, Axwell Axel Christofer Hedfors (; born 18 December 1977), better known by his stage name Axwell, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and owner of Axtone Records. He is a member of Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello ..., Sebastian Ingrosso. Chart positions Singles References External links *http://www.djheikkil.com *h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Holmås
Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås (born 28 June 1972 in Voss) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). He served as Minister of International Development from 2012 to 2013 being the last to serve in the position until Nikolai Astrup in 2018. Personal life Holmås is son of librarian/writer Stig Holmås and engineer/textile worker Ingebjørg Monsen. Heikki Holmås married his wife in 2012. In 2013 his stepfather died in the In Amenas terror attack. Board game player Heikki Holmås is a former Diplomacy player and won the 1994 Norway Championship. Career He has served as member of the Parliament of Norway, representing Oslo from 2001 – 2012. He previously served as a deputy representative from 1997 – 2001. He is nominated on the top spot on Oslo SV's ballot for the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election. Holmås finished upper secondary school at Bergen Cathedral School, in Bergen from 1988 to 1991. Before entering politics, he worked as a waste collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Westerinen
Heikki Markku Julius Westerinen (born 27 April 1944) is a Finnish chess player, born in Helsinki. He became a national master at age sixteen, and earned the FIDE titles of International Master in 1967 and Grandmaster in 1975. Westerinen won the Finnish Championship in 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1970. He played for the national team in the biennial Chess Olympiads from 1962 through 1996, and 2006. Westerinen's best tournament results include third place at Berlin 1971, tie for second place at Oslo 1973, first at Sant Feliu de Guixols 1973, and first at Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ... 1973 and 1975. His style is described as original and combinative.Keene, p. 342 __NOTOC__ Notes References * * * * * Further reading * External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Siren
Heikki Siren (5 October 1918 in Helsinki – 25 February 2013 in Helsinki) was a Finnish architect. He graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1946 as a student of his father J. S. Sirén. Heikki Siren designed most of his works together with his spouse Kaija Siren. Famous works *Finnish National Theatre Small Stage, Helsinki, 1954 * Otaniemi Chapel, Espoo, 1956 *Kallio Municipal Offices, Helsinki, 1965 *Ympyrätalo, Helsinki, 1968 *Brucknerhaus, Linz, 1973 * Graniittitalo, Helsinki, 1982 *Baghdad Convention Center, Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ..., 1983 References Further reading * Bruun, Erik & Popovits, Sara (eds.): ''Kaija + Heikki Siren: Architects – Architekten – Architectes.'' Otava: Helsinki, 1977. External links Museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Jaansalu
Heikki Jaansalu (born 16 March 1959) is an Estonian sports shooter. He competed in the men's trap event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Jaansalu was born in Tallinn. His father, Herbert Jaansalu, was a sports shooter, coach, referee, and sports shooting judge. Jaansalu is a graduate of Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ... and completed a degree in agriculture and civil engineering from Tallinn Construction and Mechanical Engineering College in 1983. Jaansalu began practicing sports shooting under guidance of his father in 1973. He was a member of the Estonian national team from 1980 until 2010. From 1980 to 2012, he was the nine times individual, and seven times male Estonian champion, and 1978 individual Latvian champion. He set five national Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Savolainen (gymnast)
Heikki Ilmari Savolainen (28 September 1907 – 29 November 1997) was a Finnish artistic gymnast. He competed in five consecutive Olympics from 1928 to 1952 and won at least one medal in each of them. In 1928, he won a bronze on pommel horse, which was the first-ever medal in gymnastics for Finland. Winning his last medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he became the oldest gymnastics medalist, at 44 years old; he delivered the Olympic Oath in the opening ceremony of those games. olympic.org In 1932, Savolainen and his teammate had the same score on |
Heikki Liimatainen (athlete)
Heikki Liimatainen (14 March 1894 – 24 December 1980) was a Finnish male athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team. He competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the Cross Country where he won the bronze medal and helped the Finnish team of multiple gold medalist Paavo Nurmi and Teodor Koskenniemi. He returned four years later to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the Cross Country Team where he again won the gold medal with the gold and silver medal winners Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola (18 January 1896 – 24 April 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Known as one of the "Flying Finns", he won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals in the 1920s. He holds the record of winning ... References External links * 1894 births 1980 deaths People from Karstula Finnish male long-distance runners Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Kyöstilä
Heikki Kyöstilä (born January 1946) is a Finnish billionaire, and the founder, owner and president of dental equipment maker Planmeca. Kyöstilä founded Planmeca in Helsinki in 1971, and it now employs 2,700 people worldwide. Kyöstilä lives in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ..., Finland. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyöstilä, Heikki 1946 births Living people Finnish billionaires Finnish businesspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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