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Heikkilä
Heikkilä is a surname originating in Finland. The name is derived from Heikki, the Finnish equivalent of the Scandinavian name Henrik and the Germanic Henry, plus the suffix '' -lä'', a patronymic indicating a child of a household headed by a man named Heikki. Among Finnish immigrants to North America, the name was sometimes Anglicized as Heikkila. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 95.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Heikkilä'' were residents of Finland and 3.6% of Sweden. In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:378) in the following regions: * 1. Lapland (1:208) * 2. North Ostrobothnia (1:215) * 3. Tavastia Proper (1:239) * 4. Kymenlaakso (1:243) * 5. Pirkanmaa (1:265) * 6. Central Ostrobothnia (1:266) * 7. Southwest Finland (1:271) * 8. South Ostrobothnia (1:278) * 9. Satakunta (1:279) Notable people * Jukka M. Heikkilä (born 1966), author * Jussi Heikkilä (born 1983), hurdler * Kari Heikkilä (born 1960), ice hockey ska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapio Heikkilä
Tapio Heikkilä (born 8 April 1990) is a Finland, Finnish football player. Career Club In December 2015, Heikkilä signed a two-year contract with Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho, SJK. Little over a month later, 1 February 2016, and after only one appearance for SJK in the 2016 Finnish League Cup, League Cup, Heikkilä moved to Norwegian Tippeligaen side IK Start. Honours Club ;FC Honka *Veikkausliiga Runners-up (2): 2008 Veikkausliiga, 2008, 2009 Veikkausliiga, 2009 * Finnish Cup: 2012 Finnish Cup, 2012 * Finnish League Cup (2): 2010, 2011 Career statistics References External links Tapio Heikkiläat FC Honka * * *Profile at veikkausliiga.com 1990 births Living people Finnish footballers FC Honka players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players IK Start players Sandnes Ulf players Veikkausliiga players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Finnish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Finnish expatriate spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marja Heikkilä
Marja Heikkilä (born September 12, 1977 in Haapajärvi) is a former freestyle swimmer from Finland, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 16th place with the 4×100 m freestyle relay team, alongside Paula Harmokivi, Marja Pärssinen, and Minna Salmela Minna Salmela (born May 3, 1971 in Oulu) is a retired female freestyle sprint swimmer from Finland. Salmela competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Her best result was a 14th plac .... References sports-reference 1977 births Living people Finnish female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Finland People from Haapajärvi Sportspeople from North Ostrobothnia {{Finland-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samu Heikkilä
Samu Heikkilä (born 31 July 1971 in Karstula) is a Finnish film editor. Education He graduated from University of Art and Design Helsinki with Master of Arts in Cinema in 1999. Career He has won film editing awards for films such as '' Restless'' and ''Frozen Land''. In his career he has won six awards and received nine nominations. In 2005 he was granted the State Prize for Cinema along with director Aku Louhimies and cinematographer Rauno Ronkainen. In 2019 he received the Nordisk Film Prize in Finland along with director Aleksi Salmenperä. Filmography *''Tove'' (2020) *''Games People Play'' (2020) *''White Wall'' (2020) TV Series *''Maria's Paradise'' (2019) *'' The Human Part'' (2018) *''Void'' (2018) *''The Violin Player'' (2018) *''Miami'' (2017) *''The Other Side of Hope'' (2017) *''Little Wing'' (2016) *''The Mine'' (2016) *''Distractions'' (2015) *''Other Girls'' (2015) *''Dagmamman'' (2014) *'' 8-Ball'' (2013) *''Alcan Highway'' (2013) Documentary *''Leap'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasse Heikkilä
Lasse Heikkilä (born May 27, 1934) is a retired professional ice hockey player and coach who played in the SM-liiga. Heikkila played for Karhut and Ässät. He was later inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame is housed in and administered by the ('Finnish Ice Hockey Museum'), a part of the Vapriikki Museum Centre, in Tampere, Finland. The was founded in 1979 with the mission to record, document, and exhibit objects, .... Liitsola coached the national team of Finland in 1976–1977. External links Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio 1934 births Living people Ässät players Finland men's national ice hockey team coaches Finnish ice hockey coaches Finnish ice hockey defencemen Karhut Pori players Sportspeople from Pori Ässät coaches {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Heikkilä
Kari Heikkilä (born 10 January 1960) is a Finnish former ice hockey player and coach. He played majority of his career in Ilves, but had also stints in Sweden (HC Vita Hästen and Luleå HF) and in Italy, where he ended his career in 1994. After that he started coaching. In SM-liiga he has coached HPK in autumn 1997 before being sacked, as well as Kärpät in 2001-04 and Blues in 2005-07. He won the championship with Kärpät in 2004 and got silver medal the year before. He has also coached Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Hockey Club Lokomotiv (russian: ХК Локомотив, en, Locomotive HC), also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team, based in the city of Yaroslavl, playing in the top level Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ... in Russia, with major success. In 2005 he coached them to bronze, in 2008 and 2009 to silver. On August 16, 2010 Kari Heikkilä signed three-year contract with the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association. References * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Heikkilä
Jussi Sakari Heikkilä (born 21 March 1983) is a Finnish 400 metre hurdler. His personal best is 49.39 seconds, achieved in May 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida. He competed at the European Championships in 2002 and at the World Championships in 2009 without reaching the final. Heikkilä was born in Forssa. He has studied in the United States for a long time and he was fourth at the NCAA Championships The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and ... in 2008.http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/mmyleisurheilu/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/mmyleisurheilu/2008/06/661314 Competition record References * 1983 births Living people People from Forssa Finnish male hurdlers Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Summer Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...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] |
Jukka M
Jukka () is a common Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for people registered by authorities as Johan, Johannes, Juho etc., and did not appear in official records until the late 19th century.Thchurch record archiveon the website of th/ref> The name was added to the official list of first names in the Finnish almanac managed by thin 1950, and its name day is June 24, also the name day of Johannes and other variants, and the traditional midsummer day, or ''Juhannus''. Popularity The name Jukka enjoyed the highest popularity in the years 1960–1979, though it was much used during the previous two decades as well. The 1980s and 1990s saw a marked decline in the name's popularity, and in recent years not many children have been named Jukka.Thname service on the website of thPopulation Register Centre of Finlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satakunta
Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region is Pori. The name of the region literally means Hundred. The historical province of the same name was a larger area within Finland, covering modern Satakunta as well as much of Pirkanmaa. Municipalities The region of Satakunta is made up of 16 municipalities, of which 7 have city status (marked in bold). Northern Satakunta sub-region: * Jämijärvi **Population: * Kankaanpää **Population: * Karvia **Population: * Siikainen (''Siikais'') **Population: Pori sub-region: * Harjavalta **Population: * Huittinen (''Vittis'') **Population: * Kokemäki (''Kumo'') **Population: * Merikarvia (''Sastmola'') **Population: * Nakkila **Population: * Pomarkku (''Påmark'') **Population: * Pori (''Björneborg'') **Population: * Ulvila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia ( fi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa; sv, Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobothnia is the ninth largest in terms of population. Seinäjoki is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area. As a cultural area, South Ostrobothnia is larger than its current regional borders and includes the region of Ostrobothnia as well. Historical provinces Municipalities The region of South Ostrobothnia is made up of 18 municipalities, of which eight have city status (marked in bold). Järviseutu sub-region: * Alajärvi (10,277) * Evijärvi (2,686) * Lappajärvi (3,394) * Vimpeli (3,212) Kuusiokunnat sub-region: * Alavus (12,354) * Kuortane (3,870) * Soini (2,367) * Ähtäri (6,394) Seinäjoki sub-region: * Ilmajoki (12,165) * Isokyrö () * Kauhava (17,206) * Kurikka (21,734) * Lapua (14,698) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Ostrobothnia
Central Ostrobothnia ( fi, Keski-Pohjanmaa; sv, Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. Historical provinces Municipalities The region of Central Ostrobothnia is made up of eight municipalities, of which two have city status (marked in bold). Kaustinen sub-region: *Halsua (1,250) *Kaustinen (4,266) *Lestijärvi (842) *Perho (2,923) *Toholampi (3,480) *Veteli (3,396) Kokkola sub-region: *Kannus (5,733) *Kokkola (46,714) Politics Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Ostrobothnia: * Centre Party 31.09% * Finns Party 19.60% * Social Democratic Party 16.06% * National Coalition Party 7.42% * Christian Democrats 7.29% * Swedish People's Party 6.26% * Green League 6.03% * Left Alliance 4.11% * Blue Reform 0.80% * Seven Star Movement Seven Star Movement ( fi, Seitsemän tähden liike, sv, Sjustjärnerörelsen) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
