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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, ...
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Konnevesi
Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Rautalampi, Vesanto and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. There are all together exactly 100 lakes in Konnevesi. The biggest lakes are Keitele, Lake Konnevesi and Liesvesi. The population density is . The logging tongs appearing in Konnevesi's coat of arms refer to local forestry. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers, and the Konnevesi municipal council approved it in its meetings on April 23, 1964. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on August 21 of the same year. History Konnevesi was first mentioned in 1554 as ''Konnevessij äremarch''. The name is derived from the lake Konnevesi, which in turn likely got its name from a Sámic word meaning "d ...
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Finnish Architects
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language Finnish ( endonym: or ) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedis ..., the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Paltamo
Paltamo ( sv, Paltamo, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kontiomäki and Paltamo. Kontiomäki has about 600 inhabitants. It is from Paltamo to Kajaani and to Oulu. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. History Paltamo was first inhabited 8,500 years ago. The most sophisticated finding yet has been a weapon shaped like a bear's head. In 1552 king Gustav Vasa gave an order in which the areas of the Lake Oulu were to be inhabited. 140 families left there. In 1555 it was counted that there were 133 families living in Paltamo. The picture church of Paltamo was built in 1726 by Johan Simonpoika Knubb. It was the fourth church on the site. One of the most important persons in the Finnish history of literature – Eino Leino – was born in Hövelö in 1878.
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Saari, Finland
Saari (literally ''Island'') is a former municipality of Finland. It was located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 1,411 (2003) and covered an area of 183.08 km2 of which 15.70 km2 is water. The population density was 8.4 inhabitants per km2. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Saari was annexed to Parikkala and Uukuniemi municipalities on 1 January 2005. The new municipality was named Parikkala. Notable people *Aleksanteri Aava (1883–1956), poet * Jorma Härkönen (born 1956), middle-distance runner * Olavi Litmanen (born 1945), footballer and the father of Jari Litmanen *Suvi Mikkonen Suvi Mikkonen (born 11 July 1988, in SaariSuvi Mikkonen
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Ylämaa
Ylämaa (; literally translated the "Highland") is a former municipality of Finland, located in the province of Southern Finland as part of the South Karelia region. It was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2010.Jalokivistään tunnettu rajakunta joutui luopumaan itsenäisyydestään 11 vuotta sitten – nyt lähes kaikki palvelut ovat kadonneet
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The municipality had a population of 1,408 (31 December 2009) and covers an area of of which is water. The

Vuoksela
Vuoksela ( fi, Vuoksela) is a former rural locality on Karelian Isthmus, in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, located on the western shore of the northern armlet of Vuoksi River. Until the Winter War and Continuation War, it had been the administrative center of the Vuoksela municipality of the Viipuri province of 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 B .... In 1929 a Lutheran church was built there, which has remained until now. Geography of Leningrad Oblast Former municipalities of Finland Karelian Isthmus {{LeningradOblast-geo-stub ...
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Huhtamo
Huhtamo is a Finnish-language surname that may refer to:http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 nimipalvelu * Kari Huhtamo (1943–2023), Finnish sculptor * Markku Huhtamo Markku Huhtamo (born 10 August 1946, in Rovaniemi, Finland) is a Finnish actor. Huhtamo entered film in 1977 and has appeared in over 30 Finnish films and TV series between then and the present although mostly in film. Huhtamo starred in the 1 ... (born 1946), Finnish actor References {{Surname Finnish-language surnames ...
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Tervo
Tervo is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of (), making it Northern Savonia's least populous municipality. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Keitele, Kuopio, Maaninka, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki, and Vesanto. 30% of its area is covered by water. Summer cottages are as prevalent as households. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Marko Hietala, the bass player for Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neva ..., is from Tervo. References External links Municipality of Tervo– Official website Populated places established in 1926 {{EasternFinland-geo-s ...
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Pornainen
Pornainen (; sv, Borgnäs) is a small municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The neighboring municipalities are Askola in the east, Mäntsälä in the north, Porvoo in the southeast and Sipoo in the southwest. It is located east of the town of Järvenpää. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The administrative centre of municipality is Kirveskoski (about 2,000 residents), also known as ''Pornainen's church village'', and second largest village is Halkia (about 500 residents). The population density is . Movies and scenes for TV productions and short films have been filmed in Pornainen from the 1930s to the present day. In the publications of film industry, Pornainen was once named the most photographed locality in Finland, that is why the municipality marketed itself under the nickname "Hollywood of Finland". The village of Laukkoski is known as a summer desti ...
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