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Italians In Finland
Finnish Italians are Finns who speak Italian, were born in Italy or are children of Italian immigrants. The number of Italians can only be measured in the number of Italian speakers, people born in Italy and their children, since Finland doesn't collect statistics on ethnicity. Demographics 67% of Finnish Italians are male and 33% are female. 51.3% of Finnish Italians are employed, 9.5% are unemployed and 39.2% are outside the labour force. There are over 200 Italian students in Finland, and over 160 Italian entrepreneurs. 761 Italian men are in a registered relationship with a Finnish woman. In 2018: *1,133 Finns had a dual Italian citizenship *2,441 Finns had an Italian background *2,709 Finns had an Italian citizenship *2,857 Finns spoke Italian as their native language *2,956 Finns were born in Italy Italian organizations in Finland There are two prominent Italian organizations in Finland: Italialaisten yhdistys Suomessa -järjestö, established in 1990 and Finlandia-Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle (born 14 September 1991) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a striker. After playing youth football for JIPPO and Inter Milan, Dalla Valle moved to England in 2008 to join Liverpool. After two seasons he joined Fulham, and while there spent spells with Bournemouth, Dundee United, Exeter City and Crewe Alexandra, leaving the club in 2013. After spells in Norway (with Molde) and Belgium (with Sint-Truiden), he returned to England in 2014 to rejoin Crewe Alexandra. Dalla Valle is also a former youth international, representing Finland at every level up to and including under-21. Early life Dalla Valle was born in Kontiolahti, near the city of Joensuu, Finland on 14 September 1991, one of three children to Loreno, an Italian former police officer and mushroom company boss, and Marketta, who is Finnish. Club career Early career Dalla Valle began his career in Finland with JIPPO, and his talent saw him join Internazionale's youth team in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egle Oddo
Egle Oddo (Palermo, 1975) is an Italian visual artist residing in Helsinki, Finland. ArtFacts. S.Low 2010. Biography She is a graduate of Palermo's Academy of Fine Arts, and has worked in Cuba, England, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Nicaragua, Spain, Sweden, and Russia. She has won several prizes, including the Premio Felice Casorati,Piemonte Arte 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Negri
Sara Negri (born January 21, 1967) is a mathematical logician who studies proof theory. She is Italian, worked in Finland for several years, where she was a professor of theoretical philosophy in the University of Helsinki, and currently holds a position as professor of mathematical logic at the University of Genoa. Education and career Negri was born in Padua, and studied at the University of Padua. She earned a master's degree there in 1991 and a Ph.D. in 1996, both in mathematics. Her dissertation, ''Dalla Topologia Formale all'Analisi'', was supervised by Giovanni Sambin. She went to Helsinki as a docent in 1998, and became a full professor there in 2015. She has also taken several visiting positions, including a Humboldt Fellowship in 2004–2005 at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She became full professor of mathematical logic at the University of Genoa, in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Giraldoni
Eugenio Giraldoni (20 May 1871, Marseille – 23 June 1924, Helsinki) was an Italian operatic baritone who enjoyed a substantial international career. In 1900, he created the role of Baron Scarpia in Giacomo Puccini's ''Tosca''. He was the son of another leading baritone, Leone Giraldoni, and the soprano and violinist Carolina Ferni. His mother gave him voice lessons and he made his opera debut in Barcelona, as Escamillo in '' Carmen'', in 1891. Giraldoni consolidated his career by appearing at various operatic venues in Italy and, in 1898, visiting South America. Then, in 1900, he earned a place in operatic history when he created the part of Baron Scarpia in ''Tosca'', at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. He also appeared in the first performance of Alberto Franchetti's '' La figlia di Jorio'' at Italy's foremost opera house, La Scala, Milan, in 1906. He sang in Russia and Poland from 1901 until 1907 and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City during the 1904–05 season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Bernard
Andreas Bernard (born 9 June 1990) is an Italian professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for HC Bozen-Bolzano of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He holds the record for most games played as a foreign goaltender in 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 ..., the highest level league in Finland, with 216 regular season games played. Bernard speaks fluent Finnish. References External links * 1990 births Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players Bolzano HC players Germanophone Italian people Italian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Italian ice hockey goaltenders KooKoo players Living people Mikkelin Jukurit players Peliitat Heinola players SaiPa players People from Neumarkt, South Tyrol Sportspeople from South Tyrol EC VSV players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarit Hurmerinta
Maarit Helena Hurmerinta (born in Helsinki on 10 November 1953) is a Finnish singer and musician. She is better known by her mononym Maarit. Maarit is the granddaughter of Italian musician Michele Orlando. Maarit's daughter Janna Hurmerinta Janna–Mari Hurmerinta (born 20 December 1981), better known by her mononym Janna, is a Finnish R&B, and pop singer, songwriter and pianist. Her debut album ''Right Now''See http://www.s2sj.com/smoove/janna_rn.html was released in June 2007 to ... is also a singer known by her mononym Janna. Discography Albums Studio albums *1973: ''Maarit'' *1975: ''Viis' pientä'' *1978: ''Siivet saan'' *1980: ''Nykyajan lapsi'' *1981: ''Elämän maku'' *1983: ''Nukun radio päällä'' *1986: ''Tuuli ja taivas'' *1988: ''Tuskan tanssi'' *1990: ''Jotain on mulla mielessäni'' *1993: ''Jos tahdot tietää'' Live albums Compilation albums References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurmerinta, Maarit 20th-century Finnish women sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janna Hurmerinta
Janna–Mari Hurmerinta (born 20 December 1981), better known by her mononym Janna, is a Finnish R&B, and pop singer, songwriter and pianist. Her debut album ''Right Now''See http://www.s2sj.com/smoove/janna_rn.html was released in June 2007 to critical acclaim. followed by ''The Makings of Me'' in 2008. In 2013, she was signed to Universal Music Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ... Finland. Her self-titled album ''Janna'' topped the Finnish album chart in June 2014. Discography Albums Singles Featured in References Living people 20th-century Finnish women singers Singers from Helsinki Finnish people of Italian descent 1981 births {{finland-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Sileoni
Monica Sileoni (born 22 October 1999) is a retired Finnish female artistic gymnast, representing her nation at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow. Sileoni's paternal grandfather is Italian and paternal grandmother Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s .... References External links * * * 1999 births Living people Finnish female artistic gymnasts Place of birth missing (living people) Gymnasts at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Finnish people of Italian descent Finnish people of Argentine descent 21st-century Finnish women {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Petrozzi
Clara Petrozzi (former Clara Petrozzi-Stubin, born Clara Cristina Petrozzi Helasvuo; 30 December 1965) is a Peruvian-born violinist, violist, musicologist and composer. She is based in Finland. Biography Clara was born in Lima, Peru in 1965. His father is of Italian descent. Her mother is the Finnish cellist Annika Helasvuo, and her uncle is Finnish flutist Mikael Helasvuo. In 1972 she began studying violin in Lima and Quito, Ecuador with Dee Martz, Manuel Díaz, Mario Ortiz, Egon Fellig and Yolanda Kronberger. In Lima she was a member of several chamber ensembles and young people orchestras. She has performed as viola soloist with the Peruvian National Symphony, the National Conservatory Symphony and the "Camerata de Lima" orchestras. She studied Suzuki pedagogy with Marilyn O'Boyle and has worked as a violin teacher since 1983. She received a degree in music education employing the Suzuki method, from the European Suzuki Association (2005). She studied viola in Finland with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Bosco
Manuela Bosco (born 11 June 1982) is a Finnish actress and former hurdler. Biography Manuela Bosco, despite having dual citizenship (Italian and Finnish), chose to compete for Finland, She is the niece of the Finnish cross-country skier Harri Kirvesniemi. In 2012, she debuted as an actress in the Finnish short movie ''Hankikanto'', and in 2013, in the TV series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ... '' Nymphs''. Bosco has two children with actor Kasimir Baltzar. She married musician Tuure Kilpeläinen in June 2018. They have a daughter born in February 2019. Achievements Filmography Film Television Music video See also * Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bosco, Manuela 1982 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Casagrande
Marco Casagrande (born 7 May 1971) is a Finnish architect, environmental artist, architectural theorist, former mercenary, writer and professor of architecture. He graduated from Helsinki University of Technology department of architecture (2001). Early life Casagrande was born in Turku, Finland, to a well-off Finnish-Italian Catholic family. He spent his childhood in Ylitornio in Finnish Lapland, but went to school in Karis, a southern Finland small town, before moving to Helsinki to study architecture. Mercenary and writer Casagrande claimed that he volunteered for the Bosnian Croat Defence Forces HVO in 1993 after his service in the Finnish Army. He wrote under the pen name Luca Moconesi a controversial book ''Mostarin tien liftarit / Hitchhikers on the Road to Mostar'' (WSOY 1997) about his alleged experiences in the Bosnian Civil War, and based on descriptions of war crimes committed by the main character in the autobiographical book, he came under suspicion as a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
