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Kalevi (given Name)
Kalevi is a Finnish name, Finnish and Estonians, Estonian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Kalevi Aho (born 1949), Finnish composer * Kalevi Eskelinen (born 1945), Finnish cyclist * Kalevi Häkkinen (1928–2017), Finnish alpine skier * Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932–2005), Finnish cross-country skier * Kalevi Holsti (born 1935), Canadian political scientist * Kalevi Huotari (1924–1975), Finnish politician * Kalevi Huuskonen (1932–1999), Finnish biathlete * Kalevi Kärkinen (1934–2004), Finnish ski jumper * Kalevi Kiviniemi (born 1958), Finnish organist * Kalevi Kivistö (born 1941), Finnish politician * Kalevi Kostiainen (born 1967), Finnish sailor * Kalevi Kosunen (born 1947), Finnish boxer * Kalevi Kotkas (1913–1983), Estonian-born Finnish athlete * Kalevi Kull (born 1952), Estonian scientist * Kalevi Laitinen (gymnast) (1918–1997), Finnish gymnast * Kalevi Laitinen (speed skater) (1919–1995), Finnish speed skater * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Name
In Finland, a person must have a surname and at least one given name with up to three given names permitted. Surnames are inherited either patrilineally or matrilineally, while given names are usually chosen by a person's parents. Finnish names come from a variety of dissimilar traditions that were consolidated only in the early 20th century. The first national act on names came into force in 1921, and it made surnames mandatory. Between 1930 and 1985, the Western Finnish tradition whereby a married woman took her husband's surname was mandatory. Previously in Eastern Finland, this was not necessarily the case. On 1 January 2019, the reformed Act on Forenames and Surnames came into force. Finnish given names are often of Christian origin (e.g., ''Jukka'' from Greek Johannes), but Finnish and Swedish origins are also common. In Finnish, the letter "j" denotes the approximant , as in English ''you''. For example, the two different names ''Maria'' and ''Marja'' are pronounced nearly id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Laitinen (speed Skater)
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Kalevi Laitinen may refer to: * Kalevi Laitinen (gymnast) * Kalevi Laitinen (speed skater) Kalevi Laitinen may refer to: * Kalevi Laitinen (gymnast) * Kalevi Laitinen (speed skater) {{hndis, Laitinen, Kalevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Viskari
Kalevi Viskari (15 June 1928 – 13 November 2018) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... He was born in Enso. References External links * 1928 births 2018 deaths Finnish male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Finland Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Vähäkylä
Kalevi Vähäkylä (born 25 June 1940) is a Finnish biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References External links * 1940 births Living people Finnish male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Finland Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics People from Salo, Finland Sportspeople from Southwest Finland {{Finland-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Tuominen
Kalevi Vilho Tapio ”Kallu” Tuominen (9 August 1927 – 23 January 2020) was a Finnish basketball coach and player and sports executive, who also played handball and football at the national top-tier level as well as practiced many other sports. He worked as the overall head coach of Finnish Olympic Committee between 1969 and 1992. In basketball, the Jantunen played his whole SM-sarja career for Tampereen Pyrintö and also coached the team between 1960 and 1964. He was capped 11 times as a player and was a long-time head coach of Finland men's national team in its peak era. During Tuominen's coaching years 1955–1969 Finland qualified for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (the only Finnish ball game team still in 2016 that has advanced to Olympics through qualification), where it placed 11th, and played in seven EuroBaskets (1955 uominen as player-coach 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 and 1967). In EuroBasket 1967 arranged in Finland, the host team placed sixth, which is still i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Sorsa
Taisto Kalevi Sorsa (21 December 1930 – 16 January 2004) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland three times: 1972–1975, 1977–1979 and 1982–1987. At the time of his death he still held the record for most days of incumbency as prime minister. He was also a long-time leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Early years Taisto Kalevi Sorsa was born on 21 December 1930 in Keuruu. Sorsa's surname literally means " anatid" in Finnish. Sorsa attended school in Jyväskylä and Lappeenranta. At the age of 18, Sorsa's involvement with the SDP started in Lappeenranta. Prior to his political career, Sorsa worked in Paris for UNESCO from 1959 to 1965 and served as Secretary-General of the Finnish UNESCO board from 1965 to 1969. In the late 1960s, he also served as an official in the Ministry of Education. In 1969, he was brought in from relative obscurity by Rafael Paasio, a former Prime Minister of Finland, to assume the influential post o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Remes
Lauri Kalevi Remes (10 August 1925 - 18 March 1984) was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in Kiuruvesi. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Finnish Rural Party (SMP) in 1972 and the Finnish People's Unity Party Finnish People's Unity Party ( fi, Suomen Kansan Yhtenäisyyden Puolue, SKYP) was a split from the Rural Party of Finland. The party was formed as some of the members of the parliamentary group of the Rural Party of Finland wanted to support ... (SKYP) from 1972 to 1975. References 1925 births 1984 deaths People from Kiuruvesi Finnish Rural Party politicians Finnish People's Unity Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–1975) {{FinnsParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Rassa
Kalevi Rassa (3 February 1936 – 24 October 1963) was a Finnish ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall .... References External links * 1936 births 1963 deaths Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics People from Loimaa Ice hockey people from Southwest Finland {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Pakarinen
Kalevi Pakarinen (27 November 1935 – 19 May 1999) was a Finnish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1935 births 1999 deaths Finnish male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Finland Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers from Helsinki {{Finland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Oikarainen
Kalevi Oikarainen (27 April 1936 – 14 August 2020) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed between the 1950s and the 1970s. Oikarainen was born in Kuusamo. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and placed seventh in the 30 km event at those same games. Oikarainen's biggest success was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he earned a gold in 50 km in 1970 and a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1966. He also won the 15 km event at the 1959 Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March .... He died on 14 August 2020 at the age of 84. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 1 medal – ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Numminen
Veijo Kalevi Numminen (born 31 January 1940 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986. Numminen has also coached the national team of Finland in 1973-1974 and then again 1977-1982. Kalevi's two sons, Teemu Numminen and Teppo Numminen are professional ice hockey players, with Teppo playing over 1,000 career games in the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional .... External links Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio 1940 births Living people Ice hockey people from Tampere Finnish ice hockey players Tappara players Ice hockey players with retired numbers Olympic ice hockey players of Finland Ice hockey players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Mononen
Kalevi Mononen (25 March 1920 – 18 September 1996) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He was born in Savonranta. He finished fifth in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games References External links * : 1920 births 1996 deaths Sportspeople from Savonlinna Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Finnish male cross-country skiers 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
