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Kirsi Kähkönen
Kirsi is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is celebrated on 24 July. It began to be used in the 1940s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. As of 2013 there are 23,000 women with this name in Finland. Origin and variants The name Kirsi originated as a short form of Kristiina, Finnish version of Christina or Kirsikka which means ''cherry'' in Finnish. It also means ''frost'' in Finnish. Notable people Notable people with this name include: * Kirsi Ahonen (born 1976), Finnish javelin thrower * Kirsi Boström (born 1968), Finnish orienteer * Kirsi Hänninen (born 1976), Finnish ice hockey player * Kirsi Heikkinen (born 1978), Finnish football referee * Kirsi Helen (born 1982), Finnish cross-country skier * Kirsi Kunnas (1924 - 2021), Finnish poet *Kirsi Lampinen (born 1972), Finnish tennis player * Kirsi Mykkänen (born 1978), Finnish sprinter * Kirsi Ojansuu (born 1963), Finnish politician * Kirsi Peltonen, Finnish mathematician * Kirsi Perälä ... [...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] |
Kirsi Mykkänen
Kirsi Mykkänen (born 7 February 1978) is a Finnish sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics. References 1978 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Finnish female sprinters Olympic athletes for Finland Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Ylijoki
Kirsi Marja Ylijoki (born 29 June 1969) is a Finnish actress and singer who first achieved fame for her role in the Finnish Soap Opera ''Sydän toivoa täynnä''. Several TV roles followed. In recent years she has held back her own career to raise her children with Apocalyptica Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso, and jazz drummer Mikko Sirén. Originally a classical- ...'s Eicca Toppinen, but she remains popular with Finnish audiences. Ylijoki and Toppinen married in 1997, and have two sons; one born in 1999, the other 2002. She and Toppinen are members of the rock band Cherry & the Vipers; Kirsi is the singer and Toppinen plays the drums. Filmography References 1969 births Living people Finnish rock singers 21st-century Finnish women singers Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Finnish ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikka Sirén
Kirsi Hannele Sirén (née Viilonen; 26 October 1964 – 3 December 2005), better known by her stage name Kikka, was a Finnish pop/ schlager singer. She was known for her sexpot image and suggestive, double entendre-filled songs. Kikka's best-known songs were ''"Mä haluun viihdyttää"'' ("I Want to Entertain"), ''"Sukkula Venukseen"'' ("A Shuttle to Venus"), ''"Tartu tiukasti hanuriin"'' ("Grab the Accordion Firmly"; in Finnish slang the word ''hanuri'' often refers to the buttocks) and a cover of Ami Aspelund's ''Apinamies'' ("Ape man"). Sirén was born in Tampere. Her career was launched in the late 1980s, inspired by the success of international sexpot stars such as Samantha Fox and Italy's Sabrina Salerno. During her career, the media and many influential organisations even tried to market her as the "Samantha Fox of Finland", albeit against the singer's will. The peak of Kikka's popularity was in the late 1980s and early 1990s when she earned three platinum records and tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Välimaa
Kirsi Välimaa-Antila (born 15 October 1978 in Jämijärvi, Satakunta) is a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1999 to 2008. Her lone World Cup victory was in a 4 × 5 km relay event in Sweden in 2005. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Välimaa-Antila finished 34th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event. Her best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Oberstdorf Oberstdorf ( Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in Germany and one of its highest towns. At the&nbs ... in 2005. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Season standings Individual podiums *2 podiums Team podiums *1 victory *8 podiums References External links * 1978 births Living people P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Rauta
Kirsi Irene Rauta (born 17 March 1962 in Kouvola) is a retired female marathon runner from Finland. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where she didn't finish in the women's marathon race. She set her personal best (2:28:00) on 2 April 1995 at the London Marathon The London Marathon is an annual marathon held in London, United Kingdom, and is the 2nd largest annual road race in the UK, after the Great North Run in Newcastle. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically he .... She finished in second place in the 1991 Chicago Marathon. Achievements References * External links * * 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Kouvola Finnish female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Finnish female marathon runners Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Piha
Kirsi Katariina Piha (born 14 October 1967 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish Communications consultant and former politician. Piha's party is National Coalition Party. She was a member of City Council of Helsinki The City Council of Helsinki (, ) is the main decision-making organ in the local politics of Helsinki, Finland. The City Council deals with issues such as city planning, schools, health care, and public transport. The 85-seat Council's members a ... from 1992 to 1996. Piha was a member of parliament from May 1994 to November 1996 and then March 1999 to March 2003. She has a degree of Master of Science in Economics. Piha has published several books like ''Äitijohtaja'' (2006) and ''Rytmihäiriö'' (2015). In March 2016 she married Marco Mäkinen. References Finnish politicians 1967 births Living people National Coalition Party politicians 20th-century Finnish politicians Finnish women in politics {{NationalCoalition-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Perälä
Kirsi Helen (née Perälä, born May 6, 1982, in Forssa) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event. Helen also finished 23rd in the sprint event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 ( cs, Mistrovství světa v klasickém lyžování Liberec 2009) took place 18 February – 1 March 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. This was the fourth time these championships were hosted either i ... in Liberec. Her best World Cup finish was fifth twice (2008, 2010), both in sprint events. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Season standings References External links * 1982 births Living people People from Forssa Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Finnish female cross-country skiers Olympic cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Peltonen
Kirsi Peltonen is a Finnish mathematician whose research interests include differential geometry and the connections between mathematics and art. She is a Senior University Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis at Aalto University, and a docent at the University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopisto, sv, Helsingfors universitet, abbreviated UH) is a public research university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish ''Åbo'') in 1640 as the .... Her work has included the design of an innovative interdisciplinary course on mathematics, art, and architecture, the creation of a major exhibit at the Heureka science center near Helsinki, and presentations on mathematics at Finnish schools. Peltonen earned her Ph.D. in 1992, at the University of Helsinki. Her dissertation, ''On the Existence of Quasiregular Mappings'', was supervised by Seppo Rickman. In 2015, Peltonen was the inau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Ojansuu
Kirsi Johanna Ojansuu (born 15 December 1963) is a Finnish politician and member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She was first elected to parliament in 1999. In 2021 she became a temporary priest in Helsinki. Life Ojansuu was born in Kemijärvi, Finland. She has a master's degree in education from the University of Tampere. She was first elected to parliament in 1999. Since 1993 she has also been a member of the city council of Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of F .... In 2008 sje decided to renew her aspirations to be a priest. She started to study theology at university in 2012. In 2021 she was elected to be a temporary priest until 2023 for the parish of Malmi in Helsinki. An application was made for her to be ordained. Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Lampinen
Kirsi Lampinen (born 19 January 1972) is a Finnish former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Turku, Lampinen competed on the professional tour in the late 1990s. She won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, both partnering Fed Cup teammate Hanna-Katri Aalto. Lampinen represented the Finland Fed Cup team The Finland Billie Jean King Cup team represents Finland in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Suomen Tennisliitto. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II, having missed out on promotion to gro ... in a total of 14 ties, between 1997 and 2001. She then served as team captain for Finland in 2002. As of 2018 she coaches tennis full-time at the Rovaniemi Volleyball Club in Lapland. ITF finals Doubles (2–7) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lampinen, Kirsi 1972 births Living people Finnish female tennis players Finnish tennis coaches Sportspeople from Turku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristiina
Kristiina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name. It is a cognate of the English and French given name Christine. Tiina is often used as a diminutive of Kristiina. People named Kristiina include: * Kristiina Brask (born 1990), Finnish pop singer * Kristiina Ehin (born 1977), Estonian singer, poet and translator * Kristiina Elstelä (1943–2016), Finnish actress * Kristiina Halttu (born 1963), Finnish actress * Kristiina Kass (born 1970), Estonian children's writer and illustrator * Kristiina Kolehmainen (1956–2012), Finnish-Swedish librarian and translator * Kristiina Lassus (born 1966), Finnish product designer and interior architect *Kristiina Mäkelä (born 1992), Finnish athlete (triple jump) *Kristiina Mäki (born 1991), Finnish-born Czech runner *Kristiina Nurk (born 1972), Estonian underwater swimmer *Kristiina Ojuland (born 1966), Estonian politician *Kristiina Poska (born 1978), Estonian conductor *Kristiina Ross (born 1955), Estonian linguist and translator * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
