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Kiviapaja
Kiviapaja is a small village in Savonlinna, Finland, near Sulkava. It was part of the municipality of Sääminki until 1973. Famous people * Heikki Silvennoinen, actor and musician * Arto Tiainen Arto Tiainen (5 September 1930 – 21 September 1998) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was born in Sääminki. Champion He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km. Add ..., skier Savonlinna {{EasternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Silvennoinen
Heikki Johannes Silvennoinen (born 27 April 1954) is a Finnish musician and an actor. He was a guitarist and a songwriter in several notable Finnish bands in the 1970s and 1980s, and has also recorded solo albums. He is best known in Finland as a member of comedy group Kummeli, which started a television show in 1991.Sihvonen, Lauri (12 December 2012)Kummeli: ”Itkettäjiä on tässä maassa ihan tarpeeksi” ''Seura'' (in Finnish) Silvennoinen owns a production company named ''Pirkka-Hämeen Apina & Gorilla Oy'' ("Ape and gorilla of Pirkka-Häme Inc."). With his fellow comedian Timo Kahilainen he owns ''Porkkana Ryhmä Oy'' ("Carrot Group Inc."), which produces Kummeli's output. Life and career Tabula Rasa Silvennoinen was born in Kiviapaja, Sääminki. As a young boy he admired the music of Eric Clapton, Cream and Jimi Hendrix. He learned to play the guitar and formed a rock band called Tabula Rasa,Harri Uusitorppa: Kitaristista kuoriutui koomikko. Kummeli-mies Heikki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savonlinna
Savonlinna (, , ; sv, Nyslott, lit=New Castle) is a town and a municipality of inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region, which is why the city is also nicknamed the "Capital of Saimaa". Together with Mikkeli, it is one of the largest towns in the South Savonia region and one of the concentrations in the region's hospital districts. The town is internationally known for its medieval St. Olaf's Castle and the annual Savonlinna Opera Festival. Its surrounding the enclaved municipality of Enonkoski. History The city was founded in 1639, based on Olavinlinna castle (''St. Olaf's Castle''). The castle was founded by Erik Axelsson Tott in 1475 in an effort to protect Savonia and to control the unstable border between the Kingdom of Sweden and its Russian adversary. During the Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743), the castle was captured by Field-Marshal Peter Lacy. It was held by Russia between 1743 and 1812, when it was granted back to Finland as ... [...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] |
Sulkava
Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest, Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on lake Saimaa. Notable people *Eila Pellinen *Kalevi Hämäläinen Kalevi Hämäläinen (13 December 1932 – 10 January 2005) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the 50 km event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He was born in Juva. Häm ... * Timo Rautiainen * Albin Savola Gallery File:Sulkava Alanteentie.JPG, Sulkava centre during winter File:View from Linnavuori Sulkava Finland.jpg, A view from Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori) File:Finnish Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sääminki
Sääminki (; sv, Säminge) is countryside and former municipality of Finland. Most of Sääminki municipality was incorporated in 1973 with the Savonlinna town and the rest with Punkaharju municipality. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 11,710 and covered an area of 1009,9 km² (31 December 1970). The population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... was 11.60 inhabitants per km². 28 March 2014 References External links< ...
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Arto Tiainen
Arto Tiainen (5 September 1930 – 21 September 1998) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was born in Sääminki. Champion He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km. Additionally, Tianen won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, a silver in 50 km (1966) and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (1958). Award Tianen's biggest cross-country skiing success came at the 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 ..., where he won the 50 km event in both 1964 and 1965. For his successes, Tiainen earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1965 (Shared with Bengt Eriksson and Arne Larsen). Politics Arto Tiainen was a Social Democratic member of the Finnish Parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
