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Koskela (surname)
Koskela is a Finnish surname meaning "a place of rapids". Notable people with the surname include: * Harri Koskela (born 1965), Finnish wrestler * Jari Koskela, Finnish politician * Lauri Koskela (1907–1944), Finnish wrestler * Niina Koskela (born 1971), Finnish chess grandmaster *Pekka Koskela (born 1982), Finnish speedskater * Terho Koskela (born 1964), Swedish ice hockey player *Tero Koskela (born 1976), Finnish footballer * Toni Koskela (born 1983), Finnish footballer Fictional characters * Olof Koskela, a main character of the novel ''The Song of the Blood-Red Flower'' by Johannes Linnankoski * Multiple characters in the novels by Väinö Linna Väinö Linna (; 20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was a Finnish author. He gained literary fame with his third novel, ''Tuntematon sotilas'' ( ''The Unknown Soldier'', published in 1954), and consolidated his position with the trilogy ''Tää ... {{surname Finnish-language surnames fr:Koskela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harri Koskela
Harri Matias Koskela (born 8 October 1965 in Lapua) is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Koskela competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received the silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the ''light heavyweight'' class."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 28, 2008) World championships Koskela received a silver medal at the 1990 FILA Wrestling World Championships, and a bronze medal at the |
Jari Koskela
Jari Jukka Hannu Koskela is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ... for the Finns Party at the Satakunta constituency. He is a Pastor and Doctor of Social Science. References Living people Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–27) Finns Party politicians 21st-century Finnish politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{FinnsParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauri Koskela
Lauri Koskela (16 May 1907 – 3 August 1944) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively. Koskela was the European champion in 1935, 1937 and 1938 and placed third in 1939. Domestically, he won seven titles in 1932–33, 1936 and 1940–43. Kidnapping and death Koskela lived in Lapua, South Ostrobothnia, where he worked at the State Cartridge Factory. Koskela was a member of the local trade union branch and the Communist Party of Finland. In 1930, he was kidnapped by the fascist Lapua Movement. Koskela represented the left-wing club Ponnistus until the fall of 1930, when he joined the right-wing Virkiä in order to make it to the Olympics, as the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation did not participate the games. Koskela was killed in action during the Continuation War in 1944. See also *List of kidnappings *List of solved missing person cases References External links * 1907 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niina Koskela
Niina Koskela (born 8 August 1971), married from 2004 to 2009 as Niina Sammalvuo, is a Finnish chess player. In 2006, she was the first Finnish woman to receive the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a three-time winner of the Finnish Women's Chess Championship (1990, 2002, 2008). Since 2012, she has played for Norway. Biography Koskela was a participant in numerous Finnish Women's Chess Championships, an won three gold medals (1990, 2002, 2008) and three silver medals (1989, 1992, 1994). In 1991, in Subotica, Niina Koskela participated in Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament and ranked in 34th place. In 2000, Niina Koskela participated in Women's World Chess Championship by a knock-out system and in the first round won Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi but in the second round lost to Nana Ioseliani. She played for Finland and Norway in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1990, at second board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+4, =4, -5), * In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Koskela
Pekka Koskela (born 29 November 1982) is a Finnish speed skater, specialising on the sprint distances 500 m and 1000 m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000 m with the time 1:07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500 m with the time 35.89. Since that time he has established himself as one of the best speed skating sprinters in the world. He won his first medal, a bronze, on the 1000 m in the 2005 World Single Distance Championships. Koskela was number 10 in the 500 m of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Koskela was one of the two dominating skaters at the 2007 World Sprint Championship in Vikingskipet, Hamar. He won both 500 metres, and set a rink record with 34.80, and was leading the proceedings up to the last distance, where he lost the world championship title to Lee Kyou-hyuk. Skating in the last 1000m pair, Koskela needed 1:09.03 to equal Lee, which by coincidence was the exact time Koskela achieved on the first day of the championships. Koskela w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terho Koskela
Terho Koskela (born 23 December 1964 in Salla, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey player. Koskela spent much of his career with Frölunda HC in Gothenburg, Sweden and served as club captain from 1992 to 1995. He moved to Olofström Olofström, previously Holje by, is a locality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 7,327 inhabitants in 2010. in 1967, the market town of Olofström was merged with the villages Kyrkhult and Jämshög to create Olofström Municipality. Olofström is t ... in Blekinge County, Sweden when he was only one and a half years old. Then the Volvo factory was looking for labor and both his parents started working there. References External links * 1964 births Living people People from Salla Finnish emigrants to Sweden Swedish people of Finnish descent Frölunda HC players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Hamburg Crocodiles players Rockford IceHogs (UHL) players Abilene Aviators players {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tero Koskela
Tero Koskela (born 13 October 1976) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Vaasan Palloseura Vaasan Palloseura (or VPS) is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football (''Veikkausliiga''). The club's current manager is Jussi Nuorela. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VP .... References Hønefoss BK season statistics Tero Koskela at Vaasan Palloseura web site 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Kokkola Finnish men's footballers Veikkausliiga players Eliteserien players FC Jokerit players FC Honka players Tampere United players Fredrikstad FK players Hønefoss BK players Vaasan Palloseura players Kokkolan Palloveikot players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Men's association football midfielders {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Koskela
Toni Koskela (born 16 February 1983) is a Finland, Finnish Association football, football coach and a former player. He is currently managing Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, HJK where he followed Mika Lehkosuo. Before that he was head coach of Rovaniemen Palloseura, RoPS and before that the Under-19 team of Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, HJK. He had to retire his football career in 2009, aged 26, due to numerous injuries on his knee. After starting his career in Finland, Koskela was snapped up by Football League Championship side Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City but he failed to impress at the club making just three appearances in all competitions, including an FA Cup game against Arsenal F.C., Arsenal. In November 2005 he was close of signing a contract with Bristol City F.C., Bristol City but Cardiff did not want to let him go, so the transfer failed. Eventually he was released by the club and quickly transferred to Greek club Ilisiakos. He has also played for FC Jokerit, FC Hämeenlinn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Song Of The Blood-Red Flower
, translator = W. J. Alexander Worster , image = Thesongofthebloodredflower 1921.jpg , caption = A hardcover of the 1921 English version , author = Johannes Linnankoski , illustrator = , cover_artist = , country = Finland , language = Finnish , series = , genre = romance , publisher = WSOY (Finnish) Moffat, Yard & Co (English) , release_date = 1905 , english_release_date = 1921 , media_type = Print (Hardback) , pages = 240 (Finnish)256 (English) , isbn = , oclc = 599685 , preceded_by = , followed_by = ''The Song of the Blood-Red Flower'' ( fi, Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta) is a romance novel by Finnish writer Johannes Linnankoski, published in 1905; and is considered the author's most famous and personal work. Loosely based on the legend of Don Juan, it tells the story of a young-maid-charming log driver. It was awarded the State Prize for Literature in 1906, and was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Linnankoski
Johannes Linnankoski (originally Vihtori Johan Peltonen, 18 October 1869 – 10 August 1913) was a Finland, Finnish author and playwright, which mainly influenced writing in the Golden Age of Finnish Art. His most famous work is the romance novel, ''The Song of the Blood-Red Flower'' (1905). His primary themes were guilt, punishment, and redemption as moral questions. Life Linnankoski was born in Vakkola, Askola and was active in the cultural life of Eastern Uusimaa. He was one of the founders of the bank in Porvoo and also founded Finnish-language schools and daily newspapers such as ''Uusimaa (newspaper), Uusimaa'', the first Finnish-language newspaper situated outside of the major towns of Uusimaa. Linnankoski married Ester Drugg in 1899 and they had four children: Marjatta, Salama, Touko and Urmas. All his children were born under the surname Peltonen. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Linna
Väinö Linna (; 20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was a Finnish author. He gained literary fame with his third novel, ''Tuntematon sotilas'' ( ''The Unknown Soldier'', published in 1954), and consolidated his position with the trilogy ''Täällä Pohjantähden alla'' (''Under the North Star'', published in 1959–1963 and translated into English by Richard Impola). Both have been adapted to a film format on several occasions; ''The Unknown Soldier'' was first adapted into a film in 1955 and ''Under the North Star'' in 1968 as ''Here, Beneath the North Star'', both directed by Edvin Laine. Biography Väinö Linna was born in Urjala in the Pirkanmaa region. He was the seventh child of Viktor (Vihtori) Linna (1874–1928) and Johanna Maria (Maija) Linna (1888–1972). Linna's father, a butcher, died when he was only seven years old, thus his mother had to support the entire family by working at a nearby manor. Despite his background, Linna's interest in literature began early on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish-language Surnames
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 Swedish). In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. The Kven language, which like Meänkieli is mutually intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in the Norwegian county Troms og Finnmark by a minority group of Finnish descent. Finnish is typologically agglutinative and uses almost exclusively suffixal affixation. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals and verbs are inflected depending on their role in the sentence. Sentences are normally formed with subject–verb–object word order, although the extensive use of inflection allows them to be ordered differently. Word order variations are often reserved for differences in information structure. Finnish ortho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
