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Koskinen
Koskinen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, ''koski'' means "rapids"), where it is the ninth most common"Most common surnames" (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen (1885–1951), Finnish politician, ambassador and freiherr * Harri Koskinen (born 1970), Finnish designer * Heikki Koskinen (born 1930), Finnish chess master * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauli Koskinen
Sauli Eerik Koskinen (born 28 March 1985) is a Finnish television host and entertainment reporter from Hyvinkää, Finland. He was the host of ''Saulin Paras Kaveri'' lifestyle show which aired on Fox Finland. Career ''Big Brother'' Koskinen was the winner of ''Big Brother 2007'', beating out nineteen other contestants in a public vote over a fourteen-week period. Before applying for the show, Koskinen worked as a clerk in a Helsinki clothing store. Mikko Räisänen, the casting director for ''Big Brother'', has stated that the decision to put Koskinen in the Big Brother house was made within the first two minutes of his casting interview, crediting Koskinen's positivity, likability and openness. Post ''Big Brother'' In 2008, fans petitioned to have Koskinen and fellow ''Big Brother'' contestant Niko Nousiainen make a return to television. The campaign resulted in the television show ''Sauli and Niko’s Best Clips'', in which Koskinen and Nousiainen provided commentary on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Koskinen
Mikko Koskinen (born 18 July 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for HC Lugano of the National League (NL). Koskinen was drafted in the second round, 31st overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Playing career Koskinen was drafted 31st overall by the New York Islanders in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft after playing for the Espoo Blues in the Finnish SM-liiga. He was the first goalie and first Finnish player selected that year. Prior to the draft, he was the second-ranked European goaltender by NHL Central Scouting Bureau. On 13 July 2009, Koskinen signed a three-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders. In the 2009–10 season, his first in North America, Koskinen was assigned to the Islanders affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, to start the year. After only two appearances with the Sound Tigers, he suffered a torn labrum in his hip which required surgery and ruled him out for the majority of the season. On 19 March 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Koskinen
John Andrew Koskinen (born June 30, 1939) is an American businessman and public official. He served as the non-executive chairman of Freddie Mac from September 2008 to December 2011, retiring from the board in February 2012. On December 20, 2013, Koskinen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as Commissioner of Internal Revenue. On December 23, 2013, Koskinen was sworn in as the 48th IRS Commissioner after being nominated by President Barack Obama. His term ended on November 12, 2017, with David Kautter becoming his interim replacement, followed by Charles P. Rettig as his permanent replacement. Early life Koskinen was born on June 30, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1957, Koskinen graduated High School at Ashland High School (now known as Paul G. Blazer High School) in Ashland, Kentucky. He graduated magna cum laude with a BA in physics from Duke University in 1961, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa. He gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerkko Koskinen
Kerkko Klemetti Koskinen (born 7 January 1973)Kuka kukin on 2007, Otava 2006 is a Finnish musician. Koskinen was the founding member and lead figure of the retired band Ultra Bra. He composed nearly all of Ultra Bra's songs and was the band's pianist. His most well-known solo songs are "Rakkaus viiltää" ("''Love Cuts''") and "Sateentekijä" (''"Rainmaker"''). Koskinen has worked as a talent scout for BMG and composed music for the Finnish films Upswing and Young Gods. He also composed songs for Vuokko Hovatta's solo album ''Lempieläimiä'', one of which was a Eurovision Song Contest candidate called "Virginia". Furthermore, Koskinen wrote the song "Uuden ajan kynnyksellä" (''"At the Threshold of a New Time"'') in memory of the murder of reporter Anna Politkovskaya. Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi In 2012, Koskinen formed Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi, a supergroup made up of Kerkko Koskinen on piano with a number of well-known vocalists, namely Manna (real name Mariam Jäntti), V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen
Aarno Armas Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (9 December 1885, Helsinki – 8 June 1951, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician, Envoy and freiherr. He graduated as jurist and received the title varatuomari in 1915. After the Finnish independence in 1917, Yrjö-Koskinen served under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as Chief of political division from 1924 and Chief of staff from 1929. He worked as an Envoy in Moscow between 1 January 1931 and 8 April 1940. Yrjö-Koskinen also served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs between 21 March 1931 and 15 December 1932. During his ministry Yrjö-Koskinen signed on behalf of Finland the Soviet–Finnish Non-Aggression Pact with the Soviet Union. At beginning of the Winter War he moved from Moscow to the Finnish embassy in Ankara. Yrjö-Koskinen served in Turkey till 1950, and yet a small time in The Hague, the Netherlands. Yrjö-Koskinen's father was the Finnish senator Yrjö Yrjö-Koskinen and grandfather was senator and historian Yrjö Sakari Yr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harri Koskinen
Harri Koskinen is a Finnish designer, born 1970 in Karstula, Finland. He has studied at the Institute of Art and Design in Helsinki. Career Koskinen is probably best known for his Block Lamp, a lightbulb held inside two shaped pieces of clear glass, which is exhibited in MoMA in New York City. Also very well known for the two variants of his '' Fatty'' container (models 7150 and 7100) designed in 1998 for Schmidinger; basically very expensive vinyl record carrying box and storage units respectively, made from Birch plywood with rounded corners as well as a well designed and finished construction. Koskinen has designed for many different labels and companies, across many types of article; from furniture to cookware, as well as commercial packaging. His designs are manufactured by companies including Iittala, Artek, Fiskars, Design House Stockholm and Muuto. Harri Koskinen signed a cooperation agreement with Iittala and was appointed Iittala's design director in 2011. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Koskinen
Heikki Koskinen (born 30 August 1930) is a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1958, 1959, 1961, 1967). Biography From the mid-1950s to the begin of 1970s, Heikki Koskinen was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won four medals: two silver (1958, 1959) and two bronze (1961, 1967). In 1954, in Prague/Mariánské Lázně Heikki Koskinen participated in World Chess Championship Zonal tournament. In 1963, in Odense he participated in Nordic Chess Championship. Heikki Koskinen played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1958, at first reserve board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+2, =6, -2), * In 1968, at fourth board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+3, =9, -2), * In 1970, at fourth board in the 19th Chess Olympiad The 19th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 19. Schacholympiade), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Sieg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jari Koskinen
Jari Antero Koskinen (born 11 June 1960) is a Finnish politician who was Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of Finland from 2011 to 2014, as well as a former representative of the National Coalition Party in the Parliament of Finland. He also served as Minister for Agriculture and Forestry in Paavo Lipponen's second Cabinet Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet was the 67th government of Finland. The cabinet was in office from 15 April 1999 to 17 April 2003. It was a center-left majority government, despite the center-right National Coalition Party's inclusion in the ca ... from 2002 to 2003. In 2015 Koskinen was nominated as the CEO of the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities. He remained in the position until resigning himself in August 2018. References 1960 births Living people People from Hämeenlinna National Coalition Party politicians Ministers of Agriculture of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–99) Members of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampo Koskinen
Sampo Koskinen (born 1 March 1979) is a Finnish former professional footballer who is the assistant coach of Honka in Finland. As a player, he spent most of his career in his native country with FC Honka. He also played for Eliteserien side Sandefjord Fotball, in the Netherlands for RBC Roosendaal and for Swedish clubs IFK Göteborg and Boden. Honours Individual * Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2012 References External links * * *Sampo Koskinen at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Koskinen (footballer)
Jukka Koskinen (born 29 November 1972) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a defender. His clubs included Willem II Tilburg in the Netherlands, Anyang LG Cheetahs of the South Korean K League, Reipas Lahti, MyPa, FC Haka and FC Lahti FC Lahti is a Finnish football club based in the city of Lahti. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League (''Veikkausliiga'') after placing first in the Finnish First Division (''Ykkönen'') during season 2011. The homeground of FC Lah ... in Finland. References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koskinen, Jukka 1972 births Finnish footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Finland men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Living people Myllykosken Pallo −47 players Willem II (football club) players FC Seoul players FC Haka players FC Lahti players Veikkausliiga players K League 1 players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Koskinen
Jukka Koskinen is a Finnish musician, who is the bassist for the Finnish band Wintersun. He was also the bassist for Norther from 2000 until their disbandment in 2012, for Amberian Dawn from 2010 until 2013, for Cain's Offering from 2009 until 2014 and for Dark Sarah in 2014. In May 2021, he was revealed as Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neva ...'s session bass player for their world tour in 2021 and 2022, and later joined the band as their new bass player in August 2022. References 1981 births Living people People from Riihimäki Finnish heavy metal bass guitarists Amberian Dawn members International Rostrum of Composers prize-winners 21st-century bass guitarists Wintersun members Norther members Cain's Offering members {{Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasi Koskinen
Pasi Koskinen (born January 1972) is a Finnish metal vocalist and musician, currently the vocalist and guitarist of the band Datura Nemesis (2013–), but he is perhaps best known as the vocalist of the band Amorphis (1995–2004). Koskinen was also the vocalist of the bands St. Mucus, (a band he created under that name and also was the guitarist) from 1992 to 1994, Ajattara (under the alias I. Ruoja Suruntuoja and was also the guitarist plus did some keyboards) from 1998 to 2012, Shape of Despair from 2001 to 2010, To Separate the Flesh from the Bones (under the alias Herr Arschstein and was also the guitarist) from 2004 to 2006 & Mannhai from 2005 to 2009. Koskinen did co-vocal production on Zero Nexus by Shade Empire, guest vocals on the songs "Vapahtaja" on the album ''Vuoroveri'' by Saattue, and "Asmodee" on the album ''Womb of Lilithu'' by Necrophobic. Discography St. Mucus *Evacuate the Bowels Amorphis *Elegy *My Kantele *Divinity / Northern Lights *Tuonela â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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