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Karhu
Karhu (Finnish for 'bear') may refer to: * Karhu (beer), a Finnish beer brand * ''Karhu'' (ship), name of the 1876 barque ''Lalla Rookh'' while under the Finnish flag, 1923/4 to 1926 * Karhu (sports brand), a Finnish sports brand * Karhu (surname), a Finnish-language surname * Karhu Team, a police tactical unit of the Police of Finland * Kauhajoki Karhu Basket Kauhajoki Karhu Basket ( en, Kauhajoki Bear Basket), is a Finland, Finnish basketball team from Kauhajoki. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. In 2018, the club achieved their first Korisliiga title ever after d ..., a Finnish basketball team * Karhumäki Karhu 48B, a Finnish airplane {{Disambiguation fi:Karhu (täsmennyssivu) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karhu (sports Brand)
Karhu is a Finnish sports equipment company, focused on running. Originally established as "Oy Urheilutarpeita" in 1916, it was renamed "Karhu" (meaning ''bear'' in Finnish) four years later. Karhu's line of products includes sneakers, t-shirts and jackets. In past years, Karhu also manufactured skis. In 2008, the company was sold to a group of investors organised under "Karhu Holding B.V.". Karhu is renowned for having implemented the three stripes trademark,History Check: Over 100 Years of Karhu on Sneakers Mag which was then sold to German company Adidas in 1952. and the " |
Karhu (beer)
Karhu is a Finnish beer brand owned by the Sinebrychoff brewery, part of the Carlsberg Group. ''Karhu'', meaning ''bear'' in Finnish, is a pale lager with a strong taste. The brewing of Karhu began in 1929. , Karhu 4.6% had the sixth largest market share of all Finnish beers sold in shops and Karhu 5.3% the ninth. The original Pori Brewery was bought by Sinebrychoff in 1972. From 2006 the beer has been made in a new brewery in Kerava. The Pori brewery was closed in 2009. Karhu beers Karhu's ingredients are water, barley, malt, barley starch and hops. The number in parentheses is alcohol percentage by volume (ABV). * Karhu III (4.6% or 5.4%) * Karhu A (5.3%) * Karhu Real Strong (8.0%) * Karhu Dark I (2.8%) * Karhu Rye (4.6%) * Karhu Double Hops (4.6%) * Karhu Frosted (4.6%) Marketing slogans * **"Follow yourself." * **"Karhu is a full-bodied beer." * **"Every Karhu is a full-bodied beer from the first bite to the last drop." * **"Untamed Karhu is the strongest of its breed." * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karhumäki Karhu 48B
The Karhumäki Karhu 48B was a Finnish 1950s four-seat monoplane. Development The Veljekset Karhumäki O/Y company had been formed in 1924 and concerned itself with licence manufacturing. In 1948 the company designed and built a prototype of the Karhu 48, a high-wing four-seat monoplane of mixed construction, with a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine as well, although in some amphibious aircraft t ... and fabric-covered wooden wings. This was followed up in 1949 with a second example, the Karhu 48B.Green & Pollinger 1965, p. 33 A small number were built including a number on floats. Specifications (Karhu 48B) References * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karhumaki Karhu 48B 1950s Finnish civil utility aircraft High-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karhu Team
The Police Special Intervention Unit (SIU) (; ) is a national police tactical unit in the Helsinki Police Department of the Police of Finland. It is commonly known as the Bear Squad ()''. Function The Police Special Intervention Unit was formed as a national police tactical unit in the spring of 1972. It provided security for the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, held in Helsinki in 1975. According to Finnish law, all counter-terrorist operations are within the jurisdiction of the Police. In addition to operative units, the group includes sniper, technical support, police dog, and bomb disposal teams. It can be reinforced with a negotiation team during hostage situations. The Karhu Unit operates under the authority of the Helsinki Police Department and, in turn, the National Police Board and the Ministry of the Interior. Team members are selected from currently serving law enforcement personnel and undergo a training of one year, followed by a continuous on-the- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauhajoki Karhu Basket
Kauhajoki Karhu Basket ( en, Kauhajoki Bear Basket), is a Finland, Finnish basketball team from Kauhajoki. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. In 2018, the club achieved their first Korisliiga title ever after defeating Salon Vilpas 4–2 in the finals. It successfully defended its title the next season to repeat as Finnish champions. Honours *Korisliiga **Winners (3): 2017–18 Korisliiga, 2017–18, 2018–19 Korisliiga, 2018–19, 2021–22 Korisliiga season, 2021-22 European record Players Current roster Notable players Individual awards ;Korisliiga Finals MVP *Bojan Šarčević – 2018 *Cameron Jones – 2019, 2022 ;Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year *Vesa Mäkäläinen – 2011 *Henri Hirvikoski – 2013 External links * Basketball teams in Finland Kauhajoki, Karhu 2017 establishments in Finland {{Europe-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karhu (surname)
Karhu is a Finnish surname meaning "bear". Notable people with the surname include: * Minna Karhu (born 1971), Finnish freestyle skier * Kimmo Karhu, Finnish racing cyclist * Tero Karhu Tero Karhu (born 28 September 1979) is a Finnish sport journalist and former footballer who represented FC Viikingit of the Finnish First Division. He usually played as a central midfielder. Nowadays, Karhu hosts Finnish Premier Division match ... (born 1979), Finnish footballer * Niko Karhu (born 1993), Finnish ice hockey defenceman {{Bear-surname Finnish-language surnames Surnames from nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalla Rookh (1876 Ship)
''Lalla Rookh'' was an iron three-masted barque, 841 tons, built in 1876 by R & J Evans and Co. in Liverpool and originally owned by E. C. Friend and Co. In 1905 she was sold to Norwegian owners, and in 1916 her name was changed to ''Effendi''. From March 1923 or 1924 she was based in Finland, renamed ''Karhu'', before reverting to her original name in 1926. She was broken up in Bruges, Belgium, in 1928. She voyaged across the Pacific, to ports in Australasia, and also across the Atlantic Ocean to North and South America. History The iron three-masted barque built in 1876 by R & J Evans and Co., and owned by E. C. Friend and Co. Her dimensions were by by , and tonnage 814 GRT, 814 NRT, and 1350 DWT. The ship was sold 1898 to the Newark Shipping Co. (Nicholson & Co.) and again 1904 to Lever Bros., for use in the copra trade in the South Pacific. Sometime after March 1905 she was sold to O.T. Tørnevold, of Grimstad, Norway. She was based in Grimstad until 1915, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
