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Kyösti Erämaa
Kyösti is a Finnish male given name and a variant of Kustaa. Notable people with the name include: *Kyösti Haataja, twentieth century Finnish politician *Kyösti Kakkonen (born 1956), Finnish businessman, and art collector *Kyösti Kallio (1873–1940), fourth President of Finland (1937–1940) *Kyösti Karhila (born 1921), Finnish World War II fighter ace with 32 victories *Kyösti Karjalainen (born 1967), ice hockey player *Kyösti Karjula (born 1952), politician and member of the Finnish Parliament from Lumijoki *Kyösti Kylälä, Finnish railroad engineer and inventor from Helsingfors *Kyösti Laasonen (born 1945), Finnish archer *Kyösti Lehtonen (born 1931), Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling *Kyösti Luukko (1903–1970), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist *Kyösti Virrankoski Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski (born 4 April 1944 in Kauhava) is a Finnish politician, member of the Finnish parliament and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kustaa
Kustaa is a Finnish masculine name derived from Gustav. Notable people named Kustaa include: * Arvo Kustaa Halberg (1910–2000), leader of the Communist Party USA *Kaarlo Kustaa Lappalainen (1877–1965), Finnish sport shooter *Kalle Kustaa Paasia (1883–1961), Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics *Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902–1944), Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion *Kustaa Rovio Kustaa Adolf Simonpoika Rovio (23 January 1887 in Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly ... (1887–1938), Finnish Communist politician who fled to the Russian SFSR after the Finnish Civil War {{given name Finnish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Haataja
Kyösti Haataja (19 February 1881 – 10 August 1956) was a twentieth century Finnish politician, born in Oulu. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1916 to 1919 and again from 1929 to 1930. He was a member of the National Coalition Party and was the chairman of the party between 1926 and 1932 following Hugo Suolahti. He died in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ..., aged 75. References 1881 births 1956 deaths People from Oulu People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish Party politicians National Coalition Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–17) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–19) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1929–30) People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Kakkonen
Kyösti Kakkonen (born December 7, 1956, in Kiihtelysvaara) is a Finnish businessman and millionaire. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of the Finnish discount retail chain Tokmanni Tokmanni Group Oyj is a Finnish retail chain, which is also the largest discount store chain in Finland in terms of net sales in 2019. Tokmanni is Finland's only nationwide discount store chain, and at the end of 2019 it had almost 200 stores aroun .... Kakkonen is also an art collector. References External linksHelsingin Sanomat: Kyösti Kakkonen 1956 births Finnish art collectors Finnish businesspeople Living people People from Kiihtelysvaara {{Finland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Kallio
Kyösti Kallio (; 10 April 1873 – 19 December 1940) was a Finnish politician of the Agrarian League who served as the fourth president of Finland from 1937–1940; his presidency included leading the country through the Winter War. He was the first President of Finland to resign and the only president to die in office. Kallio was also the only president of Finland who did not have an academic or similar degree.Sodanajan politiikot Ryti ja Kallio - '''' (in Finnish) Kallio was a prominent leader of the Agrarian League, and served as |
Kyösti Karhila
Kyösti Karhila (May 2, 1921 – September 16, 2009) was a Finnish World War II fighter ace with 32¼ victories. He was born in Rauma, Finland. He began flying in Lentolaivue 32 and flew later in LeLv 30, LeLv 32, LeLv 34 and LeLv 24. He scored 13¼ of his victories with P-36 Hawks and 19 with Bf 109s. Biography After the war broke out on the 30 November 1939, Karhila was drafted and posted to Kauhava Air Base for training. On completion of training he was then posted to LeLv 24 at Siikakangas, equipped with the Fokker D.XXI. He was then posted to LeLv 30 on 20 June 1941. In mid-July the unit was re-equipped with the Curtiss P-36 Hawk. Karhila's first air combat was on 31 July 1941, against two Soviet Air Force I-153's. Karhila transferred to LeLv 34 based at Utti in March 1943, flying the Bf 109G-2. In March 1944 his flight was posted piecemeal into LeLv 30 at Malmi to defend Helsinki, although after the Soviet ground offensive commenced in June 1944 the flight returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Karjalainen
Kyösti Tapani Karjalainen (born June 19, 1967) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round, 132nd overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played 28 regular-season and three playoff National Hockey League games with the Kings in the 1991–92 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2008, was mainly spent in the Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karjalainen, Kyosti 1967 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Brynäs IF players Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Los Angeles Kings draft picks Los Angeles Kings players Luleå HF players Modo Hockey playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Karjula
Kyösti Juhani Karjula (born May 8, 1952 in Oulu) is a politician and former member of the Finnish Parliament from Lumijoki, representing the Centre Party. He was first elected to parliament in 1995 and remained until 2011. Karjula has an agricultural agent's education from the University of Helsinki. His military rank is Senior Lieutenant. Karjula is a member of the conservative Lutheran revival movement Laestadianism Laestadianism, also known as Laestadian Lutheranism and Apostolic Lutheranism, is a pietistic Lutheran revival movement started in Sápmi in the middle of the 19th century. Named after Swedish Lutheran state church administrator and temperanc .... He and his wife Eila Marjatta Ylielsilä have 18 children, thirteen sons and five daughters. References External links Official homepageKyösti Karjula in the Finnish Parliament 1952 births Living people People from Oulu Finnish Lutherans Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Kylälä
Kyösti Kylälä (born Gustaf Georg Adrian Byström; 16 August 1868 in Salmi – 15 August 1936 in Vyborg) was a Finnish railroad engineer and self-taught inventor. In 1919 he patented in the UK an 'Improved means for increasing the draught in steam boilers, especially on locomotives.' Kylälä's invention, sometimes known as the 'Kylala spreader' involved the insertion of four nozzles in the blastpipe of steam locomotives. The system was originally devised to reduce spark-throwing and later it was claimed that there was a more even draught over the tubeplate and that the need for tube-cleaning was reduced. It was tried out in 1922 by Lawson Billinton on a LB&SCR K class locomotive, but with only limited success. Later the French engineer André Chapelon André Chapelon (26 October 1892 – 22 July 1978) was a French mechanical engineer and designer of advanced steam locomotives. A graduate engineer of Ecole Centrale Paris, he was one of very few locomotive designers who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Laasonen
Kyösti Kalevi Laasonen (born 27 September 1945) is an archer from Finland, who was born in Kitee, Finland. Laasonen competed for Finland in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the individual event where he finished in third place behind American John Williams and Sweden's Gunnar Jervill. Four years later he finished 15th at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada followed by 7th and 28th in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ... respectively. His brother Kauko Laasonen also competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics finishing in 20th position. References * 1945 births Living people People from Kitee Finnish male archers Olympic archers for Finland Olympic bronze m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Lehtonen
Kyösti Eemil "Köpi" Lehtonen (13 March 1931 – 15 November 1987) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from 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 B .... He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1956, placing fifth in 1960. Previously he won two silver medals at the world championships in 1953 and 1955. Domestically he won nine Finnish titles in 1952–57 and 1960–62. Lehtonen retired after the 1964 Olympics and coached the Norwegian (1964), Danish (1964) and Finnish national teams (1971–74). Later he was elected as a board member of the Finnish Wrestling Federation. References External links * 1931 births 1987 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Finland Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Luukko
Kyösti Luukko (February 17, 1903 – October 27, 1970) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist. He won the silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 10, 2008) He also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were a ...
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Kyösti Virrankoski
Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski (born 4 April 1944 in Kauhava) is a Finnish politician, member of the Finnish parliament and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Centre Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and its Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Budgets. Personal life His parents were Väinö Antti Virrankoski (1906–69) and Impi Irja Ireene Virrankoski (Kleemola) (1906–92). He was the last of 5 children. His oldest brother, Antti Aimo Kullervo Virrankoski (1927–92) was the municipal chairman of Lapua.http://helemi.lapua.fi/html/index.php?iContentID=100&bClass He is married and has 3 children. Education * 1972: Bachelor's degree in philosophy from Helsinki University. Career * 1968-1974: Teacher of mathematics and natural sciences * 1987-1991 and 1995-1996: lecturer in mathematics (1974–1983) * political secretary to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
