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Lilja (surname)
Lilja is a Swedish and Finnish surname, meaning ''lily'' in both Swedish, Icelandic and Finnish. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 58.1% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lilja'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:1,643), 22.9% of Finland (1:2,324), 11.5% of the United States (1:305,627), 3.0% of Denmark (1:18,091) and 1.0% of Norway (1:51,943). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,643) in the following counties: * 1. Blekinge County (1:733) * 2. Jönköping County (1:1,003) * 3. Östergötland County (1:1,006) * 4. Örebro County (1:1,308) * 5. Skåne County (1:1,315) * 6. Västmanland County (1:1,337) * 7. Kalmar County (1:1,351) * 8. Kronoberg County (1:1,357) * 9. Gotland County (1:1,426) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,324) in the following regions: * 1. Satakunta (1:1,051) * 2. Tavastia Proper (1:1,238) * 3. Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,402) * 4. Lapland (1:1,635) * 5. Uusimaa ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, the fourth most spoken Germanic language and the first among any other of its type in the Nordic countries overall. Swedish, like the other Nordic languages, is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is largely dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Written Norwegian and Danish are usually more easily understood by Swedish speakers than the spoken languages, due to the differences in tone, accent, and intonation. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century. While distinct regional varieties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satakunta
Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region is Pori. The name of the region literally means Hundred. The historical province of the same name was a larger area within Finland, covering modern Satakunta as well as much of Pirkanmaa. Municipalities The region of Satakunta is made up of 16 municipalities, of which 7 have city status (marked in bold). Northern Satakunta sub-region: * Jämijärvi **Population: * Kankaanpää **Population: * Karvia **Population: * Siikainen (''Siikais'') **Population: Pori sub-region: * Harjavalta **Population: * Huittinen (''Vittis'') **Population: * Kokemäki (''Kumo'') **Population: * Merikarvia (''Sastmola'') **Population: * Nakkila **Population: * Pomarkku (''Påmark'') **Population: * Pori (''Björneborg'') **Population: * Ulvila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arto Lilja
Arto Lilja (born 1973) is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor. He won a bronze medal in the ''middle distance'' at the 2004 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He placed third in the overall World Cup in 2003. See also * Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport. Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships * World Orienteering Championships * Junior World Orienteering Championships * ... References Finnish orienteers Male orienteers Ski-orienteers 1973 births Living people {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lilja
James Frederick Lilja (born May 1966) is an American gynecologic oncologist and a musician from the Los Angeles area, perhaps best known as the first drummer of the punk rock band The Offspring, and performing with the band between 1984 and 1987. Collegiate education and The Offspring Lilja attended the University of California, Los Angeles between 1984 and 1988, and from which he graduated with a B.S. degree in Microbiology. In 1984, Lilja had joined the group Manic Subsidal, which eventually changed its name to The Offspring in 1986. Lilja played on the group's first demo tape in 1986, which earned them early exposure through a positive review in ''Maximumrocknroll'' magazine. Later that year, Lilja performed on the band's debut single, " I'll Be Waiting" released through Black Label Records. Lilja also helped write the song "Beheaded," later featured on the group's debut album, ''The Offspring'' (1989). Lilja amicably departed from The Offspring; The Offspring frontman Dexter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lilja
George Vincent Lilja (born March 3, 1958) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Michigan. Early years Lilja attended Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois, where he was both a football and baseball standout. As a senior, he received All-Chicago honors as a center and defensive tackle. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Michigan. Lilja wore #59 for four years as a varsity player from 1977-1980. In 1976, he redshirted as a junior varsity player. As a junior in 1979, he was named the starter at Center, for a team that played in the Gator Bowl. As a senior in 1980, Lilja received numerous awards and honors, including being named the team's co-captain (with Anthony Carter), receiving the University's Myer Morton Award (given by the M Club of Chicago for the football player who sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl-Erik Lilja
Karl-Erik Lilja (born April 24, 1957) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. Lilja began playing hockey in Hammarby IF's youth organisation but moved to Södertälje SK in 1976 to play in the Swedish Elitserien. After two seasons in Södertälje, he returned to his first club for one season. The team reached the playoff to Elitserien, but lost in the first round against Timrå IK. The following season, Lilja moved to Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ... where he would spend the rest of his playing career. In 1983 he won the Swedish championship with Djurgården, and became team captain in 1986. He kept the title until 1988. During his two last seasons in Djurgården, he won two Swedish championships. Career statistics References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efva Lilja
''Efva'' Maria Kristina Lilja (born 1956 in Huskvarna, Sweden) is a Swedish artist and professor of choreography, working with performances, visual art, film and writing. Lilja is considered one of Sweden's most prominent choreographers and her influence on the Scandinavian dance field is incomparable. Efva Lilja's work advocates a break with artistic labels, categories and genres. Since the 1980s, she has worked actively with critically developing the cultural politics of Sweden and abroad. Her work has been a part of developing artistic research specifically within the fields of dance and choreography. Biography Efva Lilja got her professional training at Balettakademien (in Swedish) and at the ''University of Dance'' (now University of Dance and Circus) in Stockholm, where she graduated in 1980. Her subsequent training took place at the Royal Academy of Dance in England, in France and the United States. 1980-1981 she studied at the ''Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation'' in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Lilja
Lisa Lilja (born 22 November 1996) is a Swedish sprinter specializing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. She is a three-time Swedish Athletics Championships winner and two-time Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships titleholder. Biography Lilja was initially an association football player for IF Limhamn Bunkeflo, but in 2015 she switched to the sport of athletics and the following year she moved to the United States with her boyfriend Thobias Montler, a Swedish long jumper. They joined the Keiser Seahawks track and field team in West Palm Beach, Florida in 2016, competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). At the 2018 Swedish Athletics Championships, Lilja won her first senior national title in the 200 metres, which she then backed up by winning the 2019 Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships the following year. In 2023, Lilja switched her club from Örgryte IS to Ullevi FK under new coach Erik Olsson (coach of Carl Bengtström), to focus prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liisa Lilja
Liisa Lilja (born 26 August 1992) is a Finnish paratriathlete who competes in international elite events. She is a World silver medalist, European champion and competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics finishing in fourth place. Lilja was diagnosed with bone cancer in her right leg when she was eight years old and her right leg got amputated above the knee when she was ten years old. She began rehabilitation by doing swimming lessons and started competing in paratriathlon internationally in 2014. Training accident In November 2018, Lilja was involved in a car accident in Torrevieja, Spain while on a cycling training session. She was riding downhill at 40mph and collided with a car that was on the wrong side of the road, the driver of the vehicle was convicted of drink driving Drunk driving (or drink-driving in British English) is the act of driving under the influence of alcohol. A small increase in the blood alcohol content increases the relative risk of a motor vehicle c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Lilja
Lars Lilja (born 1954) is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ... between 1995–1998 and since 2001. ReferencesLars Lilja (S) 1954 births Living people Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann-Charlotte Lilja
Ann-Charlotte Gun Lilja (also Ann-Charlott; born 10 June 1946) is a Swedish swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. Two years earlier at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ... she finished fifth in the same event and eighth in the 400 m freestyle. As of 2010, she was still competing in swimming in the masters category. References 1946 births Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Swedish female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden Living people European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming SK Najaden swimmers Swimmers from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedish women {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, along with the surrounding Greater Helsinki area, are both contained in the region, and Uusimaa is Finland's most populous region. The population of Uusimaa is 1,723,000. While predominantly Finnish-speaking, Uusimaa has the highest total number of native speakers of Swedish in Finland even at a much lower share than two other regions. History The place name of Nuuksio derives from the Sami word which means ' swan.'' Later Finns proper and Tavastians inhabited the area. Some place names have traces of Tavastian village names, like Konala, which likely derives from the older Tavastian village name ''Konhola''. Estonians inhabited the region to a smaller extent, specifically for seasonal fishing. Swedish colonisation of coasta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
