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Lundqvist Jarl
Lundqvist (and its variant Lundkvist) is a Swedish surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 88.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lundqvist'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:726), 3.8% of Denmark (1:9,699), 3.5% of Finland (1:10,236) and 1.4% of Norway (1:24,030). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:726) in the following counties: # Västerbotten County (1:257) # Norrbotten County (1:350) # Västernorrland County (1:434) # Uppsala County (1:593) # Gävleborg County (1:631) # Västmanland County (1:631) # Södermanland County (1:689) # Östergötland County (1:693) In Denmark, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:9,699) in the following regions: # Capital Region of Denmark (1:4,826) # Region Zealand (1:8,154) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:10,236) in the following regions: # Åland (1:587) # Ostrobothnia (1:1,910) # Southwest Finland (1:6,333) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...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] |
Linus Lundqvist
Linus Lundqvist (born 26 March 1999) is a Swedish racing driver. He currently competes in Indy Lights driving for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing. He is the 2022 Indy Lights champion. He is also the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Champion. Career Karting Born in Tyresö, Lundqvist began karting at the age of six during a holiday in Finland and from there contested numerous championships in his native Sweden and across Europe and won numerous titles. Lower formulae In 2015, Lundqvist made his single-seater debut in the Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic championship with Team TIDÖ, where he claimed fourth in the Nordic championship, second in the JSM standings and third in the NEZ championship. The following year, Lundqvist returned to the renamed Formula STCC Nordic championship with the LL Motorsport Junior Team, where he dominated proceedings to claim ten wins and finish as Drivers and NEZ champion. In 2017, Lundqvist moved across to the British F4 championship wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Lundqvist
Karin Lundqvist and Nina Grawender are professional beach volleyball players from Sweden. They started playing together in February 2013 and by achieving good results on the European Tour and World Tour they were selected as Sweden's national team in September 2013. Karin and Nina are coached by Wesley Pinheiro, from Brazil. Karin Lundqvist and Nina Grawender's best results in 2013 are 9th place at the European Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria, and first place at the Nevza tournaments in Oslo and Gothenburg. Karin Lundqvist Karin Lundqvist was born on October 5, 1981, in Stockholm, Sweden. She started playing professional beach volleyball in 2004 and has since then been Swedish champion five times (2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012), won the Swedish Beach Tour eight times (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) and been named Sweden's player of the year six times (2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013). Karin played professional beach volleyball in Brazil fall 2009 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Lundqvist
Joel Per Lundqvist (born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for Frölunda HC of Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He serves as the team's captain. He is the identical twin brother of former National Hockey League goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. He previously played in the NHL for the Dallas Stars from 2006 to 2009. He is the holder of the player with the most appearances in the SHL. Early life Joel and identical twin brother Henrik, a retired 15-year goalie with the New York Rangers of the NHL, were born to Eva Johansson and Peter Lundqvist. They grew up in Åre, Jämtland, an area where alpine skiing is the most popular winter activity, but Henrik and Joel chose to play ice hockey over the more popular winter sports. During the winters their kindergarten teachers used the kindergarten's 9 meters × 3 meters (30 ft × 10 ft) sandpit to freeze an outdoor ice rink where the twins would frequently skate. Their interest in hockey grew even larger when their fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Lundqvist
Jan Lundqvist (born 4 August 1926) is a Swedish geologist. He is son of Gösta Lundqvist and brother of Thomas Lundqvist, both of whom are geologists. Jan Lundqvist worked at Geological Survey of Sweden from 1951 to 80 and obtained a Ph.D. degree in Quaternary geology at Stockholms högskola in 1958, becoming in also a teacher in that institution. Jan Lundqvist is considered among the foremost authorities on the Quaternary geology of Fennoscandia __NOTOC__ Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes .... References External linksStockholms universitet - Jan Lundqvist {{DEFAULTSORT:Lundqvist, Jan Stockholm University alumni 20th-century Swedish geologists Quaternary geologists 1926 births Living people Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Lundqvist
Henrik Lundqvist (; born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played his entire 15-season career with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before winning the Vezina Trophy in 2012, he was nominated in each of his first three seasons, and is the only goaltender in NHL history to record eleven 30-win seasons in his first twelve seasons. He holds the record for most wins by a European-born goaltender in the NHL. His dominating play during his rookie season resulted in the New York media and Rangers fans giving him the nickname "King Henrik". During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, he led the Swedish men's team to their second Olympic gold medal. Before joining the Rangers, Lundqvist played for Frölunda HC in Swedish Elitserien. During his years in Sweden, he developed into the league's finest goaltender, winning the Honken Trophy in three consecutive seasons (2003, 2004, and 2005). In 2005, he also won two of the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Lundqvist
Hanna Lundqvist (born 30 September 1990) is a Swedish football forward who plays for IK Tun. She previously played for Enskede IK, Djurgården, Hammarby, Södersnäckornas BK, and Stureby FF. References External links * 1990 births Living people Swedish women's footballers Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players Damallsvenskan players Enskede IK players Women's association football forwards {{Sweden-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Lundqvist (geologist)
Gösta Lundqvist (March 24, 1894 – June 30, 1967) was a Swedish geologist. Lundqvist's research was mainly focused on the Quaternary soils, but he was also a pioneer in limnology. Biography Adolf Gösta Lundqvist was born in Hedvig Eleonora parish in Stockholm, Sweden. Lundqvist received his geological training under Quaternary geologist, Gerard De Geer and state geologist Lennart von Post (1884–1951). Lundqvist studied at Stockholm University, where he received a bachelor of philosophy in 1917, licentiate in philosophy in 1919 and doctor of philosophy in 1925. He was active in the Swedish Geological Survey as the first state geologist 1920–1961 and was named professor in 1957. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1951. Personal life From 1924 he was married to Disa Rydeman (1897–1989). He was the father of two sons who became geologists: Jan Lundqvist Jan Lundqvist (born 4 August 1926) is a Swedish geologist. He is son of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Lundquist
Gösta Lundquist (15 August 1892 – 10 October 1944) was a Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Kullan'' that won the gold medal in the 30 m2 class at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... References 1892 births 1944 deaths Swedish male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 30m2 Skerry cruiser Olympic sailors for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Kullaviks Kanot- och Kappseglingsklubb sailors Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sailors (sport) from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Lundqvist
Erik Hjalmar Lundqvist (29 June 1908 – 7 January 1963) was a Swedish athlete who won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Two weeks later he became the first man to break the 70 m barrier, setting a new world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ... at 71.01 m. References Swedish male javelin throwers Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden 1908 births 1963 deaths Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Lundqvist
Cecilia Lundqvist (born 1971 in Eskilstuna) is a Swedish artist, working exclusively with animation. She is best known for the short films "Trim" (1997), "Souvenir" (1999) and "Emblem" (2001). In 2004 she received Filmform, Filmform's Honorary Award . Lundqvist's films can be found in the collections of Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Notable works * ''Power Play'' (2004) * ''Smile'' (2003) * ''C'' (2001) * ''Emblem'' (2001) * ''Beware of Playing Children'' (2000) * ''Absolutely Normal'' (2000) * ''Souvenir'' (1999) * ''Rebus'' (1999) * ''Trim'' (1999) References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
