Länsi-Pakila
Länsi-Pakila (Finnish), Västra Baggböle (Swedish) is a neighbourhood in Northern Helsinki, about nine kilometers from the city center. Länsi-Pakila has approximately 6 874 inhabitants (1.1.2014). In Länsi-Pakila the average size of the apartments is the second largest in Helsinki, 98 m2. Since the 1970s, the largest party in Länsi-Pakila has been Coalition. The National Coalition Party was the most popular party in Länsi-Pakila in the 2012 municipal elections (50% support) and in the 2015 parliamentary elections (44% support). Notable people *Antero Vartia *Arto Bryggare * Erkki Junkkarinen *Jimi Constantine * Kari Hotakainen * Martti Larni * Oskari Mörö *Signmark Marko Vilhelm Vuoriheimo (born 26 June 1978 in Helsinki), professionally known as Signmark, is a deaf Finnish rap artist. He describes his music as being party hip hop that takes a stand. Born into a signing family, Vuoriheimo feels that societ ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lansi-Pakila Neighbo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Subdivisions Of Helsinki
The city of Helsinki, the capital of Finland, can be divided into various sorts of subdivisions. Helsinki is divided into three major areas: Helsinki Downtown ( fi, Helsingin kantakaupunki, sv, Helsingfors innerstad), North Helsinki ( fi, Pohjois-Helsinki, sv, Norra Helsingfors) and East Helsinki ( fi, Itä-Helsinki, sv, Östra Helsingfors). The subdivisions include neighbourhoods, districts, major districts and postal code areas. The plethora of different official ways to divide the city is a source of some confusion to the inhabitants, as different kinds of subdivisions often share similar or identical names. Neighbourhoods Helsinki consists of 60 neighbourhoods (''kaupunginosa'' in Finnish; ''stadsdel'' in Swedish). The division into neighbourhoods is the official division created by the city council and used for city planning and other similar purposes. Most of the neighbourhoods have existed since the 19th century as numbered parts of the city, and official names were ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Provinces Of Finland
Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces ( fi, Suomen läänit, sv, Finlands län). Finland had always been a unitary state: the provincial authorities were part of the central government's executive branch and apart from Åland, the provinces had little autonomy. There were never any elected provincial parliaments in continental Finland. The system was initially created in 1634. Its makeup was changed drastically on 1 September 1997, when the number of the provinces was reduced from twelve to six. This effectively made them purely administrative units, as linguistic and cultural boundaries no longer followed the borders of the provinces. The provinces were eventually abolished at the end of 2009. Consequently, different ministries may subdivide their areal organization differently. Besides the former provinces, the municipalities of Finland form the fundamental subdivisions of the country. In current use are the regions of Finland, a smaller subdiv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antero Vartia
Antero Vartia (born 22 August 1980 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician, entrepreneur and former actor representing the Green League. He was elected to the Parliament of Finland in the parliamentary election in 2015. Previously he was a candidate in the 2014 European Parliament election. Vartia is known from the Finnish soap opera ''Salatut elämät'', in which he played Kuisma Savolainen. Later he co-hosted the Finnish version of the Dutch documentary series ''Spoorloos''. Vartia's mother is from Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ..., and thus Vartia has dual citizenship of Finland and Iceland. References 1980 births Living people Politicians from Helsinki Finnish people of Icelandic descent Green League politicians Members of the Parliament of Finl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oskari Mörö
Santtu Oskari Mörö (born 31 January 1993 in Lohjahttp://www.iaaf.org/athletes/finland/oskari-moro-256400 ''IAAF''.) is a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ... hurdler. Mörö recorded his new personal best time of 49.08 in his semifinal heat in 2014 European Championships, and also made a new national record.http://yle.fi/urheilu/oskari_moro_juoksi_aitojen_valierissa_suomen_ennatyksen_ja_paasi_loppukilpailuun/7410112 ''Yleisradio''. (In Finnish) Mörö was the last competitor to qualify for the final. Competition record References 1993 births Living people People from Lohja Finnish male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland Finn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Martti Larni
Martti Larni (birth name Martti Johannes Laine) (September 22, 1909 – March 7, 1993) was a Finnish writer. He was the chairman of the Union of Finnish Writers The Union of Finnish Writers ( fi, Suomen Kirjailijaliitto r.y.) is an ideological and professional organization representing fiction authors writing in Finnish. The organization was founded in 1897 and now has around 770 members. It is led by an el ... from 1964 to 1967. Works * Seikkailuja Saamenmaassa (1936) * Kuilu (1937) * Hyvien ihmisten kylä (1942) * Arvokkaat köyhät ja heidän kirjava seurakuntansa (1944) * Kahden maailma (1944) * Laulun miekka (1944) * Malttamaton intohimo (1945) * Äidin kädet (1945) * Lähellä syntiä (1946) * Musta Venus (1946) * Juokseva lähde (1947) * Taivas laskeutui maahan (1948) * Musta Venus (1951) * Minnesota palaa (1952) * Neljäs nikama eli Veijari vastoin tahtoaan – ''The Fourth Vertebra, or a Scamp Despite Himself'' (1957) * Kaunis sikopaimen eli Talousneuvos Minna Karlsso ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kari Hotakainen
Kari Hotakainen (born 9 January 1957 in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish writer. Hotakainen started his writing career as a reporter in Pori. In 1986, he moved to Helsinki. He became a full-time writer in 1996. He has two children with his wife, sound technician Tarja Laaksonen, whom he married in 1983. He has also worked as a copywriter and as a columnist for the Helsingin Sanomat. Life and career His father, Keijo Hotakainen, worked as a storekeeper and photographer while his mother, Meeri Ala-Kuusisto, worked as a sales clerk. Kari Hotakainen passed his matriculation examination in 1976 and graduated from Rautalampi High School the same year. He has a Bachelor of Arts. Hotakainen kicked off his career as an author in the beginning of the 1980s by writing poetry. His debut collection ''Harmittavat takaiskut'' (''Unfortunate setbacks'') was published in 1982. From poetry, Hotakainen moved on to writing books for children and young adults and then on to writing novels for adults. Be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jimi Constantine
Jimi Constantine (born Konstantinos Jorma Hiekkanen, 31 December 1981) is a Finnish musician and actor. He was previously the vocalist and guitarist of the band Technicolour. He has also played with the bands Tyrävyö, Cliché, and Kalle Päätalo. His previous artist name was Jimi Pääkallo. Constantine is also an actor, having appeared in the films ''A Long Hot Summer'' (1999), '' Pearls and Pigs'' (2003), and ''8 Days to Premiere'' (2008), as well as the TV series ''Kallio'' (2010) and ''Salatut elämät'' (Secret Lives) (2000/2011). Jimi was the primary songwriter in the band Technicolour and he has also composed music for Cristal Snow, Robin Packalen, Princess Avenue, and numerous Russian and Latvian artists. He has also produced songs for Pekko Haimin and Aikakone. He has collaborated with artists including Cheek, Uniikki, and Flowboysfamin, and contributed music to numerous film and television soundtracks. In 2008, Jimi participated in the Tanssii tähtien kanssa (D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Erkki Junkkarinen
Erkki Aukusti Junkkarinen (22 April 1929 in Suonenjoki – 9 April 2008 in Hämeenlinna) was a Finnish singer. Junkkarinen established his musical career in 1950 with his successful single ''Yksinäinen harmonikka'', though in the following years his popularity began to dwindle. In the 1960s, he recorded the song ''Ruusut hopeamaljassa'', which at the time had only limited success. In 1975, he released the same song under the different title ''Ruusuja hopeamaljassa''. The new recording sold very well, and Junkkarinen received the first Finnish platinum record ever for his album with the same title. As he grew to an unusually large fame for an artist in Finland, he helped spread the humppa style of music. Discography * ''Yksinäinen harmonikka'' (1950) * ''Imatran Inkeri'' (1951) * ''Ruusut hopeamaljassa'' (1967) * ''Ruusuja hopeamaljassa'' (1975) * ''Lappeenrantaan'' (1977) * ''Tulisuudelma'' (1978) See also *List of best-selling music artists in Finland These are the list ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arto Bryggare
Arto Kalervo Bryggare (born 26 May 1958 in Kouvola) is a Finnish former hurdling athlete. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1995 to 1999 and 2003 to 2007. His personal best time 13.35, made during trials in 1984 Los Angeles Games, is still the record time in Finland and in Nordic countries. Bryggare made Finnish history by becoming the first Finn to medal in a sprint event shorter than 400 metres. Biography Undoubtedly, Bryggare was the finest ever Finnish high hurdler winning medals in almost every major championship he competed. In 1977, at only 18 years of age, he took the bronze over 60m hurdles at the European Indoor Championships and later that year he became European Junior champion at 110m hurdles. After such start that rocketed him to the European hurdling elite, he continued to improve and next year he was for the first time amongst the top ten high-hurdlers in the World with a time of 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, 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 Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coalition
A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces. Formation According to ''A Guide for Political Parties'' published by National Democratic Institute and The Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, there are five steps of coalition-building: # Developing a party strategy: The first step in coalition-building involves developing a party strategy that will prepare for successful negotiation. The more effort parties place on this step, the more likely they are to identify strategic partners, negotiate a good deal and avoid some of the common mistakes associated with coalition-building. # Negotiating a coalition: Based on the strategy that each party has prepared, in step 2 the parties come together to negotiate and hopefully reach agreement on the terms for the coalition. Depending on the context and objectives of the co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |