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Markku Välimäki
Markku is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Markku Alén (born 1951), Finnish former rally and race car driver * Markku Aro (born 1950), Finnish singer who performed on Eurovision contest in 1971 *Markku Huhtamo (born 1946), Finnish actor *Markku Into (born 1945), legend of Finnish poetry, member in Finnish 1960s underground movement of Turku *Markku Kanerva (born 1964), Finnish football manager and former player *Markku Kivinen (born 1951), professor of sociology and a director of the Aleksanteri Institute *Markku Komonen (born 1945), Finnish architect * Markku Koski (born 1981), professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland * Markku Kukkoaho (born 1946), Finnish sprinter *Markku Kyllönen (born 1962), retired professional ice hockey player *Markku Lehmuskallio (born 1938), Finnish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter * Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, Finnish baroque cellist and viol player *Markku Niinimäki, Finnish Paralympian athlete competing mainly in c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Alén
Markku Allan Alén (born 15 February 1951) is a Finland, Finnish former Rallying, rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru World Rally Team, Subaru and Toyota Team Europe, Toyota in the World Rally Championship, and held the List of World Rally Championship records, record for most stage wins (801) in the series, until Sébastien Loeb overtook it at the 2011 Rally Catalunya. Alén's phrase "now maximum attack" became well-known. Alén never won the world championship itself, despite being for a long time the driver with the most wins to his credit. However, he did win the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA Cup for Drivers in 1978 World Rally Championship season, 1978, the precursor to the List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions, World Championship for Drivers established in 1979 World Rally Championship season, 1979. In 1986 World Rally Championship season, 1986, he was the world champion for eleven days, until Peugeot Sport, Peugeot' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola is a Finnish baroque cellist and viol player. Born in Helsinki, he studied cello with Arto Noras at the Sibelius Academy, where he received his diploma in 1983. Later, an interest in baroque music led him to summer courses with Laurence Dreyfus, and afterwards he went on to Royal Conservatory of The Hague where he studied viola da gamba with Wieland Kuijken and baroque cello with Jaap ter Linden, receiving postgraduate diplomas in viola da gamba and baroque cello in 1992. He is a founding member of the celebrated Phantasm viol quartet the Norwegian baroque ensemble Bergen Barokk and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra (being its artistic leader from 2009 to 2013). His engagements include appearances in Europe, America and Asia. The Finnish Broadcast Company honored him as "Musical act of the year 2003" which was awarded after his "Gambaa!" recitals series of French baroque music, giving more than 50 recitals with different programs. He has performed recitals with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Toikka
Markku Tapani Toikka (born 5 April 1955 in Somero, Finland) is a Finnish stand-up comedian and actor. His acting roles include "Rahikainen" in Aki Kaurismäki's '' Crime and Punishment'' and "Pekka" in another Aki Kaurismäki film ''Calamari Union''. In Calamari Union, Pekka appears for most of the film to gibber in English in an apparent schizophrenic delusion about his days as a soldier of fortune. This viewer interpretation is subverted towards the end of the movie, as a group of Latin American freedom fighters wreak their vengeance by shooting him like a dog. As a stand-up comic, his shtick A shtick ( yi, שטיק) is a comic theme or gimmick. The word entered the English language from the Yiddish ''shtik'' (שטיק), in turn derived from German ''Stück'' and Polish ''sztuka'' (both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *''stukkiją'') ... has largely been that of the balding middle aged man going through an identity crisis. He lives in Helsinki with his wife, Ulla-Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Taskinen
Markku Aulis Taskinen (born 25 February 1952) is a Finnish former athlete. At the 1974 European Championships he won bronze medals in both the 800 metres and the 4 × 400 metres relay. He was European indoor champion at 800 metres in 1978. Career Taskinen was Finnish national under-19 champion at 800 m in 1970 and national under-21 champion at both 400 m and 800 m in 1971. He won his first national senior titles in 1973, winning both 400 m (47.9) and 800 m (1:50.0) at the Finnish championships. He repeated as 800 m champion in 1974, but was not expected to even make the final at that year's European Championships in Rome. At the European championships he placed third in his heat (1:48.7) and fourth in his semi-final (1:47.7); he was the last athlete to qualify for the final. In the final he was in last place with less than 100 m to go, but passed five athletes on the final straight and won bronze behind Luciano Sušanj and Steve Ovett; his time of 1:45.89 improved his personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Slawyk
Markku Slawyk (born 8 May 1962) is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who was a member of the West German team that won the silver medal at the 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 ... in Los Angeles, California. After his career, he became a field hockey coach in his native country. References sports-reference External links * 1962 births Living people German male field hockey players German field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players of West Germany Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for West Germany 20th-century German people {{Germany-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Salminen
Markku Salminen (9 September 1946 – 6 January 2004) was a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the '' relay event'' and finished 13th in the ''individual event'' at the 1968 World Orienteering Championships in Linköping. In 1970 he finished 4th with the Finnish relay team. In 1974 he finished 16th in the ''individual event'', and received a silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ... in the '' relay'' with the Finnish team. In 1976 he finished 5th in the ''individual event'', and received a bronze in the ''relay''. See also * Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events References 1946 births 2004 deaths Finnish orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Pusenius
Markku Pusenius (born 29 May 1964 in Lahti) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1986. He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Engelberg. Pusenius's best individual finish was second twice (1982, 1983). He also competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References External links * 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Lahti Finnish male ski jumpers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Olympic ski jumpers of Switzerland Ski jumpers at the 1984 Winter Olympics 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Peltola
Markku Peltola (12 July 1956 – 31 December 2007) was a Finnish actor and musician. He was born and grew up in Helsinki. He was actively involved in founding and acting with the Telakka Theater in Tampere. Peltola is best known for starring opposite Kati Outinen in Aki Kaurismäki's Academy Award-nominated film from 2002 ''The Man Without a Past''. Other films that Peltola featured in include '' V2 – jäätynyt enkeli'', ''Young Gods'', '' Drifting Clouds'', ''Kamome Shokudo'', '' Jade Warrior'' and ''Perhoshäkki''. From the 1980s until his death, Peltola was the singer and bass guitarist of the Finnish band Motelli Skronkle. He also released two solo albums: ''Buster Keatonin ratsutilalla'', released by Ektro Records in 2003 and ''Buster Keaton tarkistaa idän ja lännen'' at the beginning of 2006. Peltola died in the early hours of 31 December 2007 at his home in Kangasala Kangasala is a city in Finland which is situated about 16 kilometres East of Tampere. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Pölönen
Markku Tapani Pölönen (born 16 September 1957 in Eno) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, and editor; and the owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Pölönen's best known work is the 2004 film ''Dog Nail Clipper'' — written and directed by Pölönen — which was honoured in five categories at the 2005 Jussi Awards (Finland's premier film awards) including Best Direction and Best Script and which film critic Jay Weissberg from '' Variety'' called Pölönen's "most mature work to date". Pölönen has received numerous additional Jussi awards, including best picture and best screenplay for ''Onnen Maa'' (1994); best picture and best director for ''Kivenpyörittäjän kylä'' (1995); and best picture, best director, and best screenplay for ''A Summer by the River ''A Summer by the River'' ( fi, Kuningasjätkä) is a 1998 Finnish film written and directed by Markku Pölönen. The film is set in the 1950s Eastern Finland and tells the story of fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Niinimäki
Markku Niinimäki is a Paralympian athlete from Finland competing mainly in category F54 shot put and javelin events. Markku has competed in two Paralympic Games. In 2004 he competed in the javelin and won a bronze medal in the F54 shot put. In 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... he won a silver in the combined F53/54 shot put and a gold in the F53/54 javelin. External links * Paralympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Finland Paralympic silver medalists for Finland Paralympic bronze medalists for Finland Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Lehmuskallio
Markku Lehmuskallio (born 31 December 1938) is a Finnish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He has directed 26 films since 1973. Together with his spouse, Anastasia Lapsui, they have directed more than 10 films about the Nenets, the Sami, and other indigenous peoples from around the world. His 1980 film ''The Raven's Dance'' was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention. Selected filmography *''The Raven's Dance'' (1980) *''Seven Songs from the Tundra ''Seven Songs from the Tundra'' ( fi, Seitsemän laulua tundralta) is a 1999 Finnish film directed by Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio that is the first narrative film in the Nenets language. It tells stories of the indigenous nomad ...'' (1999) References External links * 1938 births Living people Finnish film directors Finnish cinematographers Finnish screenwriters Finnish film editors Finnish film producers People from Rauma, Finlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Aro
Markku Aro (; born Markku Tuomas Puputti on 3 February 1950 in Mouhijärvi, Finland), is a Finnish singer who represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 in Ireland with the pop-duo . They appeared with the song " Tie uuteen päivään" ("Road to a New Day"). He has released many albums in his country and was awarded with the '' Iskelmä-Finlandia'' prize for schlager music in 2017. Discography Albums * ''Markku Aro'' (1969) * ''Oo - mikä nainen'' (1972) * ''Niin käy kun rakastuu'' (1973) * ''Oma kultasein'' (1974) * ''Katso luontoa ja huomaa'' (1975) * ''Etsin kunnes löydän sun'' (1976) * ''Markku Aro'' (1977) * ''Anna aikaa'' (1978) * ''Daniela'' (1979) * ''Mun suothan tulla vierees sun'' (1981) * ''Suojassa saman auringon'' (1982) * ''Markku Aro'' (1985) * ''Kaksi rakkainta'' (1990) * ''Rakastamme vain toisiamme'' (1991) * ''Käsi kädessä'' (1993) * ''Rakkauden toukokuu'' (1997) * ''Menneisyyden sillat'' (1999) * ''Sinetti'' (2001) * ''Kestän mitä vaan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
