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Nalle Haldén
Nalle may refer to: People Given name: —Note: Nalle (a Finnish word meaning "bear") is often a Finnish nickname for persons with the given name Björn (a Swedish word meaning "bear"). *"Nalle" Wahlroos, Björn Wahlroos (born 1952), Finnish banker and businessman *"Nalle" Westerlund, Björn Westerlund (1912–2009), Finnish businessman and government bureaucrat *Nalle Hukkataival, (born 1986) Finnish professional climber *Nalle Karlsson (born ?) Swedish songwriter *Nalle Colt (born ?), Swedish guitarist *Nalle Knutsson, (1943–2012), Swedish musician Surname: *Dave Nalle (born 1959), American political writer, game author, and font designer *David Nalle (1924–2013) American diplomat, writer Other *Uppo-Nalle, bear and series of Finnish children's novels by the Finnish author Elina Karjalainen *Rock Nalle, stage name of Danish singer (1943–2022) *Nalle (band) *Nalle-Sisu, marketing name for Sisu KB-24 Sisu KB-24 is a two-axle lorry and special vehicle chassis made by the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Wahlroos
Björn Arne Christer Wahlroos (born 10 October 1952 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Swedish-speaking Finn, best known as a banker, investor and the chairman of the Board in Sampo Group and UPM-Kymmene. Before switching to banking Wahlroos worked as a professor at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki. Wahlroos holds a Doctorate in the field of Economics from the Hanken School of Economics. In terms of political economical viewpoint, Björn Wahlroos is known as a defender of laissez-faire economics, a fighter against Keynesian economics and economic regulation. His views against government interference and regulation has prompted criticism and controversy throughout the years, as despite Wahlroos' wealth, he has collected hundreds of thousands of euros in Finnish agricultural subsidies. He owns a mansion in Salo in Finland and a second mansion in Nice in France in addition an apartment in Stockholm. Wahlroos has also published several books on economics and the Finnish economy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Westerlund
Björn Georg Wilhelm Westerlund, titled ''Vuorineuvos'' (27 January 1912 in Hanover, Germany – 11 March 2009 in Helsinki, Finland), was a Finnish businessman and a short-time minister in the government of Finland. He was the former and first President and CEO of Nokia Corporation that was formed in a 1967 merger between the three Finnish companies Nokia Company, Finnish Rubber Works and Kaapelitehdas (Cable Company). He was the CEO until his retirement in 1977. He remained Chairman of the Board until 1979. He was also the Minister of Trade and Industry for a short while (19 June to 14 July 1961) in V. J. Sukselainen's second government, as a representative of Swedish People's Party The Swedish People's Party of Finland ( sv, Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP); fi, Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)) is a political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finlan .... References External links Westerlund, Bjà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalle Hukkataival
Nalle Hukkataival (born 8 September 1986 in 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 U ...) is a Finnish professional climber. He specializes in bouldering. He has to his credit many first ascents and repeats in the V15-V16 range. In 2014, he repeated '' Gioia'' (V15/16 or 8C/+). In October 2016, he completed the line on his Lappnor project giving it the name '' Burden of Dreams'' and proposing a boulder grade of V17 (9A). Biography Nalle Hukkataival was 12 when he tried climbing for the first time at a local climbing wall. At age 17, Nalle took part in his first competition, the Nordic Championships. A year later, he took 5th place in the World Championships in Munich, making him the top ranked climber in the Nordic countries. The following year, after having ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalle Colt
Nalle Colt is a Swedish guitarist and resident studio musician, best known as the lead guitarist in the Los Angeles based rhythm & blues band, Vintage Trouble. Colt was born in Malmö, Sweden. As a child, he was a skateboarding prodigy, competing on a professional level. After an injury left him bed-ridden, he learned to play guitar at the age of 13. Colt cites his early musical influences as The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin. Music career Colt played with Ty Taylor in the band Ghosthounds before forming Vintage Trouble with Rick Barrio Dill and Richard Danielson in 2010. Vintage Trouble has supported artists including Joss Stone, Paloma Faith, the Dixie Chicks, The Who, Lenny Kravitz, Bon Jovi, and AC/DC on their 2015 Rock or Bust World Tour. Colt has also played with 2 Cent Penny, 6 Foot Nurse Discography *2019 Chapter II - EP II / Vintage Trouble / Guitar, Vocals *2018 Chapter II - EP I / Vintage Trouble / Guitar, Vocals *2015 1 Hopeful Rd. / Vintage Trou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalle Knutsson
Kjell ''Nalle'' Knut Ove Knutsson (19 February 1943 – 11 June 2012) was a Swedish musical artist, actor, party planner, clothing designer, and television and entertainment personality. Career Knutsson had several roles in musical in the 1960s amongst them in West Side Story, and in 1967 he acted in the film ''Picknick på slagfältet''. After that he made efforts to launch an international singing and acting career, he performed at casinos around the world amongst them being Casino de Libanon in Beirut, Sun City Hall in South Africa and Dunes in Las Vegas. In 1974, Knutsson participated in the Git Gay Show in Stockholm, a bar show, he claims to have sewn gas stage clothing. In the 1990s, Nalle Knutsson took part in different shows on ZTV with Peter Siepen, in 1996 he was interviewed in Siepens program Estrad. Knutsson re-appeared for the large audience in the 2000 reality series Nalles Show which was broadcast on Kanal 5. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Nalle
David F. Nalle (March 19, 1959 – February 13, 2021) was an American political writer, game author and type designer. He was active in the early history of the development of the internet. Nalle was at one time Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus, a group that promotes libertarianism within the Republican Party, Senior Politics Editor at ''Blogcritics'' online magazine, and was the CEO of Scriptorium Fonts. Biography Dave Nalle's parents were American diplomat David Nalle and Margaret Shumaker Nalle. Due to his father's diplomatic postings, Dave Nalle spent his formative years overseas in Syria, Iran, Jordan, England and the Soviet Union and traveled in the Middle East and Central Asia. During this time, he received his primary and middle school education from British and American schools. During his teens, the family lived in Washington, D.C., where he attended high school at St. Albans School. After moving to Texas in 1982, Nalle earned two graduate degrees at the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nalle
David Nalle (November 2, 1924 – August 2, 2013) was an American diplomat, writer, lecturer, and the former editor of '' Central Asia Monitor''. Background Born in Philadelphia, Nalle interrupted studies in Engineering at Princeton University for World War II, during which he served as a Naval Aviator. He returned to complete a degree in English after the war. Career: USIA In 1951, Nalle joined the United States Information Agency (USIA), assigned to the Middle East desk and eventually Afghanistan. During the 1960s he was posted in Iran, Syria and Jordan. He developed a reputation as a linguist and expert on Central Asia and the Middle East. While in Iran he also served as director of the Iran-America Society. He returned to the United States to head the USIA's division for the Near East, South Asia and North Africa in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Later, he was posted to Moscow as Press and Cultural Affairs Officer. After his tour in Moscow, he returned to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uppo-Nalle
''Uppo-Nalle'' is a children's novel by the Finnish author Elina Karjalainen. It was first published in 1977, and was followed by 21 other novels about the same characters. Hannu Taina is the illustrator. The main character in the books is Uppo-Nalle, an animate teddy bear who loves poetry. The bear was named Uppo-Nalle (Finnish for "sunken bear") because he was originally found underwater during a river cruise. Other characters in the books are a girl named Reeta, her grandmother, and their dog named Laulava Lintukoira (Finnish for "singing bird dog"). In 1980 a play based on the books was shown in a Kuopio theatre, and a film was brought out in 1991. at IMDb
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Rock Nalle
Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales * Rock, Cornwall, a village in England * Rock, County Tyrone, a village in Northern Ireland * Rock, Devon, a location in England * Rock, Neath Port Talbot, a location in Wales * Rock, Northumberland, a village in England * Rock, Somerset, a location in Wales * Rock, West Sussex, a hamlet in Washington, England * Rock, Worcestershire, a village and civil parish in England United States * Rock, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Rock, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Rock, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin, a town in southern Wisconsin * Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin, a town in central Wisconsin Elsewhere * Corregidor, an island in the Philippines also known as "The Rock" * Jamaica, an isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalle (band)
:Nalle ''is also a Finnish nickname for persons named Björn; notables include Björn Wahlroos and Björn Westerlund.'' Nalle (Finnish for a small bear, generally a teddy bear, and named after a childhood toy of vocalist Hanna Tuulikki) are a psychedelic folk trio, based in Glasgow, who were formed in the summer of 2004. They comprise Finnish-English vocalist Hanna Tuulikki (vocals, kantele, flute), Aby Vulliamy (viola) and Chris Hladowski (bouzouki, clarinet) from Bradford. Nalle combine improvisational song structures with unusual instrumentation, sometimes with a decidedly Celtic influence. Tuulikki's vocals have been compared to those of Joanna Newsom and Björk. Nalle have released music on Pickled Egg Records, Locust Music and have also released a track on Singing Knives Records. Their debut album, ''By Chance Upon Waking'' has received favourable reviews thus far from publications such as Trouser Press and PopMatters. Discography *'' By Chance Upon Waking'' (Pickl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisu KB-24
Sisu KB-24 is a two-axle lorry and special vehicle chassis made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) from 1955 to 1960. It is a six-tonne delivery lorry planned to operate on narrow streets in Finnish cities. The marketing name for the vehicle was Nalle-Sisu, "Teddy-Bear-Sisu". The power options included petrol and diesel motors. In addition to lorries, the chassis were bodied as fire engines, mobile shops and small buses by coachbuilders. KB-24 was replaced by 1961 introduced KB-124, also called Nalle-Sisu. Development The new model was developed under supervision of Nils FagerstedtBlomberg: ''Hyttituotantoa tyyppi kerrallaan.'' pp. 174–185. and Senior Engineer Pentti E. Lehtinen. The objective was to design the lorry as light as possible with the biggest possible load capacity. The tyre size selected was 7.50-16", which allowed 1 000 kg load per unit and also a low platform height, and therefore limited the total weight to 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisu KB-124
Sisu KB-124 was a two-axle lorry and special vehicle chassis made by the Finnish heavy vehicle manufacturer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT). It was a six-tonne delivery lorry which was developed to follow the KB-24. The KB-124 was produced from 1961 until 1968, when it was replaced by the similar KB-121 with increased permitted load. Production ceased in about 1972. The marketing name for the vehicle was Nalle-Sisu, "Teddy-Bear-Sisu". In addition to lorries, the chassis was bodied as fire engines, mobile shops and small buses by coachbuilders. Development The old-fashioned looking cabin of the KB-24 was modernised in the KB-124 and made more spacious to make it competitive with the Volvo Snabbe. As a drawback, the vehicle lost a part of its key strength, agility. The new Nalle could not be driven through some of the tightest curves, which the KB-24 still could handle. The total weight of the truck was increased by to and the model name was changed from KB-124 to KB-121 in 1968, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
