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Nikula
Nikula is a Finnish surname.http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 nimipalvelu Geographical distribution As of 2014, 52.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Nikula'' were residents of Finland (frequency 1:2,320), 25.6% of Ukraine (1:39,331), 6.4% of the United States (1:1,245,694), 4.3% of Sweden (1:50,756), 2.1% of Hungary (1:104,430), 1.3% of Canada (1:634,448), 1.3% of Russia (1:2,531,424) and 1.2% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1:1,343,291). In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,320) in the following regions: * 1. Central Ostrobothnia (1:481) * 2. North Ostrobothnia (1:615) * 3. Lapland (1:1,025) * 4. Åland (1:1,196) * 5. Kymenlaakso (1:1,295) * 6. Southwest Finland (1:2,004) Notable people *Jone Nikula (born 1970), Finnish television and radio personality *Paavo Nikula (born 1942), Finnish politician * Pentti Nikula (born 1939), Finnish pole vaulter *Riitta Nikula Riitta Nikula (born 1944, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jone Nikula
Antti Joonas "Jone" Nikula (born 30 March 1970) is Finnish television and radio personality and a jack-of-all-trades in the music industry. He became well known as a judge in the TV show Idols. Before his TV popularity, Nikula has – among other things – been a host on the Finnish radio station Radio City, and marketing manager of EMI Music Finland. Since 2007, Nikula and Kotiteollisuus frontman Jouni Hynynen have hosted Äijät, a TV show about the professions and (in the second season in 2008) hobbies of "real men". He has written a history book about Finnish heavy metal music, ''Rauta-aika'' (''Iron Age''), and worked as the tour manager of Finnish glam rock band Hanoi Rocks. Starting early 2007, he has been hosting evening and daytime shows on Nelonen Media's rock music radio station, Radio Rock. Nikula is a Captain in reserve in the Finnish Defence Forces. His father is former Chancellor of Justice of Finland Paavo Nikula Paavo Nikula (born 15 August 1942, in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riitta Nikula
Riitta Nikula (born 1944, in Helsinki), is a Finnish art historian, author and professor emeritus in art and architecture history at the University of Helsinki. She obtained her PhD from the University of Helsinki in 1981 with a study of the architecture of the Töölö region of Helsinki. She was Professor of Art History at the University of Helsinki from 1994 to 2007. Nikula also acted as Head of Research at the Museum of Finnish Architecture The Museum of Finnish Architecture ( fi, Suomen arkkitehtuurimuseo, sv, Finlands arkitekturmuseum) is an architectural museum in Helsinki, Finland. Established in 1956, it is the second oldest museum of its kind (after the Shchusev Museum of Arc ... from 1988 to 1994. Nikula is regarded as a generalist historian of Finnish architecture, with her writings covering a time-span from prehistoric times to the present day. But she also combines two potentially contradictory viewpoints, a feminist viewpoint and a pro-bourgeois viewpoint, highlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentti Nikula
Pentti Kustaa Nikula (born 3 February 1939) is a retired Finnish pole vaulter. He won the 1962 European Championships and held one world and four European outdoor records. He placed seventh at the 1964 Summer Olympics. See also *Men's pole vault world record progression *Men's pole vault indoor world record progression The following is the Men's pole vault indoor world record progression starting from 1889, with additional demonstration and professional records being noted. The best indoor performances on record as agreed to by the world's leading statisticians w ... References 1939 births Living people People from Somero Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland Finnish male pole vaulters European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Southwest Finland {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paavo Nikula
Paavo Nikula (born 15 August 1942, in Helsinki) is a former Chancellor of Justice of Finland The Chancellor of Justice ( fi, oikeuskansleri, sv, justitiekanslern) is a Finnish government official who supervises authorities', such as cabinet ministers', compliance with the law and advances legal protection of Finnish citizens. The Chancell ... and a former Member of the Parliament of Finland. He served as the Minister of Justice from 1978-1979. He served as Chancellor of Justice from 1998 until his resignation in 2007. During his term, Nikula voiced opposition to a proposal that would allow employers to monitor the emails of their employees (the so-called ). References External links The Office of the Chancellor of Justice 1942 births Living people Politicians from Helsinki Liberal League (Finland) politicians Liberals (Finland) politicians Green League politicians Ministers of Justice of Finland Chancellors of Justice of Finland Members of the Parliament of Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
