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Pekka Strang
Pekka Kristian Strang (born 23 July 1977) is a Finland-Swedish actor and the artistic director of Lilla Teatern in Helsinki, 2005–2014. He grew up in Vaasa on the Finnish west coast. In 1997 he was admitted to the Theatre Academy of Finland and graduated in 2001. The same year he starred in the movie ''Drakarna över Helsingfors'' (English title: ''Kites over Helsinki'') and in 2004 he had a role in ''Producing Adults''. Strang plays the titular character in the 2017 Dome Karukoski film ''Tom of Finland''. Strang is the Swedish actor of The Hemulen in the Finnish-British animated television family drama ''Moominvalley Moominvalley ( sv, Mumindalen, fi, Muumilaakso) is a fictional place, where the Moomins live in the tales by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Especially in the early books Moominvalley is depicted as a beautiful place with green slopes, rivers, f ...'' (2019–). In 2021 Strang played main role in video to Beast in Black song "Moonlight Rendezvous". Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish-speaking Population Of Finland
The Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names; fi, suomenruotsalainen) can be used as an attribute., group=Note—see #Terminology, below; sv, finlandssvenskar; fi, suomenruotsalaiset) is a linguistic minority in Finland. They maintain a strong identity and are seen either as a separate cultural or ethnic group, while still being considered ethnic Finns, or as a distinct nationality. They speak Finland Swedish, which encompasses both a standard language and distinct dialects that are mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible with the Swedish dialects, dialects spoken in Sweden and, to a lesser extent, other Scandinavian languages. According to Statistics Finland, Swedish is the first language, mother tongue of about 260,000 people in mainland Finland and of about 26,000 people in Åland, a self-governing archipelago off the west coast of Finland, where Swedish speakers constitute a majority. Swedish-speakers comprise 5.2% of the total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilla Teatern
Lilla is a female given name, derived from Elizabeth. Given name * Lilla Barzó, a Hungarian tennis player * Lilla Bodor, a Hungarian painter * Lilla Brignone, an Italian film and theater actress * Lilla Cabot Perry, an American artist * Lilla Crawford, an American actress * Lilla Hansen, a Norwegian architect * Lilla Maldura, an Italian artist * Lilla Nagy, a Hungarian footballer * Lilla Sipos, a Hungarian footballer * Lilla Vincze, a Hungarian singer * Lilla Watson, an indigenous Australian artist * Lilla Zuckerman, an American television writer Surname * Mark Lilla, an American political scientist. Nickname * Iris Mary 'Lilla' Birtwistle, an English lyric poet and gallery owner See also * Lila (given name) Lila ( ar, ليلى) can be a variant of the Arabic and Hebrew words for "night". Other versions are Lyla (most common in Arabic) and Lilah. As a name it means night, beauty, or dark beauty. Lila is a common Indian female given name meaning "beauty ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaasa
Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),Vaasa oli ennen Nikolainkaupunki ja Aurinkolahti Mustalahti – paikannimiä ei kuitenkaan pidä muuttaa heppoisin perustein – '''' (in Finnish) is a city on the west coast of . It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Academy Of Finland
The Theatre Academy ( fi, Teatterikorkeakoulu, sv, Teaterhögskolan) is one of the three academies of the University of the Arts Helsinki and offers education in theatre and dance. It is Finland's largest education provider in its field and, with the exception of acting, the only one in the country. In September 2014, there were 349 students at TeaK: 315 in the bachelor and master programmes, and the remaining 34 were studying for a licentiate or doctoral degree. The current dean of the Theatre Academy is Maarit Ruikka, and the vice-deans are Leena Rouhiainen and Ari Tenhula. The degrees offered by the Theatre Academy are the bachelor, master, licentiate and doctor of arts (theatre/dance) in the fields of Acting in Finnish or Swedish, Directing, Dramaturgy, Dance (dancer and choreographer), Lighting and Sound Design and Theatre and Dance Pedagogy. In addition, the academy is responsible for continuing education in its field. TeaK premieres around 40 productions each academic year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drakarna över Helsingfors
''Drakarna över Helsingfors'' (''Kites over Helsingfors)'' is a Swedish-language novel written by Finnish author Kjell Westö. The book tells about the life and faiths of the Bexar family, a Swedish-speaking Finnish family living in Helsinki (''Helsingfors'' in Swedish), from the 1960s to the 1990s. In 2001, the novel was made into a film of the same name starring Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born 31 May 1953) is a Finnish actor, Film director, director, Film producer, producer, screenwriter and politician. He has also released six records as a singer. He is a member of the Green League and was elected to the Pa .... Other titles * ''Leijat Helsingin yllä'' (Finnish translation) References External linksDrakarna över Helsingfors 1996 novels 20th-century Finnish novels Novels set in Helsinki Finnish novels adapted into films Swedish-language novels {{1990s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Producing Adults
''Producing Adults'' ( fi, Lapsia ja aikuisia – kuinka niitä tehdään?) (''Children and Adults – How To Make Them?'') is a 2004 Finnish comedy drama written by Pekko Pesonen and directed by Aleksi Salmenperä. It was Finland's official Academy Award submission for Best Foreign Language Film of 2004. Plot The film deals with the myriad complications arising from Venla's (Minna Haapkylä) desire to have a child. Her longtime boyfriend Antero (Kari-Pekka Toivonen) is reluctant, fearing that fatherhood will imperil his last chance to succeed in his speed skating career and by seeing his friend go through fatherhood. Antero does some extreme things to avoid getting Venla pregnant and she begins to be equally devious in her attempts to conceive. Venla seeks help from her bisexual co-worker at a fertility clinic and the relationship between the two begins to blossom amongst many setbacks. Cast *Minna Haapkylä as Venla *Kari-Pekka Toivonen as Antero *Minttu Mustakallio as Satu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dome Karukoski
Thomas "Dome" August George Karukoski (; born 29 December 1976) is a Finnish film director. He is considered to be one of Finland's most successful film directors, having won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition. Career in films In 1999, Karukoski was one of only 3 new students admitted to the University of Art and Design Helsinki to major in directing; he had had no former experience in directing or holding a camera. Beauty and the Bastard Karukoski's debut feature ''Beauty and the Bastard'' (''Tyttö sinä olet tähti'') showed at the Berlin International Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival in 2006. The film, which stars Pamela Tola, concerns young people in Finland who are caught between conventional careers and more alternative forms of living. The film's score contains contemporary Finnish pop music, particularly hip-hop and rap music. ''Beauty and the Basta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Of Finland (film)
''Tom of Finland'' is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by Aleksi Bardy. It stars Pekka Strang as Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, a Finnish homoerotic artist. ''Tom of Finland'' premiered on 27 January 2017 at Gothenburg Film Festival and was released theatrically in Finland on 24 February 2017. It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Premise Touko Laaksonen returns home after serving in World War II. In post-war Helsinki, he makes a name for himself with his homoerotic drawings of muscular men. Before finding fame, he finds challenges from his sister and Finnish society due to his art. Cast * Pekka Strang as Touko Laaksonen Tom of Finland * Lauri Tilkanen as Veli (Nipa) * Jessica Grabowsky as Kaija Laaksonen * as Alijoki * Seumas Sargent as Doug * Jakob Oftebro as Jack * Troy T. Scott as Tom's man * Werner Daehn as Müller * Þorsteinn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moominvalley (TV Series)
''Moominvalley'' ( fi, Muumilaakso, sv, Mumindalen, also known as just ''Moomin'') is a 2019 animated family drama series. An adaptation of the classic ''Moomin'' books and comics by writer-illustrator Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson, it is created using new techniques in 3D CGI. Finnish production company Gutsy Animations ran a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo from 8 March to 21 April 2017. The campaign was organised in order to raise funds towards visual development of the series. Animation company Anima Vitae was appointed as the lead animation company for the first two seasons of the series. The series attracted over 2.1 Million Finns and has become the most watched show ever on Yle Areena streaming platform and the most watched TV series of 2019 in the whole Finland. The series has 16 million streams on Yle Areena. The tremendously popular series is Finland's most expensive TV show with a €20 million budget. In 2019 the series' first episode was the most w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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