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Puolanka
Puolanka ( sv, Puolanka, also ) is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. History The first permanent settlers in Puolanka came in the 1550s. The municipality of Puolanka was established in the year of 1867. In that same year the Puolanka parish became independent from the Hyrynsalmi church to which it had previously belonged to administratively. The municipal council of Puolanka was formed in the year of 1916. At its peak Puolanka had a population of about 7,520 in 1960. Towards the end of the 1960s, however, Puolanka's population began to decline, alike other municipalities within Kainuu. Geography The highest waterfall in Finland, the ''Hepoköngäs'', is located from the center of Puolanka. Villages Villages within Puolanka are as follows: * Aittokylä * Auho * Joukokylä * Kivarinjärvi * Koti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kainuu
Kainuu ( sv, Kajanaland) is one of the 19 regions of Finland (''maakunta'' / ''landskap''). Kainuu borders the regions of North Ostrobothnia, North Savo and North Karelia. In the east, it also borders Russia (Republic of Karelia). Culturally Kainuu is part of larger Eastern-Finnish cultural heritage. The dialect of Kainuu resembles Savonian and Karelian dialects. Geography Boreal forest makes up most of the biome in Kainuu. The forest in Kainuu mostly consists of birches, pines and spruces. The atypical regional geography and landscape consist of lakes, hills and vast uninhabited forest areas. The largest lake in the region is the Oulujärvi (928.09 km²), one of the largest lakes in Finland. Its shorelines, open waters and islands in Kainuu belong to the municipalities of Vaala, Paltamo and Kajaani. The highest point in Kainuu is the Iso Tuomivaara (385 m), located in the municipality of Hyrynsalmi. The regional climate is continental. The three most populous urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuulikki Pyykkönen
Tuulikki Pyykkönen (born 25 November 1963 in Puolanka, Kainuu) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 1998. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of sixth in the 15 km event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Pyykkönen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 12th in the 5 km at Calgary in 1988. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in 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 Bot ... in 1995. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships * 1 medal – (1 bronze) World Cup Season standings Individual podiums * 1 podium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Sipilä
Juha Petri Sipilä (; born 25 April 1961) is a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2015 to 2019. A relative newcomer to politics, he has a successful background in business. He was the leader of the Centre Party from 2012 to 2019. After leading the Centre party to victory in the 2015 general election, Sipilä formed a centre-right coalition and was appointed Prime Minister by the Finnish Parliament on 29 May 2015. On 8 March 2019, Sipilä stated his intention to resign as Prime Minister, citing difficulties in reforming Finland's health care system. President Sauli Niinistö asked him to continue with a caretaker government until a new government coalition was appointed on 6 June 2019 and was ultimately succeeded by Antti Rinne. Education and military service Sipilä graduated from Puolanka lukio (Finland's university-preparatory high school), completing the matriculation examination with high marks in 1980. In 1986 Sipilä earned his Master's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santeri Haapanen
Kaarlo Aleksanteri (Santeri) Haapanen (23 December 1877 - 25 April 1957) was a Finnish schoolteacher and farmer, born in Puolanka. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Finnish Party The Finnish Party ( fi, Suomalainen Puolue) was a Fennoman conservative political party in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland and independent Finland. Born out of Finland's language strife in the 1860s, the party sought to improve the positio ... from 1909 to 1911 and the Agrarian League from 1916 to 1919. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Haapanen, Santeri 1877 births 1957 deaths People from Puolanka People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish Lutherans Finnish Party politicians Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1909–10) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1910–11) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–17) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–19) People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Kukkoaho
Markku Juhani Kukkoaho (born 11 November 1946) is a Finnish former sprinter. Kukkoaho placed fourth in men's 400 metres at the 1971 and 1974 European Championships and sixth at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where he set the still-standing Finnish national record of 45.49 seconds. He won bronze at the 1974 European Championships in the 4 × 400 metres relay as part of the Finnish team. Career Kukkoaho won his first medals at the Finnish national championships (''Kalevan kisat'') in 1970, when he won the 400 metres in 46.5 and placed second in the 200 metres in 21.7. His best 400 m time that year was 46.1, which equaled Voitto Hellstén's national record from the 1956 Olympic semi-finals. In 1971 he was national champion in both events (20.8/46.9) and was selected for the 400 m and the 4 × 400 m relay for the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki. In the 400 m he set a new Finnish record, 45.74, but still finished just out of medals in fourth. The Finnish relay team was disquali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suolijärvi (village)
Suolijärvi is a small lake in Tampere, Finland. It is situated west of the suburb Hervanta. It has a small beach where people can sunbathe or swim during the summer. There are also two trails which bound the lake. The name derives from Finnish '' suoli'' (intestine) and '' järvi'' (lake). This is probably due to the curved shape of the lake. Suolijärvi is also a village near Puolanka in the Northern Finland east of Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after .... References Kokemäenjoki basin Landforms of Pirkanmaa Hervanta Lakes of Tampere {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyrynsalmi Church
Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually 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 .... The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi. References External links Municipality of Hyrynsalmi– Official website Map of Hyrynsalmi(PDF file) Municipalities of Kainuu {{OuluProvince-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pudasjärvi
Pudasjärvi () is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and a Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Oulu (province), Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region, northeast of the city of Oulu and southwest of the town of Kuusamo. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Pudasjärvi is by area the second largest town in Finland (as of 2006, Rovaniemi is the largest) and one of the largest in the world. Pudasjärvi is famed for its nature, and is the home of the southernmost fell area in Finland, Syöte National Park, Syöte. The oldest rock, oldest dated rock formations within the European Union can be found in Siuruankylä, Pudasjärvi. The trondhjemite gneiss is aged 3,500 million years. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Moilanen
Lauri "Louis" or "Big Louie" Moilanen (January 5, 1886 – September 16, 1913), was a Finnish-born giant, who holds the record of being Michigan's tallest man. Biography He was the son of Louis and Annie Moilanen. At the age of 4, he and his family emigrated from Finland and settled in the town of Hancock, Michigan in the United States. Louis Moilanen eventually grew to the height of , and was known in Michigan as "Big Louie". As an adult he was a miner and bartender. He also worked with the Ringling Brothers Circus as a sideshow attraction to exhibit his great height. Buying clothes was difficult, so the Ed Haas Mens Store in Houghton tailored clothes for Louis and special ordered size 19 shoes, and size 9 stetson hats. Moilanen may have been one of the tallest men in the world at one time, said to be tall at his peak, although this remains unconfirmed. In 1913, he became violently ill, and he died from tubercular meningitis. He was buried in a coffin that was long and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Hiltunen
Kari or KARI may refer to: Places *Kari, Jhunjhunu, a village in Rajasthan, India * , a village in Mouhoun Province, Burkina Faso *Kari, Tikamgarh, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India * Kari, Iran, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran * Kari-ye Bozorg ("Greater Kari"), a village in Ardabil Province, Iran People and languages *The Gayiri people of central Queensland, Australia * Kari people, also Cari, Aka-Kari or Aka-Cari, a tribe in the Andaman Islands, India **Kari language, also Cari, Aka-Kari or Aka-Cari, spoken by the Kari people * Kari language, a Bantu language spoken in Africa * Kari (name), real and fictional people with the given name, nickname or surname * Kari Suomalainen * Kári, son of Fornjót, the personification of wind in Norse mythology Organisations *KARI (AM), an AM radio station broadcasting on 550, licensed to Blaine, WA *Kenya Agricultural Research Institute *Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative * Korea Aerospace Research Institute Other * Kari or curry, a pan-As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauno Tarkkinen
Tauno is a masculine given name found most commonly in Estonia and Finland. Tauno may refer to: *Tauno Hannikainen (1896–1968), Finnish cellist and conductor * Tauno Honkanen(born 1927), Finnish skier and Olympic competitor * Tauno Ilmoniemi (1893–1934), Finnish gymnast and diver and Olympic competitor * Tauno Kangro (born 1966), Estonian sculptor *Tauno Käyhkö (born 1950) Finnish ski jumper and Olympic competitor *Tauno Kovanen (1917–1986), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist *Tauno Lampola (1903–1969), Finnish modern pentathlete and Olympic competitor * Tauno Lappalainen (1898–1973), Finnish cross country skier and Olympic competitor *Tauno Luiro (1932–1955), Finnish ski jumper and Olympic competitor *Tauno Mäki (1912–1983), Finnish sport shooter and Olympic medalist *Tauno Marttinen (1912–2008), Finnish composer * Tauno Nurmi (1922–2014), Finnish motorcycle racing driver *Tauno Palo (1908–1982), Finnish actor and singer *Tauno Sipilä (1921-2001), Finn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaarina Mähönen
Kaarina (; sv, S:t Karins, i.e. " Saint Catherine's") is a small town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region and is a neighbouring town of Turku, which is the capital of Southwest Finland, therefore Kaarina is a part of the Greater Turku region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish, with a Swedish minority and e.g. a Swedish comprehensive school. Bilinguality was proposed but rejected in 2015. The famous fetish artist Tom of Finland was born in Kaarina. Kaarina has a well known football team Kaarinan Pojat as well as Kino Piispanristi, the largest independent cinema in Southwest Finland. The municipality of Kuusisto was consolidated with Kaarina in 1946. The municipality of Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on 1 January 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adopted the coat of arms of Piikkiö. Politics Results of the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
