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Samuli Edelmann
Samuli Casimir Edelmann (born 21 July 1968) is a Finnish actor and singer. Family and career Edelmann was born in Pori, Finland, the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. Edelmann has two children with his wife, Laura Tuomarila. In the spring of 2006 Samuli Edelmann and his family moved to Malta, and in the late of 2015 Edelmann and his family moved back to Finland. Actor Edelmann graduated from the Theatre Academy of Finland in 1991. Before he graduated, he had already acted in the three movies: ''Talvisota'' and two ''Vääpeli Körmy'' movies. His role of Vähy in the movie ''Veturimiehet heiluttaa'' in 1992, however, was what shot him to fame. Some of his other well-known roles include Patrick in ''Romanovin kivet'' (1993), Jussi Murikka in ''Häjyt'' (1999), Roope in ''Levottomat'' (2000), Aki in ''Minä ja Morrison'' (2001) and Tomppa in ''Rööperi''. In addition to movies, he has also acted in the TV series ''Vintiöt'' and ''Irtiottoja''. He ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori
) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-west of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Pori was established in 1558 by Duke John, who later became King John III of Sweden. The city has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It is the largest city in Finland, and the 7th largest urban area. Pori is also the capital of the Satakunta region (pop. 224,028) and the Pori sub-region (pop. 136,905). Pori was also once one of the main cities with Turku in the former Turku and Pori Province (1634–1997). The neighboring municipalities are Eurajoki, Kankaanpää, Kokemäki, Merikarvia, Nakkila, Pomarkku, Sastamala, Siikainen and Ulvila. Pori is especially known nationwide for its Jazz Festival, Yyt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aikakone
Aikakone (Finnish for time machine) is a Finnish pop music group active from 1995 to 1998 and shortly in 2001 and 2003 as ''Aika''. In 2003, they changed their name back to Aikakone and have since been active on and off. Their debut album ''Tähtikaaren taa'' went triple platinum in Finland, the follow-up, ''Toiseen maailmaan'', double platinum, their third, ''Maa'', went platinum, and their fourth album, ''Hear Me Now'', went gold. Aikakone was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Emma award in 1995. They were also selected the best band of the year in 1995 in a vote on Radiomafia. Band members * Sani (Saija Aartela) * Vera (Heidi Puurula) * Alex (Alex Ojasti) * Maki (Marko Kolehmainen) Heidi Susanna Puurula (born Heidi Vahakallio, October 13, 1971) is a Finnish singer and lyricist. In Aikakone, she did mostly backing vocals, but also some lead vocals in songs such as "Toiseen maailmaan" and "Tulisitko"'. She has also written lyrics for many artists like Kirka, Laura Voutilainen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moomin (1990 TV Series)
, also known as ''Tales from Moominvalley'', is a Japanese-Dutch anime television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. and animated by Telescreen Japan. Based on the ''Moomin'' novels and comic strips by the Finnish illustrator and author Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson, it was the third anime adaptation of the property and the first to receive distribution in other countries worldwide. ''Moomin'' first aired on TV Tokyo from April 12, 1990, to October 3, 1991. The series had also been dubbed into English and aired on CBBC in United Kingdom during the same year. ''Moomin'' takes place in the peaceful rural land of Moominvalley, where a young Moomin along with his parents Moominpappa and Moominmamma live in Moominhouse. The series follows the many adventures of Moomin and family, together with their friends, around Moominvalley and sometimes outside of it. Most of the stories involve discovering magical objects and creatures, adventures in different locations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vääpeli Körmy Ja Marsalkan Sauva
Vääpeli ( Fältväbel in Swedish) is a Finnish and former Swedish Non-commissioned officer military rank above Ylikersantti (Översergeant) and below Ylivääpeli ( Överfältväbel). The rank is derived from the German rank Feldwebel and was used as a rank in the Landsknecht (15th and 16th century) for the one who was responsible for aligning troops during battle. ''Vääpeli''s were trained at the Maanpuolustusopisto, a military junior college, and were usually salaried staff NCOs, as opposed to conscripts or officers. Yksikön vääpeli Vääpeli may also refer to a position - rather than a rank - of ''yksikön vääpeli'' (''vääpeli of the unit''), commonly ''komppanian vääpeli'' or ''patterin vääpeli'' (''vääpeli of the company'', ''vääpeli of the battery''), which is a position similar to First Sergeant in the US Armed Forces or company sergeant major of the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces with the exception that in the Finnish Defence Force this posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winter War (film)
''The Winter War'' ( fi, Talvisota) is a 1989 Finnish war film directed by Pekka Parikka, and based on the novel ''Talvisota'' by Antti Tuuri. It is set in the Winter War and tells the story of a Finnish infantry regiment from Southern Ostrobothnia fighting on the Karelian Isthmus, focusing mainly on a platoon of reservists from Kauhava. The film was released in Finland and Sweden on 30 November 1989, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Winter War, and in the United States in December 1989. The film won six Jussi Awards and was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot On 13 October 1939, reservists of the Finnish army are called up for active duty as the threat of Soviet invasion becomes likely. Martti and Paavo Hakala, two farmer brothers from Kauhava, Southern Ostrobothnia, join other men from the municipality in a half-platoon under the command of Second Lieutenant Jussi Kantol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glory And Misery Of Human Life
''The Glory and Misery of Human Life'' ( fi, Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus) is a 1988 Finnish drama film directed and written by Matti Kassila starring Lasse Pöysti, Liisamaija Laaksonen and Tuula Nyman. It is based on the novel by F.E. Sillanpää. The film is Jasper Pääkkönen's debut role, when he was seven years old at the time. The film also features Samuli Edelmann in one of his first film roles. Plot The film is starring writer Martti Hongisto (Lasse Pöysti), who goes out to meet Anna (Liisamaija Laaksonen) after loving her youth and reminiscing about his past youth. Meanwhile, Hongisto's wife Laimi (Tuula Nyman) is searching for her husband in restaurants. Awards Jussi 1989: *Best Actress ( Liisamaija Laaksonen) *Best Supporting Actress (Tarja Keinänen) *Best Production Design (Ensio Suominen) *Best Original Score (Jukka Linkola Jukka Tapio Linkola (born 21 July 1955 in Espoo) is a Finnish jazz pianist and classical composer. He has composed music for the Finnish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison Denisov
Edison Vasilievich Denisov (russian: Эдисо́н Васи́льевич Дени́сов, 6 April 1929 – 24 November 1996) was a Russian composer in the so-called "Underground", "alternative" or "nonconformist" division of Soviet music. Biography Denisov was born in Tomsk, Siberia. He studied mathematics before deciding to spend his life composing. This decision was enthusiastically supported by Dmitri Shostakovich, who gave him lessons in composition. In 1951–56 Denisov studied at the Moscow Conservatory: composition with Vissarion Shebalin, orchestration with Nikolai Rakov, analysis with Viktor Tsukkerman and piano with Vladimir Belov. In 1956–59 he composed the opera ''Ivan-Soldat'' (Soldier Ivan) in three acts based on Russian folk fairy tales. He began his own study of scores that were difficult to obtain in the USSR at that time, including music by composers ranging from Mahler and Debussy to Boulez and Stockhausen. He wrote a series of articles giving a deta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour. He is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language, his work having a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day.. Goethe took up residence in Weimar in November 1775 following the success of his first novel, ''The Sorrows of Young Werther'' (1774). He was ennobled by the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Karl August, in 1782. Goethe was an early participant in the ''Sturm und Drang'' literary movement. During his first ten years in Weimar, Goethe became a member of the Duke's privy council (1776–1785), sat on the war and highway commissions, oversaw the reopening of silver mines in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Karl Hesse (; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include ''Demian'', ''Steppenwolf (novel), Steppenwolf'', ''Siddhartha (novel), Siddhartha'', and ''The Glass Bead Game'', each of which explores an individual's search for Authenticity (philosophy), authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Life and work Family background Hermann Karl Hesse was born on 2 July 1877 in the Black Forest town of Calw in Kingdom of Württemberg, Württemberg, German Empire. His grandparents served in India at a mission under the auspices of the Basel Mission, a Protestant Christian missionary society. His grandfather Hermann Gundert compiled a Malayalam grammar and a Malayalam-English dictionary, and also contributed to a translation of the Bible into Malayalam in South India. Hesse's mother, Marie Gundert, was born at such a mission in South India in 1842. In descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Björklund
Irina Felicia Björklund (born 7 February 1973) is a Finnish actress and singer. Early life and education Björklund was born in Danderyd, Stockholm County, Sweden before moving to Finland with her family. Björklund also lived in France during her early years. She studied in the Theatre Academy of Finland from 1993 to 1996. She left the school when Svenska Teatern (Swedish theatre in Helsinki) hired her. Acting career She acted in movies and in television series. Her well-known movies include ''Rukajärven tie'' (int. ''Ambush''), '' Levottomat'' (int. ''Restless''), '' Minä ja Morrison'' (int. ''Me and Morrison''), and ''Vieraalla Maalla'' (int. ''Land of Love''). In September 2010, Björklund's career advanced when she landed a minor role in '' The American'', starring George Clooney. She played the role of Clooney's lover, Ingrid. Recognition In 1999, she was awarded the Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress for her role as Milla in the movie ''Minä ja Morrison''. Her brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Rantasila
Ritva Leena Mari Rantasila (born 7 January 1963 in Pori, Finland) is a Jussi Award-winning Finnish actress, director and singer. Career Rantasila studied as an actress at the Helsinki Theatre Academy, during which time Jouko Turkka was working as a teacher. Rantasila graduated with a master's degree in 1987. She is best known for acting in the TV series ''Raid ''(2000), in which she played the female lead, and '' Kotikatu ''(1995–2001, 2008–2009). In 2015 Rantasila acted in the Petri Kotwica film ''Henkesi edestä'' (Absolution). Rantasila became known as a singer in 1989 with the song "Auringossa" (In the Sun). In 2000, she sung the theme song of the TV series ''Raid'', "Vain rakkaus" (Only Love). In 2000, she won the Best Female Soloist Emma prize. Rantasila has also worked as a songwriter since the disc ''Kaipuun kääntöpiiri. '' Markku Kanerva has also composed many of Rantasila's tracks. Rantasila has directed short films and three Risto the Rapper films: ''Ricky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
