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Unto (name)
Unto is a Finnish masculine given name. People with the name include: *Unto Elo (born 1944), Finnish sprint canoeist *Unto Hautalahti (born 1936), Finnish cyclist * Unto Korhonen (born 1931), Finnish diplomat *Unto Mononen (1930–1968), Finnish musician * Unto Nevalainen (born 1935), Finnish football player *Unto Ojonen (1909–1997), Finnish architect *Unto Raisa (born 1934), Finnish chess player *Unto Valpas (1944–2016), Finnish politician * Unto Venäläinen (born 1944), Finnish chess player *Unto Wiitala Unto Mauri Wiitala (5 July 1925 – 16 January 2019) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Kuolemajärvi, Finland, he played for Hämeenlinnan Tarmo before working as a referee and hockey executiv ... (1925–2019), Finnish ice hockey player {{given name Finnish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto Elo
Unto Elo (born November 29, 1944 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ..., Canada. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1944 births Living people Sportspeople from Helsinki Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Finnish male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Finland {{Finland-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto Hautalahti
Unto Hautalahti (11 March 1936 – 22 December 2019) was a Finnish racing cyclist. He was born in Hakalahdenk, and his profession was a metalworker. He won the Finnish national road race title in 1960, 1961 and 1966. He also competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1936 births 2019 deaths Finnish male cyclists People from Nivala Olympic cyclists for Finland Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Ostrobothnia {{Finland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto Korhonen
Unto Kullervo Korhonen (born. 10 May 1931) is a Finnish diplomat, a Licentiate of Technics. He was Finnish Ambassador to Lusaka from 1976 to 1980, to Hanoi from 1980 to 1983, to Dar es Salaam from 1987 to 1988, and a consultative officer in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1987 and from 1988 to 1991.WSOY Iso Tietosanakirja 4. osa, s. 433, WSOY 1995 Korhonen was born in Pielisensuu. He graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology as MSc in Engineering in 1955 and Licentiate of Technics in 1963. Prior to the Diplomatic career, he worked as a Senior Engineer in 1961–1965 in the National Land Survey and in 1966–1972 in the UN Expert Service in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... Thereafter, he was the office manager of the Ministry fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto Mononen
Unto Uuno Mononen (23 October 1930 in Muolaa – 28 June 1968 in Somero) was a Finnish songwriter and musician. He is best known for his numerous tango compositions including the famous Finnish tango song, ''" Satumaa".'' His first name was originally Uuno. Biography Mononen is often said to come from Somero, but was actually from Muolaa and did not come to Somero until the Second World War was over and Muolaa was conquered by the Soviet Union. Mononen studied church music in the University of Turku. He quit these studies since he felt he did not learn anything important. As a composer he was self-taught. Mononen began his musical career by singing with local dance groups while he was under 20. After a failed operation to his adenoids damaged his voice, Mononen started to compose. In 1950, Mononen first successfully sold his songs to a record company. The first song recorded was ''"Pieni laulu"'' ("A small song"), a waltz sung by Pentti Halme. In 1955 Henry Theel recorded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto Nevalainen
Unto Nevalainen (born 13 June 1935) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 21 appearances for the Finland national team from 1957 to 1961. He was chosen Finnish Footballer of the Year in 1959. He played for Turun Palloseura, HIFK and Reipas Lahti in Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja (Championship series) was the top division of Finland, Finnish association football, football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990. In 1930 league format was used for the first time to decide the Finnish cham .... He also played ice hockey. References External links * 1935 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Finland men's international footballers Turun Palloseura footballers HIFK Fotboll players Reipas Lahti players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Finland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto Ojonen
Unto Ojonen (23 August 1909 Lahti – 12 October 1997 Lahti) was a Finnish architect. His most notable work is from the 1950s and the 1960s. Many of the buildings he designed are in Päijät-Häme, most of those in Lahti. His career lasted over 40 years. During his career he designed nearly 1000 different buildings, over 40 of those are in the city centre of Lahti. Notable work *Iiti cemetery chapel *Joutjärvi church Joutjärvi church (Finnish: ''Joutjärven kirkko'') is a Lutheran church in the Möysä district of Lahti, Finland. It serves the eastern inner city neighbourhoods, with a total parish population of 16,500. Architecture Designed in 1960-61 and co ... *Pääskylahti cemetery chapel *Vuolenkoski cemetery chapel References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ojonen, Unto 1909 births 1997 deaths Finnish architects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto Raisa
Unto Raisa (born 19 March 1934) is a Finnish chess player, two-times Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1962, 1964). Biography From the first half of 1960s, Unto Raisa was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won two silver (1962, 1964) medals. Unto Raisa played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1960, at fourth board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+8, =8, -3), * In 1962, at second board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+5, =7, -7). Unto Raisa played for Finland in the European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ... preliminaries: * In 1961, at seventh board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+3, =1, -0). References External links *Unto Raisachess games at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto Valpas
Unto Olavi Valpas (October 4, 1944 – September 13, 2016) was a Finnish and member of Finnish Parliament
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Unto Venäläinen
Unto Eevert Venäläinen (born 29 February 1944) is a Finnish chess FIDE Master (FM), International Correspondence Chess Master (IMC) (1973) and Finnish Chess Championship silver medalist (1974). Biography From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Unto Venäläinen was one of the leading Finnish chess players. He won a silver medal at the Finnish Chess Championship in 1974. Unto Venäläinen played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1968, at the second reserve board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+1, =3, -6), * In 1974, at the first reserve board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ... (+5, =4, -6). Unto Venäläinen also played for Finland in the Telechess Olympiads twice (1978, 1982). Unto Venäläinen actively particip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unto Wiitala
Unto Mauri Wiitala (5 July 1925 – 16 January 2019) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Kuolemajärvi, Finland, he played for Hämeenlinnan Tarmo before working as a referee and hockey executive. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics with Team Finland and five Ice Hockey World Championships. Wiitala was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985 and became the first Finnish referee ever inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. The Finnish Liiga honored him by naming their best referee during the regular season award in his name. Career Wiitala began his professional career playing for Karhu-Kissat in 1946. In 1952, he was selected to represent Finland at the 1952 Winter Olympics where they placed fifth. His career ended with him being awarded the best goalkeeper award three times by 1956. After retirement, Wiitala became a referee for 15 consecutive seasons which included two Winter Olympic Games and three Ice Hockey W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |