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Virtanen (surname)
Virtanen (also written as Wirtanen) is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, meaning "river"), where it is the second most common surname."Most common surnames" (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu Notable people with the surname include: * Antti Virtanen (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player * (1895–1973), Finnish chemist and Nobel laureate * Aulis Virtanen (1926–2006), Finnish sports journalist * |
Virta
Virta (also written as Wirta) is a Laine type Finnish surname (in Finnish, it means "river" or "stream"). Notable people with the surname include: * Hannu Virta (born 1963), Finnish ice hockey player * Nikolai Virta (1906–1976), Russian writer, Stalin Prize winner * Olavi Virta (1915–1972), Finnish singer, "king of Finnish tango" * Päivi Virta (born 1964), Finnish ice hockey player * Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player * Sofia Virta Sofia Marjanna Virta (born 21 June 1990 in Kaarina) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Green League The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( ... (born 1990), Finnish politician * Tony Virta (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player {{Stream-surname Finnish surnames of Laine type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilkka Heilä
Ilkka Heilä (1956 in Ekenäs, Finland, Ekenäs) is a Finland, Finnish cartoonist who lives in Kaarina. He draws ''B. Virtanen'' -comic strip. Comics by Heilä appeared as early as in the beginning of 1970s in the comic magazine ''Sarjis''. However, working in a post office replaced professional self-fulfillment of artistic tendencies the nearly 20 years period, until then he created Bulls-syndicate of his comic strip B. Virtanen and took part in comic competition arranged by newspaper ''Uusi Suomi'' in 1989. Thanks to this comic strip, Heilä could at last in the 1990s move to a full-time comic artist. He got the , a Finland, Finnish comic prize from Finnish Comics Society in year 2006. References 1956 births Living people People from Raseborg Finnish comic strip cartoonists Finnish comics artists {{cartoonist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |