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Väinö Määttä
Väinö is a masculine given name found most commonly in Finland and may refer to: * Väinö Auer (1895–1981), Finnish geologist and geographer *Väinö Bremer (1899–1964), Finnish biathlete and modern pentathlete and Olympic competitor *Väinö Broman (born 1932), Finnish sports shooter *Väinö Eskola (1894–1952), Finnish sprinter * Väinö Hakkila (1882–1958), Finnish politician *Väinö Heikkilä (1888–1943), Finnish track and field athlete *Väinö Heusala (1914–1982), Finnish sports shooter * Väinö Huhtala (1935-2016), Finnish cross-country skier and Olympic medalist *Väinö Hupli (1886–1934), Finnish journalist and politician * Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist *Väinö E. Jokinen (1879–1920), Finnish journalist and politician *Väinö Kajander (1893–1978) Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist *Väinö Kallio (1897–1938), Finnish politician *Väinö Kohtanen (1889–1963), Finnish evangelist, President of the Seven ... [...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] |
Väinö Korhonen
Väinö is a masculine given name found most commonly in Finland and may refer to: * Väinö Auer (1895–1981), Finnish geologist and geographer *Väinö Bremer (1899–1964), Finnish biathlete and modern pentathlete and Olympic competitor *Väinö Broman (born 1932), Finnish sports shooter *Väinö Eskola (1894–1952), Finnish sprinter * Väinö Hakkila (1882–1958), Finnish politician *Väinö Heikkilä (1888–1943), Finnish track and field athlete *Väinö Heusala (1914–1982), Finnish sports shooter * Väinö Huhtala (1935-2016), Finnish cross-country skier and Olympic medalist *Väinö Hupli (1886–1934), Finnish journalist and politician * Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist *Väinö E. Jokinen (1879–1920), Finnish journalist and politician *Väinö Kajander (1893–1978) Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist *Väinö Kallio (1897–1938), Finnish politician *Väinö Kohtanen (1889–1963), Finnish evangelist, President of the Seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Markkanen
Väinö Markkanen (9 May 1929 – 10 June 2022) was a Finnish sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ... in Tokyo. Markkanen died of a heart attack on 10 June 2022, at the age of 93. References External links * 1929 births 2022 deaths Finnish male sport shooters Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics People from Paltamo Sportspeople from Kainuu {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Malmivaara
Väinö Rafael Malmivaara (7 November 1879 – 13 November 1958) was the Lutheran Bishop of Oulu from 1943 to 1954. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1927 to 1933, representing the National Coalition Party. He was born in Kiuruvesi, the son of Wilhelmi Malmivaara, and died in the same city. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Malmivaara, Vaino 1879 births 1958 deaths People from Kiuruvesi People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish Lutheran bishops National Coalition Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1927–29) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1929–30) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1930–33) University of Helsinki alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Mäkelä
Väinö Mäkelä (20 December 1921 – 19 December 1982) was a Finnish long-distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... He finished in 8th place in the men's 5000 metres. References 1921 births 1982 deaths Finnish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Linna
Väinö Linna (; 20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was a Finnish author. He gained literary fame with his third novel, ''Tuntematon sotilas'' ( ''The Unknown Soldier'', published in 1954), and consolidated his position with the trilogy ''Täällä Pohjantähden alla'' (''Under the North Star'', published in 1959–1963 and translated into English by Richard Impola). Both have been adapted to a film format on several occasions; ''The Unknown Soldier'' was first adapted into a film in 1955 and ''Under the North Star'' in 1968 as ''Here, Beneath the North Star'', both directed by Edvin Laine. Biography Väinö Linna was born in Urjala in the Pirkanmaa region. He was the seventh child of Viktor (Vihtori) Linna (1874–1928) and Johanna Maria (Maija) Linna (1888–1972). Linna's father, a butcher, died when he was only seven years old, thus his mother had to support the entire family by working at a nearby manor. Despite his background, Linna's interest in literature began early on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Liikkanen
Väinö Liikkanen (1 November 1903 – 15 October 1957) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 50 km and finished ninth in the 18 km event. He also won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1935 and a bronze in the 18 km in 1933; in 1933 he also placed fourth over 50 km, despite winning the 50 km race at the national championships. He was a forester A forester is a person who practises forestry, the science, art, and profession of managing forests. Foresters engage in a broad range of activities including ecological restoration and management of protected areas. Foresters manage forests to ... by profession. spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Leskinen
Väinö Olavi Leskinen (8 March 1917, in Helsinki – 8 March 1972, in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician, minister and a member of the parliament from Social Democratic Party of Finland. He is perceived as one of the major Finnish social democratic politicians of the 1950s and 1960s. Sports career and personal life Before his political career Leskinen was a successful swimmer in the association of Helsinki Workers' Swimmers. He won the 200 and 400 meter breaststroke events at the 1937 Workers' Olympiad in Antwerp. Leskinen was later the Secretary General of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation 1940-1943 and the chairman 1951–1955. Leskinen fought in the Winter and Continuation Wars. He was wounded in 1941. His military denomination was a Major. Leskinen was married to the Olympic swimmer Margit Leskinen. Political career Leskinen was a key member in the union of brother's in arms movement which operated among the Social Democrats after the war. The group was called 'asev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Lehmus
Väinö Lehmus (11 January 1886 – 6 April 1936) was a Finnish stage and film and radio actor of the early 20th century. Career Born Väinö Armas Lind, his father was a tailor. He initially attended trade school before studying for a business career. He began his acting career at the Tampere Theatre in 1906 and from 1915 to 1917 toured Finland performing in comedic operettas, often in the company of actor Iivari Kainulainen. Lehmus also served as the director for many working class theaters and was the theater director for the Vyborg Worker's Theatre from 1927 to 1928. He was also the property manager and stage director for Harjula Oy, a children's educational facility in Lohja. In addition to a long career on the Finnish stages, Väinö Lehmus performed in approximately seven early Finnish silent films; the first two of which, 1920's ''Kilu-Kallen ja Mouku-Franssin kosioretki'' and 1921's ''Kun solttu-Juusosta tuli herra'', he also was the screenwriter. Both films were come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Lassila
Väinö David Lassila (9 March 1896 – 11 April 1939) was a Finnish physician, anatomist and anthropologist who was a Professor of Anatomy at the University of Helsinki. He was the leading authority of the Finnish racial studies, but since the mid-1930s, Lassila dissociated himself from racial theories and became one of the prominent figures of Finland's human rights movement. Life and career Lassila graduated from the Pori Lyceum in 1914 and studied medicine at the University of Helsinki. Since 1918, Lassila worked as an assistant at the Department of Anatomy completing his medical degree in 1922. Lassila's early work was influenced by the professor Yrjö Kajava and the Swedish anatomist Gustaf Retzius. In his 1921 doctoral thesis, Lassila studied Sámi skulls collected from Lapland in the late 19th Century. After Kajava's death in 1930, Lassila was appointed the Professor of Anatomy and introduced to the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Lassila was in charge of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Kunnas
Väinö Ilmari Kunnas (12 April 1896 Vyborg - 10 February 1929, Helsinki) was a Finnish Expressionist painter. During his brief career, he went from Expressionism to experiment with more abstract modern styles. His major works consist of portraits of cultural personalities and depictions of the urban environment. Life His parents were the painters Mikko Kunnas (originally Keränen) and Helena Varonen. Due to his mother's early death, his education was interrupted. After the family moved to Sortavala, he was able to attend an arts and crafts school, graduating in 1912.Brief biography by Julia Donner @ Sininen Laulu When they returned home, he studied drawing at the Vyborg art school until 1917. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Kuisma
Väinö Kuisma (7 August 1934 – 18 February 2015) was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw 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 1934 births 2015 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Finnish male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes from Saint Petersburg Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
