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Wallenius
Wallenius is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Asser Wallenius (1902–1971), Finnish speed skater and racing driver who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics *Bror-Erik Wallenius (born 1943), Finnish sports commentator who works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company Yle *Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893–1984), Finnish Major General * Olof Wallenius (1902–1970), Swedish entrepreneur and the founder of Wallenius Lines * Ville Wallenius, Finnish guitarist who plays in the power metal band ''Twilightning'' See also * Wallenius' noncentral hypergeometric distribution, generalization of the hypergeometric distribution where items are sampled with bias *Wallenius Lines, privately owned Swedish shipping company included in the Soya Group *Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics was a privately owned Norwegian/Swedish shipping company, established in 1999 and co-owned by the two shipping companies Wallenius Lines and Wilh. Wilhelmsen. Ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Martti Wallenius
Kurt Martti Wallenius (25 July 1893 in Kuopio – 3 May 1984 in Helsinki) was a Finnish Major General. Jäger Movement Wallenius was a member of the Finnish Jäger troops trained in Germany prior to Finnish independence. In 1915, Wallenius travelled to Germany where he enrolled in the Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion. He took part in the battles on the Misa River.Suomen jääkärien elämäkerrasto 1975 Civil War After returning to Finland, Wallenius took part in the Finnish Civil War of 1918 on the side of the anti-Communist Whites. He commanded a platoon in Tervola and Tornio. In Lapland, Wallenius met reindeer herder Aleksi Hihnavaara, with whom he travelled around Lapland, and the two became good friends. Wallenius was later appointed commander of the troops around Kuolajärvi and Kuusamo. Here, he was given the command of the northern group in the failed March 1918 Viena expedition, which tried to annex parts of East Karelia to Finland. He was also the leader of the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olof Wallenius
Wallenius Lines is a privately owned Swedish shipping company. The company was founded in 1934 by Olof Wallenius. Wallenius Lines is an investor and active owner within the global shipping industry, specifically the international car and roll-on/roll-off segment. Wallenius Lines is fully owned by Rederi AB Soya and part of the Soya Group. History In the 1960s, Wallenius pioneered the RoRo concept, first on the North Atlantic trade and later on the Asian trade when Wallenius became the first independent shipping line to work with Japan’s automobile manufacturing industry. See also *Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics *Wallenius Marine *Wilh. Wilhelmsen *American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier *EUKOR *United European Car Carriers *Nippon Yusen Kaisha Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Mail Shipping Line), also known as NYK Line, is a Japanese shipping company and is a member of the Mitsubishi '' keiretsu''. The company headquarters are located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallenius Lines
Wallenius Lines is a privately owned Swedish shipping company. The company was founded in 1934 by Olof Wallenius. Wallenius Lines is an investor and active owner within the global shipping industry, specifically the international car and roll-on/roll-off segment. Wallenius Lines is fully owned by Rederi AB Soya and part of the Soya Group. History In the 1960s, Wallenius pioneered the RoRo concept, first on the North Atlantic trade and later on the Asian trade when Wallenius became the first independent shipping line to work with Japan’s automobile manufacturing industry. See also *Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics *Wallenius Marine *Wilh. Wilhelmsen *American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier *EUKOR *United European Car Carriers *Nippon Yusen Kaisha Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Mail Shipping Line), also known as NYK Line, is a Japanese shipping company and is a member of the Mitsubishi '' keiretsu''. The company headquarters are located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics was a privately owned Norwegian/Swedish shipping company, established in 1999 and co-owned by the two shipping companies Wallenius Lines and Wilh. Wilhelmsen. Overview Prior to its restructuring and division of its services in 2017 as the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group, the company offered a range of logistics services, including supply chain management, ocean transportation using Neo-bulk cargo ships, terminal handling, inland distribution and technical services. After rebranding and reorganisation, it remains one of the world's largest companies in the transporting of Roll-on/roll-off equipment: automobiles, heavy machinery (mining, construction, farming equipment), yachts, trains, power stations, trailers, Mafi roll trailers and others. Headquartered in Oslo and Stockholm, with main regional offices in New York, Tokyo and Melbourne, the company has 8,700 employees worldwide. On 29 October 2008 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics received the distingui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bror-Erik Wallenius
Bror-Erik "Bubi" Wallenius (born 1943) is a retired Finland, Finnish sports commentator who still occasionally works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company YLE. Wallenius had a great passion for sports since his childhood. When he was a little boy he organized sports competitions in Kruununhaka, Helsinki, the neighbourhood where he lived, and collected entrance fees from the adults who came to attend. Wallenius learned to read when he was four years old, and practised speaking. He recited poetry in front of the class. In the 1960s he studied languages and social sciences in the University of Helsinki. At the end of the 1970s Wallenius got job with the Swedish language, Swedish sports editorial staff of YLE. Before that he had worked ten years as a salesman for IBM. Wallenius' first play-by-play sportscast was the women's 60 meters hurdles, which he watched from videotape, for radio. In the 1980s Wallenius worked mainly in the Swedish language sports staff, but also did some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asser Wallenius
Asser Rafael Wallenius (23 July 1902 – 25 February 1971) was a Finnish speed skater and racing driver who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he finished fifth in the 500 metres event, tenth in the 5000 metres competition, and also tenth in the 10000 metres event. He also participated in the 1500 metres event but did not finish, therefore he was also unplaced in the all-round competition. After retiring from competition, Wallenius moved into motor racing and competed in the years just each side of World War II, which included a third placing at the Estonian Grand Prix The Estonian Grand Prix was a auto racing, motor race. Mostly held for motorcycles, three times it was held for cars in the period between the World Wars. The race was established on a road course held between the villages of Pirita and Kose, n .... External links Speed skating 1924 References 1902 births 1971 deaths Finnish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Finland Speed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Wallenius
Twilightning was a power metal band from Imatra, Finland, which formed in 1998. They disbanded in June 2009. Biography Twilightning formed in 1998, consisting of guitarists Tommi Sartanen and Ville Wallenius, bassist Jussi Kainulainen, and drummer Juha Leskinen, with Tommi also on vocals. After releasing their first demo in 1999, they were joined by keyboardist Mikko Naukkarinen. Following the release of their second demo in 2001, Heikki Pöyhiä joined as lead singer. With this reinforced lineup, they release a third demo, which demonstrated their strong influence from 1980s heavy metal. Thanks to the interest this stirred, the group signed to Spinefarm Records, releasing their debut '' Delirium Veil'' in 2003, which drew comparisons to Edguy, Stratovarius, and Sonata Arctica. They followed that up by releasing ''Plague-House Puppet Show'' in 2004, and the EP '' Bedlam'' in 2006. Shortly after the release of ''Bedlam'', Mikko Naukkarinen left the band. Track listing # "Isola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
