Eino Hjalmar Kuvaja (17 June 1906 – 11 December 1975) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

and skier. Kuvaja was born in

Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...

. He was the leader of the national Olympic

military patrol Military patrol was a team winter sport in which athletes competed in cross-country skiing, ski mountaineering and rifle shooting. It was usually contested between countries or military units. The military patrol competition encompassed 25 kil ...

teams in

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

and in

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

which reached second places.

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Combat Unit Kiiskinen’s reconnaissance mission on Karelian Isthmus on December 15, 1943
1906 births 1975 deaths People from Kuopio Finnish military patrol (sport) runners Olympic biathletes of Finland Military patrol competitors at the 1928 Winter Olympics Military patrol competitors at the 1936 Winter Olympics Finnish military personnel of World War II Knights of the Mannerheim Cross Sportspeople from North Savo {{Skimountaineering-bio-stub