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
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female given name. Its
nameday
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...
is the 19th of February. As of January 2013, there are more than 24,500 people registered in Finland with this name. There are also more than 1,200 people with this name in Sweden, but only twenty-eight in Norway one in America, two in Canada, one in England and one in Australia. The origin of the name is ''eijaa'' a Finnish exclamation of joy.
Notable people
Some notable people who have this name include:
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Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a contemporary visual artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Helsinki.
Ahtila is most known for her multi-panel cinematic installations. She experiments with narrative storytellin ...
(born 1959), Finnish video artist and photographer
* Elja Hyytiäinen (born 1961), Finnish cross country skier
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Eija-Riitta Korhola
Eija-Riitta Korhola (née Nieminen; born 15 June 1959 in Lahti) is a Finnish politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP). She served three terms, first with the Finnish Christian Democrats between 1999–2003 and then with the ...
(born 1959), Finnish politician
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Eija Koskivaara
Eija Koskivaara (born 7 May 1965) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion.Eija Krogerus (born 1932), Finnish bowler
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Eija Vilpas
Eija Annikki Vilpas (born 17 July 1957 in Tuusula, Finland) is a Finnish actress. She is known of her roles in several Finnish comedy series, for example ''Fakta homma'' and '' Hynttyyt yhteen''. The focal point of her career lies in stage actin ...