Ilmari is a Finnish male given name. It is a short form of

Ilmarinen Ilmarinen (), the Eternal Hammerer, blacksmith and inventor in the ''Kalevala'', is a god and archetypal artificer from Finnish mythology. He is immortal and capable of creating practically anything, but is portrayed as being unlucky in love. He i ...

, a mythological smith in the

Kalevala The ''Kalevala'' ( fi, Kalevala, ) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and r ...

.Behind the Name: Ilmarinen
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Ilmari Aalto Ilmari Aalto (August 7, 1891 – 29 September 1934) was a Finnish painter. He was a member of the expressionist November Group led by the artist Tyko Sallinen. Aalto painted still lives, landscapes and portraits. Life Aalto was born in Kuopi ...

(1891–1934), Finnish painter *

Ilmari Auer Ilmari Auer (until 1895 Tappura; February 17, 1879 – July 13, 1965) was a Finnish politician and farmer. Auer was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922 and 1924 to 1927, representing the National Progressive Party. He was ...

(1879–1965), Finnish politician *

Ilmari Juutilainen Eino Ilmari "Illu" Juutilainen (21 February 1914 – 21 February 1999) was a fighter pilot of the Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force), and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time. The top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force, he led all Fi ...

(1914–1999), Finnish fighter pilot *

Ilmari Hannikainen Toivo Ilmari Hannikainen (19 October 1892, in Jyväskylä – 25 July 1955, in Kuhmoinen) was a Finnish composer and virtuoso pianist. Hannikainen was the son of Pekka Juhani Hannikainen and the brother of Väinö Hannikainen, both of whom w ...

(1892–1955), Finnish composer *

Ilmari Kianto Ilmari Kianto (7 May 1874 – 27 April 1970), also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a Finnish author. He was born in Pulkkila, Northern Ostrobothnia, and is best known for his books ''Punainen viiva'' ("The Red Line", publishe ...

(1874–1970), Finnish poet *

Ilmari Keinänen Ilmari Keinänen (5 November 1887, in Kuopio – 8 November 1934) was a Grand Duchy of Finland, Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Finnish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, ...

(1887–1934), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist *

Ilmari Niemeläinen Heikki Ilmari "Immu" Niemeläinen (; December 16, 1910 – May 28, 1951) was a Finnish diver and architect. He was born in Jyväskylä and died in Helsinki. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin he finished 13th in the 3 metre springboard e ...

(1910–1951), Finnish diver, architect and Olympic competitor *Ilmari (

Keisuke Ogihara is a Japanese hip hop recording artist and one of the founding members of the hip hop group Rip Slyme. He was born on June 17, 1975 in Helsinki, Finland to a Finnish mother and a Japanese father. He is best known by his stage name Ilmari (イル ...

, born 1976), member of the Japanese hip hop group

Rip Slyme Rip Slyme (often stylized as RIP SLYME) is a Japanese hip hop group. In its best known incarnation, it was primarily composed of four MCs (Ryo-Z, Ilmari, Pes & Su) and a DJ, Fumiya. Pes and Su have since parted ways with the group. Their soun ...

* Ilmari Oksanen (1906–1977), Finnish footballer * Ilmari Pakarinen (1910–1987), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist *

Ilmari Pernaja Kustaa Ilmari Pernaja (February 10, 1892 – July 20, 1963) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den ...

(1892–1963), Finnish gymnast and Olympic medalist * Ilmari Pitkänen (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player *

Ilmari Rahm Ahti Ilmari Rahm (22 November 1888 – 1939) was a Finnish chess player, founder and first editor of the chess magazine ''Suomen Shakki'' (1924 – 1931).Suomen Shakin päätoimittajia. Suomen Shakki 5/1974, s. 167 Viitattu 28.10.2013. Biography ...

(1888–1939), Finnish chess player *

Ilmari Saarelainen Ilmari Saarelainen (born 12 September 1944 in Uusikaupunki) is a Finnish actor. His career has been mainly based on television. Saarelainen began acting in 1970 appearing in a number of TV series. His career has mainly been based on Finnish tele ...

(born 1944) Finnish actor *

Ilmari Salminen Ilmari R. Salminen (21 September 1902 – 5 January 1986) was a Finnish long-distance runner, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Salminen became one of the best long-distance runners in the 1930s when he began his internati ...

(1902–1986), Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic medalist *

Ilmari Salomies Ilmari Johannes Salomies, previously Salonen (17 July 1893 – 26 December 1973, Helsinki), was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1951 and 1964. Biography Salomies was born on Ju ...

(1893–1973), Finnish former archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland *

Ilmari Solin Hugo Ilmari Solin (19 September 1905 – 20 June 1976) was a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship winner (1945). Biography Hugo Ilmari Solin was born in a Finnish family living in Revel (at that time - the territory of the Russian E ...

(1905–1976), Finnish chess player *

Ilmari Susiluoto Ilmari Susiluoto (October 15, 1947, Lohja, Finland – March 30, 2016, Helsinki) was a Finnish political scientist, a professor at the University of Helsinki, a senior advisor at the Foreign Ministry of Finland from 1982, an expert in Russian and So ...

(born 1947), Finnish political scientist, professor and political advisor *

Ilmari Taipale Ilmari Richard Taipale (18 May 1928 in Tampere – 22 March 2008 in Porvoo) was a Finnish long-distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of ...

(1928–2008), Finnish long-distance runner and Olympic competitor *

Ilmari Tapiovaara Yrjö Ilmari Tapiovaara (September 7, 1914 – January 31, 1999) was a Finnish designer noted for his furnishings and textiles. Education and work In 1937 he graduated in interior design and in the following year worked for Asko. He would count ...

(1914–1999), Finnish designer *

Ilmari Turja Ilmari Turja (28 October 1901 – 6 January 1998) was a Finnish writer, best known as a journalist and playwright, with a career spanning nearly eight decades from the 1920s to the 1990s. Early life and education Kaarlo Ilmari Turja was born t ...

(1901-1998), Finnish journalist and playwright *

Ilmari Unho Ilmari Unho (22 October 1906 − 3 April 1961) was a Finnish actor, film director, and screenwriter. Unho was employed by Suomi-Filmi for most of his filmmaking career. Unho was born in Uusikaupunki in 1906. He started his film career as an actor ...

(1906−1961), Finnish actor, film director and screenwriter *

Ilmari Vartia Ilmari Vartia (25 August 1914 – 25 May 1951) was a Finnish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as ...

(1914–1951), Finnish fencer and Olympic competitor *

Ilmari Vesamaa Ilmari Vesamaa (4 December 1893, Artjärvi – 24 January 1973) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen va ...

(1893–1973), track and field athlete and Olympic competitor *

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (; 15 January 1895 – 11 November 1973) was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preserv ...

(1895–1973), Finnish chemist, Nobel Prize recipient

Cognates

Ilmar Ilmar is an Estonian masculine given name and may refer to: *Ilmar Aluvee (1969–2013), Estonian skier *Ilmar Kullam (1922–2011), Estonian basketball player and Olympic athlete *Ilmar Laaban (1921–2000), Estonian poet and publicist *Ilmar ...

, a similar, Estonian masculine given name *

Ilmārs Ilmārs is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: * Ilmārs Bricis (born 1970), Latvian biathlete * Ilmārs Liepiņš (1947–2007), Latvian footballer * Ilmārs Rimšēvičs (born 1965), Latvian economist * Ilmārs Poikāns (born 1978 ...

, a similar, Latvian masculine given name

References

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