Jalmari is a Finnish male given name which derives from the

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male name ''Hjalmar'' or ''Hjálmarr'' (''hjalmr'' 'helmet' + ''arr'' 'warrior/army'). Notable people with the name ''Jalmari'' include: *

Jalmari Eskola Jalmari Johannes ("Lauri") Eskola (16 November 1886 in Pöytyä – 7 January 1958) was a Finnish male athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team. He competed for Finland in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in th ...

(1886–1958), Finnish athlete of cross country * Jalmari Haapanen (1882–1961), Finnish politician *

Jalmari Helander Jalmari Helander (born 21 July 1976) is a Finnish screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2010 film '' Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale'' (in which Cate Blanchett named it as one of her favorite movies) and the 2014 action-adventure ' ...

(born in 1976), Finnish screenwriter and film director *

Jalmari Holopainen Hjalmar "Jalmari" Holopainen (29 June 1892 – 3 April 1954) was a Finnish football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a defender. In the 1912 Summer Olympics, he played all four matches that Finland played. During his caree ...

(1892–1954), Finnish footballer *

Jalmari Jaakkola Kaarle Jalmari Jaakkola (1 January 1885 – 12 February 1964) was a Finnish historian and a professor of Finnish history at the University of Helsinki between 1932 and 1954. Jaakkola is known as a historian who primarily researched medieval histor ...

(1885–1964), Finnish historian and professeur *

Jalmari Kivenheimo Viktor Jalmar "Jalmari" Kivenheimo (25 September 1889 – 29 October 1994) 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 ...

(1889–1994), Finnish gymnast *

Jalmari Kovanen Hjalmar (Jalmari) Kovanen (21 October 1877, Laukaa - 10 January 1936) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, f ...

(1877–1936), Finnish politician *

Jalmari Linna Antti Jalmar (Jalmari) Linna (10 July 1891 – 7 April 1954) was a Finnish smallholder and politician, born in Evijärvi. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922, from 1927 to 1945 and again from 1949 to 1951, representing ...

(1891–1954), Finnish politician *

Jalmari Malmi Jalmari Malmi (25 September 1893, Virolahti - 27 November 1943) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded ...

(1893–1943), Finnish politician *

Jalmari Parikka Hjalmar Fabian Parikka (16 October 1891 – 27 March 1959) was a Finnish revolutionary soldier, actor and artistic director. Life Jalmari Parikka was born in the Eastern Finnish town of Sortavala and went to school in the Russian capital Saint P ...

(1891–1959), Finnish revolutionary soldier *

Jalmari Rötkö Hjalmar (Jalmari) Rötkö (13 August 1892, Suomenniemi – 19 July 1938) was a Finnish labourer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1929 to 1930, representing the Socialist Electoral Organisation of Workers and Smallho ...

(1892–1938), Finnish politician *

Jalmari Ruokokoski Joel Jalmari Ruokokoski, known as Jali (1886-1936) was a Finnish Expressionism, Expressionist painter. Although most of his works were landscapes and still-lifes, he is probably best known for a series of portraits (including numerous self-portrai ...

(1886–1936), Finnish Expressionist painter *

Jalmari Sauli Jalmari Verneri Sauli (born Hjalmar Verner Saxelin; 17 August 1889 – 22 April 1957) was a Finnish writer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Athletics Olympics Sauli entered five events at the 1908 Olympics. ...

(1889–1957), Finnish writer and athlete *

Jalmari Väisänen Jalmari Väisänen (30 January 1893, Kotka – 10 July 1983) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1929 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1954, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland The ...

(1893–1983), Finnish politician *

Jalmari Viljanen Johan Hjalmar (Jalmari) Viljanen (15 August 1872 – 12 September 1928) was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in Nastola. At first active in the Finnish Party, he was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1922 to 1924, representing the Nati ...

(1872–1928), Finnish politician

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