Jari may refer to:

Finnish male given name

The name ''Jari'' derives from the Finnish name ''

Jalmari Jalmari is a Finnish male given name which derives from the Old Norse male name ''Hjalmar'' or ''Hjálmarr'' (''hjalmr'' 'helmet' + ''arr'' 'warrior/army'). Notable people with the name ''Jalmari'' include: *Jalmari Eskola (1886–1958), Finnish a ...

'', which in turn derives from the Old Norse male name ''Hjalmar'' or ''Hjálmarr'' (''hjalmr'' 'helmet' + ''arr'' 'warrior/army'). This name is commonly given to African Americans or "black people" Notable people with the name ''Jari'' include: *

Jari Europaeus Jari Europaeus (born 29 December 1962 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired football (soccer), football Defender (association football), defender. During his club career, Europaeus played for HJK Helsinki, Gefle IF, Östers IF, RoPS and Atlantis F ...

, Finnish football (soccer) player and manager * Jari Isometsä, Finnish cross-country skier *

Jari Kurri Jari Pekka Kurri (; born May 18, 1960) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger and a five-time Stanley Cup champion. In 2001, he became the first Finnish player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2017 Kurri was named one ...

, Finnish ice hockey player * Jari Litmanen, Finnish football (soccer) player *

Jari Lipponen Jari Matti Lipponen (born 17 October 1972) is a Finnish former archer who participated in three consecutive Olympic competitions, starting in 1992. He won the silver medal in the Men's Team Competition in 1992 ( Barcelona, Spain) alongside Tomi P ...

, Finnish archer *

Jari Mäenpää Jari Mäenpää (born 23 December 1977) is a Finnish heavy metal multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is the founder of Wintersun for which he records all instruments except the drums. Before forming Wintersun, Mäenpää was best known for ...

, Finnish heavy metal musician *

Jari Niemi Jari Niemi (born 2 February 1977 in Nokia) is a retired Finnish footballer. He has played for R.A.E.C. Mons, Standard Liège and K. Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgium. In the Finnish Veikkausliiga Niemi has also played for TPV Tampere, FC Haka an ...

, Finnish football (soccer) player *

Jari Pyykölä Jari Pyykölä (born 29 February 1956) is a Finnish football manager. He is currently the Coaching Director of Finnish third-tier club Tervarit. Pyykölä has managed FC Jazz, FC Lahti, KuPS and VPS in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga ...

, Finnish football manager *

Jari Rantanen Jari Rantanen (born 31 December 1961 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired football striker. During his club career, Rantanen notably played for HJK Helsinki and FinnPa, as well as spells abroad with Estoril Praia, K. Beerschot V.A.C., IFK Gö ...

, Finnish football (soccer) player * Jari Sillanpää, Finnish singer *

Jari Tervo Jari Tervo (born 2 February 1959) is a Finnish author. He is a major name in current Finnish literature. He writes traditional plot-driven prose, ranging from humorous (''Poliisin poika'') to a detective story (''Myyrä''). His works often incl ...

, Finnish author *

Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala (born 3 April 1985) is a Finnish rally driver who has competed in the World Rally Championship (WRC). His co-driver for most of his career was Miikka Anttila, who co-drove for Latvala between the 2003 Rallye Deutschland and 2019 ...

Finnish rally driver

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Jari gan Jarigan (Persian Jari/zari for lamentation and Bengali gan for song) or (song of sorrow) is one of the few indigenous music art performances of Bangladesh, West Bengal, Barak Valley and Brahmaputra Valley . Though varied and divergent in form, m ...

, genre of music in Bengal *

Jari (dwarf) Jari may refer to: Finnish male given name The name ''Jari'' derives from the Finnish name ''Jalmari'', which in turn derives from the Old Norse male name ''Hjalmar'' or ''Hjálmarr'' (''hjalmr'' 'helmet' + ''arr'' 'warrior/army'). This name is co ...

, Norse dwarf *

Jari, Rio Grande do Sul Jari is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 3,486 (2020 est.) in an area of 856.46 km². Its elevation is 441 m. It is located west of the state capital of Porto Alegre Porto Alegre ...

, city in Brazil *

Jari, Iran (disambiguation) Jarri or Jari ( fa, جري) in Iran may refer to: * Jarri, Fars * Jari, Kerman {{place name disambiguation ...

Jari River The Jari River, or Jary River ( pt, Rio Jari), is a northern tributary of the Amazon River on the border between the states of Pará and Amapá in northeastern Brazil. It is in the most downstream regions of the Amazon Basin and borders the Gui ...

, a northern tributary of the Amazon river on the border between the states of Pará and Amapá in Brazil *

Jari River (Purus River) The Jari River ( pt, Rio Jari) is a river in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, a tributary of the Purus River. Course The basin of the Jari River, an important right tributary of the Purus in its middle course, as well as the natural resources and ...

, a tributary to the Rio Purus, which itself is a major tributary to the Amazon River *JARI, the

Japan Automobile Research Institute Transportation in Japan is modern and highly developed. Japan's transport sector stands out for its energy efficiency: it uses less energy per person compared to other countries, thanks to a high share of rail transport and low overall travel ...

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Zari ''Zari'' (or ''jari'') is an even thread traditionally made of fine gold or silver used in traditional Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani garments, especially as brocade in saris etc. This thread is woven into fabrics, primarily silk, to make in ...

'', or ''jari'', metallic thread used in South Asian brocade *

Albert Ekka (Jari) block Albert Ekka (Jari) block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Chainpur subdivision of Gumla district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History Albert Ekka, was born in village Jari. He was posthumously awarded the Para ...

, a community development block in Jharkhand, India **

Jari, Gumla Jari is a village in the Albert Ekka (Jari) CD block in the Chainpur subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History Albert Ekka, was born in village Jari. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India ...

, a village in Jharkhand India

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