Liisa is a Finnish and

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n female given name. Its

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is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name

Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), ...

Alisa Alisa is a female given name, a version of Alice in used in Russia, Finland, Estonia and other countries. Notable people with the names Alisa and Alissa include: Alisa People * Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian former competitive ice dan ...

. As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever. As of 1 January 2020, 1,114 women in Estonia have the first name Liisa, making it the 169th most popular female name in the country. The name is most commonly found in

Saare County Saare County ( et, Saare maakond or ''Saaremaa''; la, Oesel; german: Ösel; sv, Ösel) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Ab ...

Notable people

Some notable people who have this name include: *

Liisa Aibel Liisa Aibel (born 21 September 1972) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress. Early life and education Liisa Aibel was born in Viljandi and attended school in Pärnu, graduating from Pärnu Secondary School No. 6 in 1990. As a teenager, ...

(born 1972), Estonian actress *

Liisa Anttila Liisa Anttila (born 30 September 1974) is a Finnish orienteering and ski-orienteering champion. Orienteering Anttila won a gold medal in the ''relay event'' at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere with the Finnish team.

(born 1974), Finnish orienteer *

Liisa Ehrberg Liisa Ehrberg (born 17 December 1988) is an Estonian racing cyclist. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. Major results Source: ;2007 : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2008 : National Road Championships ::3rd Time tr ...

(born 1988), Estonian cyclist *

Liisa Hyssälä Liisa Marja Hyssälä (born 18 December 1948 in Ii) is a retired Finnish politician of the Centre Party. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1995 to 2010 and the minister of social affairs and health from 2003 to 2010. She wa ...

(born 1948), Finnish politician *

Liisa Jaakonsaari Liisa Anneli Jaakonsaari (born 2 September 1945) is a Finnish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists ...

(born 1945), Finnish politician *

Liisa Kauppinen Liisa Kauppinen née Salokorpi (born 12 May 1939, Nurmo, Finland) is a Finnish human rights activist who lost her hearing as a child. After serving as executive director of the Finnish Association of the Deaf, in 1995 she became the first woman to b ...

(born 1939), Finnish human rights activist *

Liisa Laurila Liisa Laurila (born 1 March 1974) is a former synchronized swimmer from Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden ...

(born 1974), Finnish swimmer *

Liisa Lilleste Liisa Lilleste (born 18 April 1985) is an Estonian footballer. She was born in Pärnu. In 2006 she graduated from Estonian Academy of Security Sciences's Police College, and 2016, from Tallinn University with a degree psychology. She began her f ...

(born 1985), Estonian footballer * Liisa Merisalu (born 2002), Estonian footballer *

Liisa Mustonen Liisa Mustonen (previously ''Liisa Kuoppamäki'', born 13 October 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish film actress. Mustonen began her career in 1986 working in film, she mainly appeared on television between 2000 and 2004. In 2006, she app ...

(born 1969), Finnish actress *

Liisa Nevalainen Liisa Nevalainen (2 May 1916 – 10 December 1987) was a Finnish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1934 and 1973. Selected filmography * '' Substitute Wife'' (1936) * '' Red Line'' (1959) * ''Skandaali ...

(1916–1987), Finnish actress *

Liisa Oviir Liisa Oviir (born 1 March 1977) is an Estonian lawyer and politician who was Estonia's Minister of Entrepreneurship from 2015 to 2016. Oviir has graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu in 2000. Early life Liisa Oviir is the ...

(born 1977), Estonian lawyer and politician *

Liisa-Ly Pakosta Liisa-Ly Pakosta (born 3 September 1969 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician. She was a member of XII and XIII Riigikogu. She has been a member of the party Isamaa Isamaa is a Christian-democratic and national-conservative political party in ...

(born 1969), Estonian politician *

Liisa Pulk Liisa Pulk (born 12 June 1985) is an Estonian stage, television, voice, and film actress whose career began in 2010. Early life and education Liisa Pulk was born in Pärnu, where she attended primary and secondary schools. She is a 2004 graduate ...

(born 1985), Estonian actress *

Liisa Rantalaiho Liisa Rantalaiho (born January 25, 1933) is a Finnish sociologist, fandom activist, and professor emerita in the fields of sociology of health and gender studies. She writes and performs filk songs. Early life and education Liisa Rantalaiho was b ...

(b. 1933), Finnish sociologist *

Liisa Repo-Martell Liisa Repo-Martell is a Canadian actress and artist. Her parents Satu Repo and George Martell were founding editors of ''This Magazine Is About Schools'', an influential independent Canadian magazine now known as ''"This"''. Liisa grew up i ...

(born 1971), Canadian actor and artist *

Liisa Salmi Liisa Salmi (1 October 1914 - 30 August 2001) was a Finnish speed skater. She won a silver medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1939 in Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city A city ...

(born 1914), Finnish speed skater *

Liisa Savijarvi Liisa Savijarvi (born 29 December 1963 in Bracebridge, Ontario) is a Canadian former skier. Career Her career in Alpine skiing started with the Southern Ontario Division Ski team in December 1978. She made many appearances at the Canadian Alpine ...

(born 1963), Canadian skier *

Liisa Suihkonen Liisa Suihkonen (born 27 September 1943) is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1970s. She was born in Suonenjoki, Northern Savonia. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics Th ...

(born 1943), Finnish cross-country skier *

Liisa Tuomi Liisa Tuomi (1924–1989) was a Finnish stage, film and television actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern me ...

(1924–1989), Finnish actress *

Liisa Turmann Liisa Turmann (born December 3, 1990) is an Estonian curler from Järveküla, Estonia. She currently plays third on the Estonian women's curling team skipped by her sister Marie Kaldvee. Career Juniors Turmann played in three European Junior ...

(born 1990), Estonian curler *

Liisa Veijalainen Liisa Peltola (née Liukkonen, formerly Veijalainen; born 4 April 1951) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships,

(born 1951), Finnish orienteer *

Liisa Winkler Liisa Winkler is a Canadian fashion model. Personal life Winkler was raised in Belleville, Ontario, Canada where she was a student at the Quinte Ballet School of Canada. She was married to Ryan Boorne, and they have two children together. Win ...

, Canadian model

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