Vares is a surname. In the Estonian language and some dialects of Finnish the word literally means "

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". Notable people with the surname include: * Johannes Vares (1890–1946), Estonian politician * Maria Eulália Vares, Brazilian mathematical statistician and probability theorist * Sergo Vares (born 1982), Estonian actor *

Tõnis Vares Tõnis Vares (23 July 1859 – 27 June 1925 Tallinn) was an Estonian politician. In 1920 he was Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and fina ...

(1859–1925), Estonian politician

Fictional characters

*Jussi Vares, fictional Finnish private detective from the novel series ''Vares'' by

Reijo Mäki Reijo Juhani Mäki (born 12 October 1958 in Siikainen, Satakunta) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction. Mäki published his first novel ''Enkelipölyä'' in 1985. His most well-known character is private detective Jussi Vares who was first intr ...

and films base on the novels

Fictional characters

See also