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Forsman
Forsman is a surname of Scandinavian origin. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 41.0% of all known bearers of the surname ''Forsman'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:2,498), 29.0% of the United States (1:129,388), 22.4% of Finland (1:2,548) and 1.9% of New Zealand (1:25,153). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,498) in the following counties: * 1. Västerbotten (1:606) * 2. Västernorrland (1:1,124) * 3. Dalarna (1:1,260) * 4. Norrbotten (1:1,327) * 5. Gävleborg (1:1,556) * 6. Västmanland (1:1,695) * 7. Jämtland (1:2,069) * 8. Uppsala (1:2,070) * 9. Örebro (1:2,264) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,548) in the following regions: * 1. Ostrobothnia (1:547) * 2. Åland (1:1,794) * 3. Uusimaa (1:1,919) * 4. Tavastia Proper (1:2,014) * 5. Southwest Finland (1:2,030) * 6. Satakunta (1:2,134) * 7. Kymenlaakso (1:2,136) People * Aarne Forsman, (1884-1921), Finnish photographer * Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, along with the surrounding metropolitan area, are both contained in the region, and Uusimaa is Finland's most populous region. The population of Uusimaa is 1,734,000. While predominantly Finnish-speaking, Uusimaa has the highest total number of native speakers of Swedish in Finland even at a much lower share than two other regions. History From the time of the Vikings in the 8th century, an eastern road ran along the Gulf of Finland. The first inhabitants were nomads., pp. 5-7 The place name of Nuuksio derives from the Sami word which means 'swan.'' Later Finns proper and Tavastians inhabited the area. Some place names have traces of Tavastian village names, like Konala, which likely derives from the older Tavastian village name ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sairi Forsman
Sairi Forsman (born 1964 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican sculptor of Danish descent. Throughout her creative process, Sairi Forsman has gone through different stages: first, sculpture inspired by an early cubism; then entangled bodies, knot-forms with rounded outlines that tell stories about ancient mythologies of Western Culture; then skeletal representations of humans and animals. She is inspired by literature, painting, dance, sculpture and cinema. She has participated in collective exhibitions and has had solo shows sponsored by institutions, such as the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, the Poliforum Cultural Siquieros and the Palacio de Mineria. Her work has been published by the art magazine "Artes de Mexico" as well as the European Economic Community. She has won the Nordic Arts Center fellowship in Helsinki, Finland. The sculptures "Fantasy I", "Temptation", "Perses", "The Cannibal" and "Au Prin-Temps" are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petri Forsman . He won the Jukola relay in 1987, 1991 and 1994.
Petri Forsman (born 13 December 1968) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' at the 1993 World Orienteering Championships in West Point, together with Keijo Parkkinen, Mika Kuisma and Timo Karppinen Timo Karppinen (born 26 December 1967) is a Finland, Finnish orienteering Competition, competitor. He received five medals in the World Orienteering Championships between 1993 and 1997. See also * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Forsman
Jaakko Forsman (30 July 1839, Vähäkyrö — 26 September 1899, Helsinki) was a Finland, Finnish jurist and politician, as well as a leading activist of the Fennoman movement. In 1857, he attained his doctorate in law at the University of Helsinki with the first Finnish language dissertation ever submitted to the Faculty of Law there. In 1879, he was appointed professor of law and legal history. He was acting rector of the university from 1896 to 1899. His contributions to the 1889 Finnish Criminal Code and his lectures in criminal law, which came to be regarded as the code's authentic interpretation, earned him the title of "Father of Finnish Criminal Law". Forsman also wrote a seminal text on Finnish legal history, ''Suomen lainsäädännön historia'' (1896), and served in the Diet of Finland from 1882 until his death. Publications * ''Pakko-tilasta kriminalioikeudessa'' (1874) * ''Grunderna för läran om delaktighet i brott'' (1879) * ''Lisiä 1885 vuoden säädyille ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingela Forsman
Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman (born 26 August 1950 in , Sweden) is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. As a student Forsman attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: '' Bra vibrationer'' (1985), '' Se på mej'' (1995) and '' Kärleken är'' (1998). She has also written the text to psalm number 862 in the Swedish hymn book, '' Blomningstid'', and two children's books. Her older sister first called her 'Pling', and she is now commonly referred to as 'Pling Forsman'. Her first public performance was on the Swedish children's radio show ''Barnens Brevlåda'' in 1954. Songs in Melodifestivalen written by Ingela Forsman * Melodifestivalen 1981, 1981 - ''Men natten är vår'' - placed 5th *1983 - ''Bara en enda gång'' - placed 5th *1984 **''Kall som is'' - placed 4th **''Tjuvarnas natt'' - shared 5th place *1985 **'' Bra vibrationer'' - winner for Kikki Danielsson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ina Forsman
Ina Forsman (born 1994) is a Finnish blues singer-songwriter. She has been involved in the recording of six albums since 2013. Career She was born in Helsinki, Finland. At the age of six, Forsman decided she wanted to be a singer. She was initially influenced after hearing a Christina Aguilera recording, but later became entranced by the work of Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, and Aretha Franklin. When she was 15 years old, she came to the attention of the television watching public when competing in the first series of ''The Voice of Finland''. She was noticed by the harmonicist Helge Tallqvist, who helped nurture her talent. By 2011, Forsman was performing on stage regularly and noted that "Helge was the first person who introduced blues to me. He took me to the studio and put our band together a couple of years ago. There aren't enough words to describe how much I learnt from him". Two years later the pairing recorded a collaborative album, ''Ina Forsman With Helge Tallqvist Band''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Forsman
Dick Forsman (born 1953 in Helsinki) is a Finnish ornithologist Ornithology, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (''órnis''), meaning "bird", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related discip .... He is the author of '' The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East: A Handbook of Field Identification'' which was selected as one of Birdwatch's Outstanding Bird Books of 1998 due in part to its photography. Forsman is also the author of '' Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East'', which was published in 2016. Both books were published by Bloomsbury imprint Christopher Helm. References Dick Forsman official site Forsman, Dick Ornithological writers Forsman, Dick Forsman, Dick Finnish nature photographers {{ornithologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Forsman
Daniel Bruce Forsman (born July 15, 1958) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and who now plays on the Champions Tour. Early years Forsman was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. however his family relocated to Mountain View, California where he grew up. He learned to play golf at Los Altos Golf and Country Club and spent summers caddying for club members. He attended Awalt High School (currently Mountain View High School) where he lettered on both the golf and basketball teams. He attended Arizona State University majoring in Communications. While at ASU, he was also on the golf team. Professional career Forsman turned professional in 1982. He earned his PGA Tour card at Qualifying School at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida in the fall of 1982 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983. A five-time winner on the PGA Tour, Forsman finished in the top-125 every year from 1983 until 2003 with the exception of one year. His best overall season was 1992, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Forsman
Andrew Clark Forsman is an American drummer and percussionist from Mukilteo, Washington, known as one of the founding members of the Seattle-based progressive rock band The Fall of Troy. Early life and youth career Forsman grew up in Mukilteo, Washington and graduated from Kamiak High School in 2004. Forsman started drumming at a young age. When he was in 7th grade, his parents told him that money was tight, and he had to stop taking drum lessons. His instructor at the time, Rick Strenslan, was so confident in his student's future success that he continued to give Forsman lessons for free. In high school he joined the Kamiak Show Band drumline, where he befriended Fall of Troy member Thomas Erak. Starting in his sophomore year of high school, Forsman was involved in a band with fellow Fall of Troy members called The 30 Years War. The band independently released two EPs ''Martyrs Among the Casualties'' and ''Live at the Paradox''. Following the release of these EPs, member Mike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso (; ; "Kymi River, Kymi/Kymmene Valley") is a Regions of Finland, region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, Southern Savonia, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means literally ''The Valley of River Kymijoki, Kymi''. Kymijoki is one of the biggest rivers in Finland with a drainage basin with 11% of the area of Finland. The city of Kotka with 51,000 inhabitants is located at the delta of River Kymi and has the most important import harbour in Finland. Other cities are Kouvola further in the inland which has after a municipal merger 81,000 inhabitants and the old bastion town Hamina. Kymenlaakso was one of the first industrialization, industrialized regions of Finland. It became the most important region for paper industry, paper and pulp industry in Finland. Since the late 1900s many plants have closed, which has caused some deindustrialization, unemployment and population decline in Kymenlaakso, especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satakunta
Satakunta (in both Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish, ; historically ''Satacundia'') is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region is Pori. The name of the region literally means hundred (division), hundred. The Satakunta (historical province), historical province of the same name was a larger area within Finland, covering modern Satakunta as well as much of Pirkanmaa. Heraldry The arms are crowned by a ducal coronet, though in Finnish tradition this resembles a Swedish count's coronet. Blazon: "Per fess Azure and Or, a bear rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or, holding in both paws a sword Argent, sword handle Or; surmounted by two mullets of seven Argent". History According to one theory, Satakunta was a political and military en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
