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Kalle Löfström
Kalle is a masculine given name of North Germanic origin, a variation of Karl. In Sweden, people named Karl are commonly nicknamed Kalle. The name is also found in Finland and Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru .... Notable people with the name include: Given name *Kalle Anttila (1887–1975), Finnish freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic medalist *Kalle Bask (born 1982), Finnish sailor and Olympic competitor *Kalle Björklund (born 1953), Swedish footballer *Kalle Brink (born 1975), Swedish professional golfer *Kalle Coster (born 1982), Dutch sailor and Olympic medalist *Kalle Dalin (born 1975), Swedish orienteering competitor *Kalle Eerola (born 1983), Finnish professional football midfielder *Kalle Eller (1940–2023), Estonian poet, publisher, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl (given Name)
Karl is a Germanic languages, Germanic masculine name. It comes from Old High German, meaning 'man, husband, freeman' and was widely popularised in Central and Northern Europe by its status as a royal name, in particular through the Franks, Frankish Emperor Charlemagne. Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022. It is popular in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and was popularized by German-speaking descendants in the United States. Carl (name), Carl is another spelling of the name, and is popular in Scandinavian countries such as Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, and largely popularized in the United States by Scandinavian and Italian (shortened from "Carlo") descendants. The name is a variant of the English Charles, and the Latin Carolus (name), Carolus. No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Jents
Kalle Jents (born 22 June 1957, in Karksi-Nuia) is an Estonian politician who represented the Estonian Reform Party in the Riigikogu from 2011 to 2015. He graduated from the Nuia Secondary School in 1975 (also known as August Kitzberg Gymnasium) and from the law faculty of the University of Tartu in 1980. In 1989, he worked with the Communist Party of Estonia as the ideological secretary of the Viljandi District Commission. From 1992 to 2007, he was the chairman of AS Hetika. He has been a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 3 August 2004. He is also a part of the Reform Party Council. He was a member of Viljandi City Council from 1989 to 1992, and again from 2005 to 2007. From 2007 to 2011, he was the mayor of Viljandi. He became the mayor after the transfer of former mayor Peep Aru to the Riigikogu. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Korhonen
Kaarlo (Kaarle) Eeronpoika Korhonen (; 27 December 187811 February 1938) was a Finnish farmer, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Oulu Province South between April 1917 and September 1918. Korhonen went to Soviet Russia during the Finnish Civil War and was executed there in 1938 during Stalin's Great Purge. Early life Korhonen was born on 27 December 1878 in Veneheitto in Säräisniemi municipality in central Grand Duchy of Finland. After attending public school, he worked as a wheelwright and a labourer. He was a farmer in Säräisniemi. Politics and civil war Korhonen joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1902 and was chairman of the party's local branch. He was elected to the Parliament of Finland at the 1916 parliamentary election. He was re-elected at the 1917 parliamentary election. During the Finnish Civil War Korhonen was sent to Petrograd as part of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Könkkölä
Kalle Könkkölä Kalle Kustaa Topias Könkkölä (16 January 1950 – 11 September 2018) was a Finnish politician and human rights activist. He was one of the two first Green members of the Finnish Parliament, from 1983 to 1987, even before the Green League became a political party. He was the first chairperson of the Green League and the first Finnish MP with a disability. Early life and education Könkkölä was born in Helsinki, and was physically disabled from birth. His father was an engineer and his mother was an office worker. The family of six lived in Äänekoski for a few years due to his father's work, where Kalle began his schooling. Könkkölä graduated from high school in 1969 and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Helsinki in 1974. Social activity During his student years, Könkkölä became involved in student politics, and after graduating, he, along with some of his student friends, was involved in founding the Helsinki Move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Kiiskinen
Kalle Kiiskinen (born 6 September 1975 in Hyvinkää) is a Finnish curler. In Juniors, Kiiskinen played for Perttu Piilo and won a silver medal as his third at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championships. Kiiskinen then joined up with Uusipaavalniemi, playing in his first World Curling Championships in 2002. He has played both second and third for Uusipaavalniemi. While never winning a medal at the worlds, at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ..., Kiiskinen was a member of the Finnish team (skipped by Uusipaavalniemi) who won a silver medal. After parting ways with Uusipaavalniemi, Kalle was the skip of the Finnish team in the 2007 European Curling Championships External links * 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Hyv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Kiik
Kalle Kiik (born 10 February 1963) is an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship. He was awarded the International Master title in 1993. Biography Kiik was born in Paide, the son of Estonian chess coach Jakob Kiik (12.05.1924—15.01.2014). In 1981 Kalle Kiik graduated from secondary school in Rakvere and in 1986 he graduated from University of Tartu with a chess coach degree. In 1981 Kiik won the Estonian Junior Chess Championship. He won the Estonian Chess Championship in 1988, finished second in 1987 and three times finished third (1986, 1993, 1997). Kalle Kiik played for Estonia three times in the Soviet Team Chess Championships (1983-1986). Kalle Kiik played for Estonia in Chess Olympiads: * In 1992, at reserve board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+2 −0 =2); * In 2000, at reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+2 −2 =1). Kalle Kiik played for Estonia in European Team Chess Championship: * In 1992, at third board in Debrecen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Keituri
Kalle Keituri (born 25 April 1984) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2014. He debuted in the Continental Cup in 2002 after winning a bronze medal at the 2002 Junior World Championship in Schonach. On 1 March 2002 he made his World Cup debut in Lahti, finishing 19th and gaining 12 points; his overall position at the end of the season was 66th. In the following season he finished 26th in Lahti. In 2004 he did not participate in the World Cup. The next year was Keituri's best as he reached 9th position in the overall Continental Cup standings, with 540 points; he also competed in five World Cup events. In Lahti he was 22nd, followed by 29th Lillehammer and 22nd in Planica; this gained him 22 points in the overall World Cup. During the 2005–06 World Cup season his best performance was ninth in Titisee-Neustadt on 22 January 2006, but his final Continental Cup position was only 67th. In the 2007–08 World Cup season he achieved ninth in Kuusamo, which re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Kauppi
Kalle Kauppi (born 6 May 1992) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kolmonen club Masku. Career Kauppi played for nine seasons for Inter Turku before joining fourth-tier Kolmonen club Masku Masku () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality, which is located about j ... in 2019. References External linksveikkausliiga.com Profile* 1992 births Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen FC Inter Turku players Veikkausliiga players Turun Toverit players Men's association football midfielders People from Paimio Footballers from Southwest Finland Maskun Palloseura players Åbo IFK players Kolmonen players {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Katajisto
Kalle Katajisto (born 24 April 1991) is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 3 caps for the Finland national speedway team. Career Katajisto was a member of the Finnish national team. He rode in the British leagues when he signed for Edinburgh Monarchs in 2007. He stayed with the Scottish club for four seasons leaving after the 2014 season. However, he was to return to Britain in 2013 and 2014 riding for the Plymouth Devils. In 2009, he won the bronze medal at the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship. Results World Championships * Team World Championships (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup) ** ''2009 - 3rd place in the Qualifying round Two'' * Individual U-21 World Championship ** ''2008 - 12th place in the qualifying round Four'' ** ''2009 - 12th place in the qualifying round Five'' * Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Cup) ** ''2009 - 4th place in the qualifying round Two'' ** ''2010 - 4th place in the qualifying round One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Käsper
Kalle Käsper (born 1952 in Tallinn) is an Estonian writer. Biography Käsper was the husband of Armenian writer Gohar Markosjan-Käsper. Notable works by Käsper include "Buridanid", "Taani prints Hamlet, nuhk" (''Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a Spy''). He has co-authored the screenplay of " Jüri Rumm", a popular Estonian film (of 1994). His novel "Üksindus on hommikuti hell" (''Loneliness is tender in the morning'') has been translated into Russian (), was published in the literary journal ''Neva''. Käsper's work "Saksamaa õppetunnid”" (''The Lessons of Germany'') won a yearly prize of the Russian magazine '' Zvezda'', where this translation was published. In recent years, Käsper has published in Estonian newspapers comments on politics and current affairs, distinguished by criticism towards the developments in post-Soviet Estonia and disapproval of cultural Americanisation. Käsper as a publicist is also supportive of Russia and Russian president Vladimir Putin Vladi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Kankari
Kaarle August Kankari (28 January 18895 June 1948) was a Finnish trade unionist, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature. A member of the Socialist Workers' Party, he represented Uusimaa between September 1922 and October 1923. Kankari was born on 28 January 1889 in Paimio. He was a carpenter in Uskela and Helsinki. He was chairman of the Finnish Woodworkers Union () from 1917 to 1918 and from 1919 to 1921. Kankari was imprisoned for political reasons following the end of the Finnish Civil War in 1918. He was released in 1919. He was a Finnish Trade Union Federation official from 1921 to 1922 and chairman of the Finnish Sawmill, Transport and Mixed Workers Union () from 1922 to 1924. Kankari was imprisoned again in August 1923 and a third time in the early 1930s. He was a Finnish Paper Association () official from 1929 to 1930. He was a carpenter in Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Kaljurand with a degree in economic cybernetics, and 2002 from the university of Tartu with a degree in business management.
His badminton coach was Mart Siliksaar. He is multiple-times Estonian champion. 1982–1991 he was a member of Estonian national badminton team.
Since 2005 he has been a leader of publishing house Koolibri.
His wife is diplomat Kalle Kaljurand (born 12 May 1960) is an Estonian badminton player. He was born in Tartu. In 1983 he graduated from University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
