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Kuortane
Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) and training facility overseen by the Finnish Olympic Committee where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute. Kuortane is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto and . Notable people * Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, text ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Kuortane
Team Kuortane is an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga, the premier women's hockey league in Finland. They are based at the Kuortaneen urheilulukio in Kuortane, a small town in South Ostrobothnia, and play at the (). The team was founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2010 as part of its initiative to develop the ice hockey skills of young women in Finland. Since its creation, approximately half of all Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, national under-18 team rosters have been filled by players from Team Kuortane. For sponsorship reasons, the team was called Team Oriflame Kuortane during 2010 to 2014. Season-by-season results List of all seasons completed by Team Kuortane. Players and personnel 2024–25 roster ;Coaching staff and team personnel * Head coach: Juuso Nieminen * Assistant coach: Alexi Salonen * Goaltender coach: Aku Perälä * Equipment manager: Janne Hautamaa & Tero Seppӓ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobothnia is the ninth largest in terms of population. Seinäjoki is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area. As a cultural area, South Ostrobothnia is larger than its current regional borders and includes the region of Ostrobothnia as well. Geography The natural landscape of South Ostrobothnia is mainly expanses, which is Finland's largest plain area. South Ostrobothnia is connected to the coastal region of the Gulf of Bothnia in the west, to the river country of Central Ostrobothnia in the north, and to Suomenselkä in the east and south, which is the watershed between the regions of Ostrobothnia and Finnish Lakeland. The land surface rises gently from the coast inland, and the 100-meter height level is reached about 100 kilometers from the coast. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuortaneen Urheilulukio
Kuortaneen lukio ja urheilulukio or the Kuortane Lukio and Sports Academy is a general and sports-specialised , or school, in Kuortane, Finland. The sports academy is overseen by the Finnish Olympic Committee and affiliated with the Kuortane Olympic Training Centre, which is situated to the immediate northwest of and shares many facilities with the school. Olympic gold medalist in javelin A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon. Today, the javelin is predominantly used for sporting purposes such as the javelin throw. The javelin is nearly always thrown by hand, unlike the sling ..., Tapio Korjus, previously served as head of the school. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuortaneen Urheilulukio Schools in Finland Education in South Ostrobothnia Urheilulukio Sports schools in Finland 1949 establishments in Finland Sport in South Ostrobothnia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naisten Liiga (ice Hockey)
The is the national premier league for women's ice hockey in Finland. Founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association as the Naisten Suomen mestaruus, SM-sarja (NSMs; ) in 1982, it was known as the Naisten Liiga (NSML;) from 2017 until being rebranded as Auroraliiga in 2024. The league comprises approximately 225 players across nine teams. Kiekko-Espoo Naiset, Kiekko-Espoo has been the dominating force of the Auroraliiga in the 21st century, winning seventeen Finnish Championships from 1999 to 2025. Ilves Naiset, Tampereen Ilves is the second most successful club in the league's history, with ten championship titles. Ilves are the only organization to have iced a team in every season since the league's inception. A majority of teams in Auroraliiga share their names with men's professional teams in the Liiga or Mestis – HIFK (ice hockey), HIFK, HPK, Ilves, KalPa, Kiekko-Espoo, Oulun Kärpät, Kärpät, Lukko, RoKi, HC TPS, TPS – but the women's teams have historically received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland Women's National Under-18 Ice Hockey Team
The Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team () is the national women's junior ice hockey team of Finland, which represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship and other international U18 tournaments. The team is officially nicknamed the () and the nickname is regularly used in Finnish-language media. U18 Women's World Championship record Team Current roster Roster for the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship. Head coach: Mira KuismaAssistant coaches: Heikki Kemppainen, Juho Lehto, Aku Perala (goaltender) Team biometrics * Average age: 16 * Average height: * Average weight: World Championship player awards Best Defenseman ''Selected by the tournament directorate'' * 2020: Nelli Laitinen Best Forward ''Selected by the tournament directorate'' * 2019: Elisa Holopainen Best Goaltender ''Selected by the tournament directorate'' * 2011: Isabella Portnoj * 2022: Emilia Kyrkkö All-Star Team ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reino Ala-Kulju
Reino Ala-Kulju (25 April 1898 – 5 August 1983) was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman, secondary school teacher and politician, born in Kuortane. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Patriotic People's Movement (IKL) from 1933 to 1939 and the National Coalition Party from 1952 to 1954 and from 1959 to 1966. Eveliina Ala-Kulju was his mother. Civil war Ala-Kulju participated in the disarmament of the Russians carried out by the Lapua Protectorate in January 1918. He participated in the Finnish Civil War in the ranks of the Whites and was involved in the battles of Vilppula, Ruovesi, Länkipohja and Orivesi. Ala-Kulju served as a group leader in the capture of Tampere, Lahti, Kouvola and Vyborg. He was wounded on March 18, 1918 in Oripohja. Ala-Kulju participated in the Estonian War of Independence in 1919. He served as the head of Kuortanee's conservatorship and was also a member of the Independence Club Junkkarie 1917–1918. In his later years, Ala-Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuusiokunnat
Kuusiokunnat is a subdivision of Southern Ostrobothnia and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009. The name means "six municipalities", which refers to how many municipalities there were in the sub-region when it was established. Nowadays it only contains three municipalities. Municipalities Former * Lehtimäki (now part of Alajärvi, in the Järviseutu sub-region) * Soini (switched to Järviseutu sub-region) * Töysä (joined Alavus in 2013) Politics Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election: * Sauli Niinistö 59.9% * Paavo Väyrynen 11.0% * Matti Vanhanen 10.9% * Laura Huhtasaari 9.9% * Pekka Haavisto 4.0% * Tuula Haatainen 2.7% * Merja Kyllönen 1.4% * Nils Torvalds Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds (born 7 August 1945) is a Finnish politician who had been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2012 to 2024. He is a member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democra ... 0.2% Sub-regions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as "branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture." Aalto's early career ran in parallel with the rapid economic growth and industrialization of Finland during the first half of the 20th century. Many of his clients were industrialists, among them the Ahlström-Gullichsen family, who became his patrons. The span of his career, from the 1920s to the 1970s, is reflected in the styles of his work, ranging from Nordic Classicism of the early work, to a rational International Style (architecture), International Style Modernism during the 1930s to a more organic modernist style from the 1940s onwards. His architectural work, throughout his entire career, is characterized by a concern for design as Gesamtkunstwerk— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mira Suhonen
Mira Suhonen (née Nevansuu; born July 9, 1985, in Kuortane) is a Finnish female sport shooter, mainly competing in 10 metre pistol. Her best result has been a silver medal at the 2007 European Shooting Championship. She has participated in the Summer Olympics twice. In 2008 she finished 7th but in 2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ... she failed to reach the final. References Finnish female sport shooters 1985 births Living people People from Kuortane Olympic shooters for Finland Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia 21st-century Finnish sportswomen {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmo Ala-Honkola
Osmo Juhani Ala-Honkola (12 May 1939 – 14 November 2020) was a Finnish sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References External links * 1939 births 2020 deaths Finnish male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Finland Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Kuortane Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alajärvi
Alajärvi (; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The town is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Lehtimäki was consolidated with Alajärvi on 1 January 2009. Geography The neighboring municipalities of Alajärvi are Alavus, Kuortane, Kyyjärvi, Lappajärvi, Lapua, Perho, Soini, Vimpeli and Ähtäri. Villages In 1967, Alajärvi had eight legally recognized villages ''(henkikirjakylät)'': * Alajärvi * Kurejoki * Menkijärvi * Möksy * Savonkylä * Tarvolankylä * Päällysaho * Vimpeli Economy In 2018, 11.2% of the workforce of Alajärvi worked in primary production (agriculture, forestry and fishing), 29.9% in secondary production (e.g. manufacturing, construction and infrastructure), and 57.1% in services. In 2019, the unemployment rate was 9.3%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 33.0%. (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
