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Lappajärvi
Lappajärvi is a municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland's Southern Ostrobothnia region. It is located from Seinäjoki, from Kokkola and from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or nearly 20% is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. Lake Lappajärvi, which gives the name to the municipality, is a impact crater, meteor crater, one of the few meteor crater lakes found in Finland. Singer and performer, Timo Kotipelto from the worldwide known Finnish power metal band Stratovarius was born and raised in Lappajärvi. Notable people born in Lappajärvi *Johannes Bäck (1872–1952) *Aleksi Hakala (1886–1959) *Veikko Savela (1919–2015) *Jarmo Övermark (1955–) *Arto Melleri (1956–2005) *Seppo Särkiniemi (1957–) *Jussi Lampi (1961–) *Timo Kotipelto (1969–) *Petra Olli (1994–) See also * Lappajärvi Church References External links Municipality of La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Lappajärvi
Lappajärvi is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Finland, municipalities of Lappajärvi, Alajärvi and Vimpeli. It is formed in a wide, partly eroded meteorite impact crater. The lake is part of Ähtävänjoki () basin together with Lake Evijärvi that is located downstream (north) of it. The Lappajärvi impact structure is estimated to be 77.85 ± 0.78 million years old (Campanian age of the Late Cretaceous time period). Experts working on Finland's Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository project have studied Lake Lappajärvi to help them project how Finnish landscapes might look one million years in the future and beyond. An island in the middle of the lake, Kärnänsaari (Kärnä Island), gives the name to the black impact melt rock (impactite) found there, locally called ''Kärnäiitti''. Nearby towns include Lappajärvi and Vimpeli and the nearest major city is Seinäjoki. In September 2023, UNESCO accepted the Lappajärvi area's "Impact Crater Lake" Geopark applica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia (administrative region), 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 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lappajärvi Church
Lappajärvi Church () is a Lutheran church located in Lappajärvi, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, .... The church was designed by Matti Honka and built 1765. References Lutheran churches in Finland {{Finland-Lutheran-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Lampi
Jussi Lampi (born 9 February 1961 in Lappajärvi) is a Finnish musician and long-time actor. Lampi has appeared in many films and TV shows, including '' The Last Border'' (1993), '' V2 - jäätynyt enkeli'' (2007), '' Matti'' (2006), '' Pelikaanimies'' (2004), '' Rölli ja metsänhenki'' (2001), '' Ansa ja Oiva'' and '' Ruusun aika''. It is believed that Lampi started his recording career in the band Bodyguards. Lampi has played and is still playing in the band Pink Flamingos since 1993. The band has published one album, ''Pink Flamingos'', through Strawberry Records. Currently Lampi plays the drums and is a background singer in Timo Rautiainen's band. Lampi is tall. Lampi has also worked as a voice actor in the Finnish dubs of ''Monsters, Inc.'', '' The Wild'', the first ''Pokémon'' film as Mewtwo, and ''Finding Nemo''. Lampi's daughter was Mandi Lampi, a former famous child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage, tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimpeli
Vimpeli (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, northeast of Seinäjoki and northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The most significant road connection in the municipality is the main road 68 between towns of Virrat and Jakobstad. Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war. In sport, Vimpeli is known for the success of its Finnish baseball team, Vimpelin Veto, which won gold in the 2010, 2016 and 2017 seasons in the Finnish championships. The Island Field ballpark is the home field of Vimpelin Veto, and its well-known competitor is Sotkamon Jymy from Sotkamo, known as long-time arch-enemy of Vimpelin Veto. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veteli
Veteli () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua Halsua () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. Halsua is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population o ..., Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Notable people * Juha Sipilä, (born 1961), politics former Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019), * Esko Aho, (born 1954), politician, former Prime Minister of Finland (1991–1995) References External links Municipality of Veteli– Official website Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia {{Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evijärvi
Evijärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Pedersöre and Veteli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. There is a lake of the same name in the municipality. The coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ... of Evijärvi, designed by Olof Eriksson, resembles the coat of arms of Alajärvi in appearance; the only difference being the two red-finned fish that appear on Evijärvi's coat of arms. In the 1980s, salted fish made from bream caught in the spring was named the traditional local dish of Evijärvi. Notable people born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Olli
Petra Maarit Olli (born 5 June 1994) is a retired Finnish freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in the Women's freestyle 58 kg-event. In March 2016 Olli won her first European Championship gold medal at the Senior-level in Riga, Latvia, defeating Oksana Herhel of Ukraine. She was the first Finnish woman to win a World gold, defeating Danielle Lappage of Canada in the finals of the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Olli missed the 2019 World Wrestling Championships The 2019 World Wrestling Championships were held in Astana, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 14 September to 22 September 2019. The tournament served as qualification for the Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics, the top six wres ... due to health problems. She retired from wrestling in 2020. References External links * Living people 1994 births Finnish female sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2010 Summer Youth Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seppo Särkiniemi
Seppo Antero Särkiniemi (born 11 April 1957 in Lappajärvi) is a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that ... from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2010 to 2011, representing the Centre Party. References 1957 births Living people People from Lappajärvi 20th-century Finnish Lutheran clergy Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011) University of Helsinki alumni 21st-century Finnish Lutheran clergy {{CentrePartyFinland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arto Melleri
Arto Matti Vihtori Melleri (7 September 1956 in Lappajärvi – 13 May 2005 in Helsinki) was a Finnish poet and writer. Melleri gained fame with the play, ''Pete Q'', in the 1970s. He studied at the Theatre Academy of Helsinki between 1976 - 1980. He was granted an artist's Finnish state pension A pension (; ) is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work. A pension may be either a "defined benefit plan", wher ... in 2003. Melleri was a diverse writer; his output consisted of poetry, collections of short stories, plays, a film script and an opera libretto. Melleri was an archetype of a Finnish bohemian poet. He was hit by a motorist in 1998, causing him brain damage which eventually led to his death. Melleri was married to Nadja Pyykkö. Tahvo Hirvonen made a 2003 documentary film about Arto Melleri, called Wanderer of a Lonely Star. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarmo Övermark
Jarmo Erkki Övermark (born 26 May 1955 in Lappajärvi) is a Finnish former wrestler who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... His best Olympic finish was in the 1984 Summer Games, where he placed fifth in the men's middleweight event. References External links * 1955 births Living people People from Lappajärvi Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Sport wrestlers from South Ostrobothnia World Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veikko Savela
Erkki Veikko Savela (28 June 1919 – 16 July 2015) was a Finnish agronomist, farmer and politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Public Works from 13 April 1962 to 18 December 1963. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1958 to 1970, representing the Agrarian League (which changed its name to ''Centre Party'' in 1965). He was born in Lappajärvi and died in Seinäjoki Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; , formerly ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki is located in the western interior of the country and along the Seinäjoki (river), River Seinäjoki. The population of Sein .... References 1919 births 2015 deaths People from Lappajärvi Finnish Lutherans Centre Party (Finland) politicians Ministers of transport and public works of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–1962) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1962–1966) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–1970) University of He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
