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Perttilä (Lohja)
Perttilä is a surname originating in Finland. Notable people with the surname include: *Emil Perttilä (1875–1933), Finnish politician *, Finnish musician playing with Barren Earth and Rytmihäiriö bands * Matti Perttilä (1896–1968), Finnish wrestler *Valfrid Perttilä Valfrid Perttilä (23 September 1878 – 17 August 1953) was a Finnish politician and trade unionist. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland 1907–1914 and 1917 representing the Social Democratic Party. During the 1918 Civil War of Finland ... (1878–1953), Finnish politician {{surname Finnish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Perttilä
Jacob Emil Perttilä (born Ahlberg, since 1909 Palander, 18 February 1875 – 21 August 1933) was a Finnish politician and trade unionist. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party in 1907-1908. Perttilä was also known as a playwright who wrote comedy scripts. Life Emil Perttilä was born in Isokyrö, Ostrobothnia as an illegitimate child of a housemaid. He worked as a carpenter in 1890s in Helsinki before becoming the treasurer of the Social Democratic Party in 1904. Perttilä was the chairman of the Finnish Carpenters Union 1899, the chairman of the Central Committee of the Finnish general strike of 1905 and the chairman of the Social Democratic Party 1905-1906. He was also a founder of the Finnish Trade Union Federation, established 1907. In March 1909, Perttilä quit his post and took a small sum of money from the party treasury. He sailed to Cape Town where he was arrested and sent back to Finland. According to Perttilä, he fled because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barren Earth
Barren Earth is a Finnish progressive death metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2007. Their music is said to be a combination of death metal, progressive rock, and folk music, pulling influence from the different groups each member is associated with. Since their formation, the band has released one EP and four full-length albums. History ''Our Twilight'' and ''Curse of the Red River'' (2009 onwards) In November 2009, the EP '' Our Twilight'' was issued, and included four songs. Shortly after the EP had been issued, Barren Earth performed its first gig, in the club Dante's Highlight in Helsinki. However, as the LP was set for release in March 2010, most of the festivals had already booked bands for the summer 2010. Barren Earth had a gig on Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, though. In February 2011, the band played a five-week tour in North America under the name "Finnish Metal Tour 2011", alongside other Finnish bands including Finntroll, Ensiferum and Rotten Sound, gatheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Perttilä
Matti Rudolf "Masa" Perttilä (21 January 1896 – 12 May 1968) was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Isokyrö. In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight competition after winning the final of the bronze medal round against Sjur Johnsen Sjur Johnsen (20 June 1891 – 2 October 1978) was a Norwegian wrestler and track and field athlete. Life and career Johnsen was born in Vik. He competed in wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he placed fourth in Greco .... References External links * 1896 births 1968 deaths People from Isokyrö Sportspeople from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ostrobothnia (administrative region) 20th-century Finn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valfrid Perttilä
Valfrid Perttilä (23 September 1878 – 17 August 1953) was a Finnish politician and trade unionist. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland 1907–1914 and 1917 representing the Social Democratic Party. During the 1918 Civil War of Finland, Perttilä was the chairman of the Central Workers' Council of Finland. Life Perttilä lived in Helsinki as a factory worker since 1893 and joined the Social Democratic Party in 1899. During the 1905 General Strike, Perttilä was a member of the Helsinki General Strike Committee. In 1907, he was elected to the Parliament of Finland. In 1916, Perttilä was one of the founders of the Finnish Seafarers' Union. During the 1918 Civil War, Perttilä was the chairman of the Central Workers' Council, the legislature of the Red Finland. As the Red power collapsed, Perttilä fled to the Soviet Russia. In August 1918, he took part on the founding congress of the exile Communist Party of Finland in Moscow. In December 1918, Perttilä moved to Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
