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Satu Rämö
Satu Rämö (born 1980) is a Finnish-Icelandic author and an entrepreneur in communications. Education Rämö earned her Master of Science in Economics (''kauppatieteiden maisteri'') and a Bachelor of Arts (''humanististen tieteiden kandidaatti''). Books She was the top-selling Finnish author in 2023. Rämö’s book series Hildur sold almost 330 000 copies counting all editions in 2023. Roughly estimated, the yearly earnings for the book sales for Rämö were 426 000 euros. A new work in her detective series, ''Rakel'', will be published in November 2024. As of September 2024, the publishing rights for ''Hildur'' series has been sold to 17 countries, including Germany, France, the Nordics and the UK. Award Rämö won an award for the best travel book by Finnish travelling magazine ''Mondo'' for her work ''Islantilainen voittaa aina'' in 2015. Personal life Rämö lives with her spouse Björgvin Hilmarsson and their two children in Ísafjörður, Iceland Icelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Forssa
Forssa is a Cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere), in the Tavastia Proper regions of Finland, region, and which is crossed by Finnish national road 2, Highway 2 between Pori and Helsinki and Finnish national road 10, Highway 10 between Turku and Hämeenlinna. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Only a little part of the surface area of Forssa is water, but the river Loimijoki forms an important element in the cityscape, with the city being located at its starting point. Other notable water areas in Forssa include the lake Kaukjärvi and the lake Koijärvi, known as the birthplace of the Green League. The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. However, the name Forssa comes from the Swedish word "fors", meaning rapids. Forssa ... [...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] |
Hildur (book Series)
''Hildur'' is a detective novel series written by Finnish-Icelandic author Satu Rämö. A play based on the novels premiered Autumn 2024 at Turku City Theatre. The play has been dramatized by Satu Rasila and it is directed by Anne Rautiainen. ''Hildur'' will also be made into a television series. As of January 2024, the publishing rights to the ''Hildur'' series have been sold to 13 countries, including Germany, France, the UK, the Nordics, and the Baltic countries. Plot Hildur Rúnarsdóttir is an Icelandic police officer haunted by the past. Hildur (born in a fictional farm Kotsdalur, in Westfjords) lives and works at a village called Ísafjörður, where she looks into the mysteries of her family while solving murders. A close colleague of Hildur is a Finnish police officer Jakob (born in Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ísafjörður
Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord which meets the waters of the larger fjord Ísafjarðardjúp. With a population of about 2,600, Ísafjörður is the largest settlement in the peninsula of Vestfirðir (Westfjords) and the administration centre of the Ísafjarðarbær municipality, which includes—besides Ísafjörður—the nearby villages of Hnífsdalur, Flateyri, Suðureyri, and Þingeyri. History According to the Landnámabók (the book of settlement), Skutulsfjörður was first settled by Helgi Magri Hrólfsson in the 9th century. In the 16th century, the town grew as it became a trading post for foreign merchants. Witch trials were common around the same time throughout the Westfjords, and many people were banished to the nearby peninsula of Hornstrandir, now a nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1980 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
