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Vikström
Vikström is a surname of Swedish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * John Vikström (born 1931), Archbishop emeritus of Finland * Peter Vikström, wheelchair tennis player * Thomas Vikström (born 1969), Swedish vocalist See also * Wikström {{DEFAULTSORT:Vikstrom Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Vikström
John Edvin Vikström (born 1 October 1931) is a Finnish priest. He served as the Archbishop of Turku and Finland from 1982 to 1998. Personal life John Edvin Vikström was born to parents Edvin and Hilma Vikström. In 1957 he married teacher Birgitta Vikström (b. Hellberg) who died in 1994. John Vikström has three children. His brother Erik Vikström and his son Björn Vikström are both his successors as bishop of Porvoo/Borgå. Archbishop of Turku and Finland 1982–1998 As the 53rd successor of St. Henry, Vikström's era was far reaching. During his term as the Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, the Church carried out many reforms. The Church was given a new Bible translation and a new hymnbook, the ordained ministry has been opened to women, church law was reformed and liturgical reform was undertaken. The Church of Finland was also active ecumenically. Archbishop emeritus John Vikström continues to be a popular speaker in academia and business. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Vikström
Sven Erik Herman Thomas Vikström (born 21 January 1969) is a Swedish singer best known for working with hard rock and heavy metal bands including doom metal band Candlemass (during their initial final years, from 1991 to 1994) and power metallers Stormwind. He is the son of opera singer Sven-Erik Vikström. He is also a permanent vocalist for the symphonic metal band Therion. Musical theatre Inspired by his father, Vikström has played roles in theatre productions starting on stage at the Stockholm theatre Folkan in 1990. During 1991 he starred as the main-character in the opera ''Hoffman's Adventure'' in Stockholm. He also played the main part as John in the musical ''Miss Saigon'' from late 1997 to December 1998. Discography *Talk of the Town – ''Talk of the Town'' (1988) * Candlemass – '' Chapter VI'' (1992) *Candlemass – ''Sjunger Sigge Furst'' (EP, 1993) *Thomas Vikström (solo) – ''If I Could Fly'' (1994) * Brazen Abbot – ''Live and Learn'' (Vikström s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Vikström
Peter Vikström (born 4 January 1977 in Piteå) is a wheelchair tennis player. He won the Paralympic men's doubles competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics with his partner Stefan Olsson Stefan Olsson (born 24 April 1987) is a former Swedish wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis Adaptive sport, adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there ar .... He started playing tennis when he was 21. References External links * * 1977 births Living people Swedish male tennis players Swedish wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Sweden Paralympic gold medalists for Sweden Paralympic silver medalists for Sweden Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Whee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wikström
Wikström is a Swedish and Finnish surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 75.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Wikström'' were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:1,640) and 23.1% of Finland (1:2,978). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,640) in the following counties: * 1. Jämtland County (1:632) * 2. Norrbotten County (1:648) * 3. Västerbotten County (1:666) * 4. Gävleborg County (1:729) * 5. Västernorrland County (1:878) * 6. Dalarna County (1:914) * 7. Värmland County (1:1,217) * 8. Västmanland County (1:1,358) * 9. Gotland County (1:1,426) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,978) in the following regions: * 1. Åland (1:598) * 2. Central Ostrobothnia (1:787) * 3. Ostrobothnia (1:1,080) * 4. Uusimaa (1:1,390) * 5. Southwest Finland (1:2,038) People * Axel Wikström (1907–1976), Swedish skier * Cecilia Wikström (born 1965), Swedish politician *Christoffer Wikström (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |