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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] |
Emil Wikström
Emil Wikström (13 April 1864 in Turku – 26 September 1942 in Helsinki) was a Finnish sculptor. Among his best known works are the '' Lyhdynkantajat'' ("Lantern Carriers") sculptures on the front of the Helsinki Central railway station and the monuments to Elias Lönnrot and Johan Vilhelm Snellman. Career His parents were construction foreman Johan Erik Wikström and Gustava Samuelintytär Linnamäki. Emil Wikström studied art in Finnish Art Association's drawing school in Turku and Helsinki, in the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and also in Académie Julian in Paris. Wikström as well as other artists took inspiration for their art from their own country's cultural mythology. Finnish artists studied and worked in Paris. Some decided to retreat to the peace of the forest, as Wikström wrote in a letter to Axel Gallén in 1898. Wikström was the first to carry out his plan and found ideal place for himself in Sääksmäki by Vanajavesi. Emil Wikström sculpted most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Wikström
Cecilia Karin Maria Wikström, née Sundström, originally Nodbjörk (born 17 October 1965) is a Sweden, Swedish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Liberals (Sweden), Liberal Party of Sweden, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. She is also a priest in the Church of Sweden and the author of several books. She was married to former Swedish Minister for Education Jan-Erik Wikström from 1995 to 2010, and before that to the Swedish priest Björn Bolin. Wikström got her Bachelor of Theology at the Department of Theology at Uppsala University in 1993. She has had various positions in the Church of Sweden, such as parish minister, university chaplain, prison chaplain, and Canon (priest), canon of Uppsala Cathedral. Political career Member of the Swedish Parliament, 2002–2009 Between 2002 and 2009, Wikström was a member of the Swedish Parliament for the Liberal People's Party (today simply t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |