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Eero Saarinen, Saarinen-designed
Eero is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name (pronounced: /e:ro/). Notable people with the name include: * Eero Aarnio (born 1932), Finnish interior designer * Eero Aho (born 1968), Finnish actor * Eero Akaan-Penttilä (born 1943), Finnish politician * Eero Antikainen (1906–1960), Finnish trade union leader and politician * Eero Berg (1898–1969), Finnish athlete * Eero Böök (1910–1990), Finnish chess player and engineer * Eero Elo (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player * Eero Endjärv (born 1973), Estonian architect * Eero Epner (born 1978), Estonian art historian and playwright * Eero Erkko (1860–1927), Finnish journalist and politician * Eero Haapala (born 1989), Finnish long jumper * Eero Haapalainen (c. 1880 – 1937), Finnish Communist leader * Eero Hämeenniemi (born 1951), Finnish composer, musician and writer * Eero Heinonen (born 1979), Finnish musician and bass player in The Rasmus * Eero Heinäluoma (born 1955), Finnish politician and former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Endjärv
Eero Endjärv (born 24 January 1973 in Tallinn) is an Estonian architect. From 1988 to 1991, he studied in the . From 1991 to 1995, he studied in the Tallinn Technical University. From 1995, he studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture and city planning. He graduated from the academy in 2001. Since 2001, Endjärv has worked in the architectural bureau Agabus, Endjärv & Truverk OÜ as an architect and partner. Since 2009, he has also been active in the Allianss Arhitektid OÜ architectural bureau. The most notable works by Endjärv are the villa in Otepää in southern Estonia, the new building of the University of Tallinn, the Viimsi School and the library of the Tallinn Technical University. Endjärv is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects. Works *Apartment buildings in Pirita, 2003 (with Mattias Agabus, Illimar Truverk) *Villa in Southern Estonia, 2004 (with Mattias Agabus, Illimar Truverk) *Apartment building in Nõmme Nõmme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Kilpeläinen
Eero Kilpeläinen (born May 7, 1985) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for KalPa in the Liiga. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 5th round (144th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. After playing the 2013–14 season in Switzerland with EV Zug of the National League A The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland and is the top tier of the Swiss league system. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was known as National League A. During the 2018–19 season, the league h ..., He returned to Finland in signing an optional four-year contract with KalPa on March 27, 2014. References External links * 1985 births Living people Ässät players Dallas Stars draft picks Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Jokerit players KalPa players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players EV Zug players Örebro HK players {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Järnefelt
Erik "Eero" Nikolai Järnefelt (8 November 1863 – 15 November 1937) was a Finnish painter and art professor. He is best known for his portraits and landscapes of the area around Koli National Park. He was a medal winner at the Paris ''Exposition Universelle'' of 1889 and 1900, and he taught art at the University of Helsinki and was chairman of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. Biography He was the son of General Alexander Järnefelt and Baroness Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg). He came from a Swedish-speaking Finnophile family of artists, writers and composers descended from the Baltic aristocracy. Several of his eight siblings also became well-known: (a literary critic), Arvid (a judge and writer), Armas (a composer and conductor) and Aino (wife of Jean Sibelius).Brief biography @ Kansallisbiografia. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Hyvärinen
Eero Juho Hyvärinen (April 27, 1890 – May 27, 1973) was a Finnish gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ... who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Finnish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. References External linksprofile 1890 births 1973 deaths Finnish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Hynninen
Eero Gunnar Antero Hynninen (born April 19, 1953 in Pieksämäki) is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple .... References Sports-Reference.com profile 1953 births Living people People from Pieksämäki Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Finnish male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Finland Sportspeople from South Savo {{Finland-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Huovinen
Eero Huovinen (born October 27, 1944, in Helsinki) is the former Bishop of Helsinki in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Biography Eero Huovinen was born in Helsinki, the son of the Revd Dr Lauri Huovinen (1915–1994), Dean of the Cathedral of Turku. He studied at the University of Helsinki, graduating with a Master of Theology Master of Theology ( la, Theologiae Magister, abbreviated MTh, ThM, or MTheol) is a post-graduate degree offered by universities, divinity schools, and seminaries. It can serve as a transition degree for entrance into a PhD program or as a sta ... 1970; Licentiate of Theology 1976; and PhD in 1978. Huovinen was ordained into the priesthood in 1970. Between 1970 and 1991 he held various positions at the University of Helsinki Faculty of Theology, including Professor of Dogmatics and Dean of the Faculty. He was appointed as Bishop of Helsinki on March 1, 1991, and retired in 2010. References 1944 births Living people L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Hirvonen
Eero Hirvonen (born 30 January 1996) is a Finnish Nordic combined skier. Career He was born in Laukaa. He debuted in the World Cup in the 2015–16 season in Lahti, Finland on the 6th of March 2016, finishing 33rd in the Large Hill. His best result in the world cup is 2nd place in the 2016–17 World Cup in Lahti, Finland in January 2017. Together with Ilkka Herola, he won the 2 x 7,5 km team sprint on the 9th of February 2019, in front of their home crowd in Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e .... Record Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Individual Podiums Team Podiums References 1996 births Living people Finnish male Nordic combined skiers Nordic combined skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 2022 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Heinäluoma
Eero Olavi Heinäluoma (born 4 July 1955 in Kokkola) is a Finnish politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. A former chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party, he was replaced in the party's leadership by Jutta Urpilainen in June 2008. He was Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 2011–2015. Early life and education Heinäluoma has studied political sciences, but has not finished his degree. Political career Career in national politics Heinäluoma was elected Chairman in June 2005, succeeding former Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen. He was the Minister of Finance of Finland from 2005 to 2007. Heinäluoma held various posts in the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) from 1983 to 2003. He was a director in SAK from 2000 to 2003. Heinäluoma was appointed as party secretary in 2002 and in the 2003 elections, he was elected as a Member of Parliament from the Electoral District of Uusimaa. Ever since he took up the post of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rasmus
The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinonen (bass), Pauli Rantasalmi (guitar) and Jarno Lahti (drums). Jarno Lahti left the year after and was replaced by Janne Heiskanen in 1995. Heiskanen quit the band in 1999 and was soon replaced by Aki Hakala. Pauli Rantasalmi left the band and was replaced by female guitarist Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen in 2022. Best known for their 2003 hit single " In the Shadows", the band has sold 5 million albums worldwide and approximately 350,000 albums in Finland alone, and has won numerous awards, both domestic and international. The band represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Jezebel". History Formation and first albums (1994–1995) While still in high school, Lauri Ylönen, Eero Heinonen, Pauli Rantasalmi and Jarno La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Hämeenniemi
Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi (born 29 April 1951 in Valkeakoski) is a Finnish composer, musician and writer. He is an adjunct professor at the University of the Arts Helsinki and he has played and recorded solo improvisation concerts. Hämeenniemi has written several books about South Indian music culture and translated Tamil poetry. Recently he has written book on Italy: Napolista etelään (2021) on South Italy, and Kulkija Venetsiassa (2022) on the musical orphanages of Venice. Selected compositions World premiere details shown where available * ''Symphony no. 3'' (1999) ( Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sakari Oramo, 3 November 1999, Helsinki) * ''Symphony no. 2'' (1988) ( Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jukka-Pekka Saraste, 31 August 1988, Helsinki) * ''Symphony no. 1'' (1983) ( Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Leif Segerstam, 18 April 1984, Helsinki) * ''Viola Concerto'' (2001) (viola: Tommi Aalto, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sakari Oramo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Haapalainen
Eero Haapalainen (Russian Эро Эрович Хаапалайнен, ''Ero Erovich Khaapalaynen''; 27 October 1880 – 27 November 1937) was a Finnish politician, trade unionist and journalist, who was one of the most prominent figures of the Finnish socialist movement in the first two decades of the 1900s. In the 1918 Finnish Civil War he served as the commander-in-chief of the Red Guards. After the war, Haapalainen fled to Soviet Russia where he joined the exile Communist Party of Finland and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was executed during the Great Purge in 1937. Life Early years Eero Haapalainen was born in the town of Kuopio in eastern Finland. His father Aaro was a carpenter and the mother, Wilhelmiina Kinnunen, a housewife who earned extra income as a seamstress for the shop of the author and social activist Minna Canth. Parents wanted him to become a priest, but after graduating from the Kuopio Lyceum, Haapalainen studied for two years in a business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
