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Takeover Of Vanha
The takeover of Vanha () was an uprising by a number of students on November 25, 1968, at the Old Student House, Helsinki, Old Student House () of the University of Helsinki in Finland. It occurred on the night of the 100th birthday of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, university's student union. The rioters took over Vanha during the celebrations, demanding changes to the university's administration and the curriculum. The group entered by breaking in through a Door#Design and styles, French window at 17:13 UTC+02:00, local time. The event immediately made nationwide headlines. The action was seen as inspired by the May 68, May 1968 unrest in France, as well as other political movements around Europe during the same year, including the Prague Spring. In 2008, Laura Kolbe, a professor of European history at the University of Helsinki and also a member of the centrist Centre Party (Finland), Centre Party, described the protest as "the ripples of the European student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Torvalds
Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds (born 7 August 1945) is a Finnish politician who had been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2012 to 2024. He is a member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Swedo-Finnish Torvalds is the son of the poet Ole Torvalds, and the father of the software engineer Linus Torvalds of Linux kernel fame. Education and experience Torvalds was a member of the Communist Party of Finland from 1969 to 1982. He studied economics in Moscow and was the editor of the taistoist magazine ''Arbetartidningen Enhet''. Torvalds has later described his communism as a "rebellion". Between 1995 and 2004 Torvalds worked as a foreign correspondent for the Finnish Broadcasting Company in Moscow and Washington. Torvalds is fluent in Swedish, Finnish, English, German, and Russian. And he also understands Flemish, Danish and Norwegian. Political career Career in national politics In 2006, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkki Tuomioja
Erkki Sakari Tuomioja (born 1 July 1946) is a Finnish politician and has previously been a member of the Finnish Parliament. From 2000 to 2007 and 2011 to 2015, he served as the minister for foreign affairs. He was president of the Nordic Council in 2008. Tuomioja is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, although his political views are thought to be more to the left than the party line. He is also a member of ATTAC. In 1975, Tuomioja dated Tarja Halonen who later became the president of Finland. Biography Tuomioja comes from a family of politicians. His father Sakari Tuomioja was a prominent liberal Finnish politician and diplomat, and the challenger of Urho Kekkonen for the conservatives and liberals in the 1956 presidential elections. His maternal grandmother was Hella Wuolijoki, the Estonian born writer and socialist activist.Tuomioja, Erkki: Häivähdys punaista, s. 374. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, 2006. . Tuomioja holds the degrees of Master of Social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Linnilä
Kai Linnilä (1942 - 24 August 2017) was a Finnish editor and the writer of many non-fiction books as well as the husband of the novelist Kaari Utrio. He was also responsible for the importation and marketing of cigars and pipes in the Oy Amanita Ltd, owned by the Utrios family. Works * ''Isoäidin kermakakku'' (''The Grandmother's Cream Cake'') * ''Oman äidin lihapullat'' (''The Own Mother's Meat Balls'') * ''Punainen tupa ja erämaa. Rikkaan arjen allakka'' (''The Red Cottage and the Wilds. The Almanac of Rich Everyday Life''; with Seppo Saraspää) * ''Wanhan ajan joulu'' (''Christmas of the Old Time'') * |
Asa (rapper)
Matti Salo (born 1980), professionally known as Asa and previously as Avain, is a Finnish rapper, record producer and singer. He is also a member of hip hop and reggae group Jätkäjätkät. Career beginnings In the early 2000s, Salo was signed to Warner Music Finland. Under his initial stage name Avain, he released his debut album ''Punainen tiili'' (''The Red Brick'') in 2001. With its socially conscious lyrics, the album is considered to be one of the most important Finnish hip hop albums of all time. Soon after its release, Salo parted ways with his record company and went on a few years hiatus. Later career While the rights to his former stage name remained at Warner Music, Salo emerged in 2004 with his current alias Asa. To date, he has released nine studio albums, two of which have reached number two on the Finnish Albums Chart, along with three albums with the group Jätkäjätkät. Personal life In 2006, Asa was fined for possession of marijuana, cocaine and hash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilkka Taipale
Väinö Ilkka Ilari Taipale (born 29 November 1942 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician, physician and activist. A social democrat, he was a member of the Parliament of Finland for Helsinki from 1971 to 1975 and 2000 to 2007. A doctor and surgeon by education, Taipale worked as a physician at several hospitals. He is also a docent of social medicine at University of Tampere. Taipale has been active in many pacifist organisations and other governmental and non-governmental organisations. In 1966 he launched a political magazine, ''Ydin ''Ydin'' () is a bi-monthly political magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. History and profile ''Ydin'' was established by Ilkka Taipale in 1966. It was started as the official media outlet of the Committee of 100. The magazine is headquar ...''. He is married, with four children, to fellow physician and politician, Vappu Taipale. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Taipale, Ilkka 20th-century Finnish physicians 20th-century Finnish politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Jaakko Juhani Pakkasvirta (28 November 1934 – 23 March 2018) was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 30 films between 1958 and 2000. His 1975 film '' Home for Christmas'' was entered into the . His 1978 film '' |
Jarkko Laine
Jarkko Aarre Juhani Laine (17 March 1947 – 19 August 2006) was a Finland, Finnish poet and a writer of prose and plays. He also translated American literature to Finnish.''International Who's who in Poetry''. United Kingdom, International Biographical Centre, 1974. 253. Jarkko Laine was born in Turku, Finland. He became known from the 1960s underground movement, deriving inspiration from popular culture, pop music and comics. He provided some lyrics for the band Suomen Talvisota 1939–1940, and for popular singer Rauli Badding Somerjoki he wrote such song lyrics as 'Bensaa suonissa', 'Hymyile Miss Universum' and 'Pilvet karkaa, niin minäkin' (the latter being the title song of Aki Kaurismäki's film ''Drifting Clouds''). Jarkko Laine was the editorial assistant for the literature magazine ''Parnasso'' in the years 1969–1986 and its editor-in-chief in the years 1987–2002. He was also the President of The Union of Finnish Writers in the years 1987–2002. __NOTOC__ Biblio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Aronpuro
Kari Aronpuro (born 30 June 1940) is a Finnish poet."A History of Finland's Literature", 1998, p.251/ref> He worked in the library industry for over 40 years. He worked as a librarian at the University of Tampere course library from 1964 to 1971, Rääkkylän municipal library in 1972, Kemin library from 1972 to 1981 and the Tampere library from 1981 to 2003. Awards and decorations * 2004: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland * 2011: Eino Leino Prize * 1987: Runeberg Prize The Runeberg prize (Finnish: ''Runeberg-palkinto'', Swedish: ''Runebergspriset'') is a Finnish literature prize founded in 1987. The prize is named in honour of Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) and is awarded annually o ... * 1964: J. H. Erkko Award References 20th-century Finnish poets Living people 1940 births 21st-century Finnish poets Finnish male poets Finnish librarians 20th-century Finnish male writers 21st-century Finnish male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentti Saarikoski
Pentti Saarikoski (Pitkyarantsky District, Impilahti, now in the Republic of Karelia September 2, 1937 – Joensuu August 24, 1983) was a Finnish poet. He is considered one of the most important poets in the literary scene of Finland during the 1960s and 1970s. His body of work comprises poetry and translations, among them such classics as Homer's ''Odyssey'' and James Joyce's ''Ulysses (novel), Ulysses''. According to Saarikoski, he was the only person in the world who had ever translated both Homer's and Joyce's Ulysses – a statement that probably holds true even today. Moreover, it only took two years for him to translate Homer's ''Odyssey'' from Victor Bérard's edition, which is thought to be a rather fast accomplishment. Other notable translations include ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' by Aristotle and ''Catcher in the Rye'' by J. D. Salinger. Saarikoski is buried in Heinävesi in the cemetery of the New Valamo monastery. Early life During World War II, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Laakso
Jaakko Tapani Laakso (born 20 May 1948 in Turku) is a Finnish leftwing politician and member of Parliament between 1991 and 2011, representing Left Alliance. He is a former member of the Communist Party of Finland. Laakso graduated from University of Helsinki in 1973 and has worked for the communist newspaper Tiedonantaja. His son, Tapio, is former chairman of the Federation of Green Youth and Students. Suvi-Anne Siimes, former chair of Laakso's political party, stated in her book ''Politiikan julkisivu'' (2007) that Laakso advances Russian interests. In 2014, Mitrokhin Archive documents made public by the Churchill Archives Centre indicated that Laakso had been recruited to the KGB in 1973 and used the codename "Jan". In a report released by an investigatory body of the Council of Europe focusing of corruption, Laakso was proven to have worked as a lobbyist for the Azerbaijani government mitigating human rights violations Human rights are universally recognized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
