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Elf Toljander
''Elf Toljander'' ( Finnish: ''Tonttu Toljanteri'') is a Finnish Christmas themed television show for children that was broadcast by Yle TV2. It was first presented in 1998. Yle TV2 made new episodes in 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2013. One episode is about 5–15 minutes long, depending on the year. A CD titled "Kukahan se kaikki keinot keksii?" (roughly translated "Whoever will come up with all the solutions?") was released in 2001. In 2003, a film called "Tonttu Toljanterin joulumieli" ("Elf Toljanders Christmas Spirit") was released. Cast * Elf Toljander ( Finnish: ''Tonttu Toljanteri'') by Kunto Ojansivu * Santa Claus (Finnish: ''Joulupukki'') by Jukka Pääkkönen (1998–2011) and Ilkka A. Jokinen (2013) * Mrs. Santa Claus (Finnish: ''Joulumuori'') by Satu Säävälä * Doctor Pancake (Finnish: ''Lääkäri Lettu'') by Kirsi Laamanen * Elf Viänänen of Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Language
Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland, alongside Swedish language, Swedish. In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. Kven language, Kven, which like Meänkieli is mutually intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in the Norway, Norwegian counties of Troms and Finnmark by a minority of Finnish descent. Finnish is morphological typology, typologically agglutinative language, agglutinative and uses almost exclusively Suffix, suffixal affixation. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, Numeral (linguistics), numerals and verbs are inflection, inflected depending on their role in the Sentence (linguistics), sentence. Sentences are normally formed with subject–verb–object word order, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunto Ojansivu
Kunto Juhani Ojansivu (22 December 1959 – 23 June 2023) was a Finnish actor and playwright. Best known for his role as Elf Toljander, he appeared on television, film and stage. Career Ojansivu made his debut on television in 1989, appearing in a number of television series in the 1990s. In 2001, he appeared on several episodes of ''Peräkamaripojat''. His most famous role was the title role in the Christmas themed show '' Elf Toljander'', which he played from 1998 to 2013. In film, Ojansivu worked with director Timo Koivusalo on several occasions appearing in the film ''Rentun Ruusu'' in 2001 and in the 2003 film ''Sibelius'' alongside actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen, Seela Sella, Miina Turunen, Vesa Vierikko, Raimo Grönberg and Jarmo Mäkinen. Ojansivu was one of the founders of Teatteri Eurooppa Neljä, the biggest touring theatre A touring theatre company travels to different locations to perform Theatre, plays and Musical theatre, musicals. To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joulupukki
() is a Finnish Christmas figure. The name literally means or in Finnish; the word comes from the Old Swedish word ''bukker'', a cognate of English " buck", meaning . An old Nordic folk tradition, the figure is now often conflated with Santa Claus. Origins and description The Finnish Father Christmas (literally "Christmas goat") appears connected with the Scandinavian ''julebukk'', not the "Yule goat" as such, but rather the ritual theatrics of men dressed up in costume rowdily going around villages (see Julebukking). Thus an older dictionary glosses Finnish (lit. "Yule's old man") as Swedish ''julebock''. Today, in some parts of Finland, the folk custom persists of persons performing in goat costume in return for leftover Christmas food. The performer traditionally is an older man, who is called a "". In Finland in its modern incarnation, inspired by the international Santa Claus figure, he usually wears warm red robbers, but with a broad band of blue near the fur, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuopio
Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the seventh most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Kuopio has a total area of , of which is water and half is forest. Although the city's population density, population is spread over , the city's urban areas are comparatively densely populated (urban area: 1,618 /km²), making Kuopio the second most densely populated city in Finland. At the end of 2018, its urban area had a population of approximately 90,000. Together with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic and cultural centres of Eastern Finland. Kuopio is nationally known as one of the most important education in Finland, study cities and centres of attra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Children's Television Series
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. Suomi may also refer to: *Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finla ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Finnish People
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with fact, history, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, fiction refers to written narratives in prose often specifically novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition and theory Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly expressed, so the audience expects a work of fiction to deviate to a greater or lesser degree from the real world, rather than presenting for instance only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood as not adhering to the real world, the theme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Television Series
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the First Sunday of Advent and it is followed by Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is observed religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as celebrated culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the annual holiday season. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room, and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
