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Esko Kovero
Esko Kovero (born 18 February 1958, in Kuusjärvi) is a Finland, Finnish actor. He is best known as Ismo Laitela in the Finnish soap opera ''Salatut elämät'' (1999–), but he has also appeared in movies and the theatre. Kovero graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1983. Filmography * That Kiljunen Family, Kiljusen Herrasväki - Police (1981) * Sadetanssi (1983) * Talvisota (film), Talvisota - Juho Pernaa (1989) * Enkelipeli (1986) * Elämän suola - Markku Pohjonen (1 episode, 1996) * Salatut elämät (1999–) – Ismo Laitela (1999–present) * Pako punaisten päämajasta - Haapalainen (2000) * Thilia Thalia (2 episodes, 2002) * Leikin varjolla (1 episode, 2006) * Satula - Jorma (Salatut elämät spinoff - Web Series) (2015) References 1958 births Living people People from Outokumpu, Finland Members of the Orthodox Church of Finland Finnish male actors {{Finland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salatut Elämät
''Salatut elämät'' ("Secret Lives", literally "Concealed Lives") is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment block, Pihlajakatu 23 B in Helsinki. The series primarily centres on residents of Pihlajakatu and its neighbouring areas. Only four of the original twenty characters – Ismo ( Esko Kovero), Kalle ( Pete Lattu), Aki ( Sami Uotila) and Kari ( Tommi Taurula) – still remain in the series, and most of the series' current characters have made their debuts in 2010 or later. Ismo is the only character who has never left the series. During the series' 25-year run, over 4,600 episodes have been aired, making it the longest running drama in television in the Nordics. On 12 June 2017, it was announced that ''Salatut elämät'' will be on the air until the summer 2023, making the series the longest-lasting drama series of all time in Finland. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuusjärvi
Outokumpu is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, west of Joensuu and east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The most important road connection in the locality is Highway 9. Neighbouring municipalities are Heinävesi, Kaavi, Liperi, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The fir-twigged line in the coat of arms of Outokumpu refers to the name ''Kuusjärvi'' (literally "spruce lake") at the time the municipality's coat of arms was established, and the copper symbol refers to Outokumpu Oyj's mines, which later gave their name to the entire township. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Kuusjärvi municipal council approved it at its meeting on November 21, 1952. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on February 18, 1953. History The municipality was formerly known as ''Kuusj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Theatre Academy
The Theatre Academy (, ) is one of the three academies of the University of the Arts Helsinki and offers education in theatre and dance. It is Finland's largest education provider in its field and, with the exception of acting, the only one in the country. In September 2014, there were 349 students at TeaK: 315 in the bachelor and master programmes, and the remaining 34 were studying for a licentiate or doctoral degree. The current dean of the Theatre Academy is Maarit Ruikka, and the vice-deans are Leena Rouhiainen and Ari Tenhula. The degrees offered by the Theatre Academy are the bachelor, master, licentiate and doctor of arts (theatre/dance) in the fields of Acting in Finnish or Swedish, Directing, Dramaturgy, Dance (dancer and choreographer), Lighting and Sound Design and Theatre and Dance Pedagogy. In addition, the academy is responsible for continuing education in its field. TeaK premieres around 40 productions each academic year. The performances are open to the public. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Kiljunen Family
''That Kiljunen Family'' () is a 1981 Finnish musical comedy family film directed by Matti Kuortti and starring Jukka Sipilä and Marja-Sisko Aimonen. It is based on the 1914 children's book of the same name by Jalmari Finne.Kiljusen herrasväki – (in Finnish) At the beginning of the 1970s, the production company Filminor had already planned a family film based on Finne's children's book, but at that time the project fell through because the topic was reserved for . After |
Talvisota (film)
''The Winter War'' () is a 1989 Finnish war film directed by Pekka Parikka, and based on the 1984 novel '' Talvisota'' by Antti Tuuri. It is set in the 1939 Winter War and tells the story of a Finnish infantry regiment from Southern Ostrobothnia fighting on the Karelian Isthmus, focusing mainly on a platoon of reservists from Kauhava. ''The Winter War'' was released in Finland on 30 November 1989. It was Finland's most popular film with over 600,000 admissions. It won six Jussi Awards and was Finland's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot On 13 October 1939, reservists of the Finnish Army are called up for active duty as the threat of Soviet invasion becomes likely. Martti and Paavo Hakala, two farmer brothers from Kauhava, Southern Ostrobothnia, join other men from the municipality in a half-platoon under the command of Second Lieutenant Jussi Kantola. After mustering at the local school, the men ride the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pako Punaisten Päämajasta
Pako (; in older sources also ''Pekel''''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a village north of Borovnica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The origin of the name ''Pako'' is unknown. The settlement was attested in written sources in 1300 as ''Pach'' (and also as ''Pagk'' in 1439 and ''Pakh'' in 1496). The standardized spelling ''Pekel'' was also used. Church The local church in Pako is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ... of Borovnica. A church at the site was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and the current structure dates from 1717.''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leikin Varjolla
Leykin, Leikin, Lejkin, Leykind (feminine: Leykina, Leikina) are surnames of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. It is a Slavic-language-infliuenced matronymic surnameLeonid Smilovitsky"Origins of Jewish Last Names in Turov" ''Federation of. East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) Journal'', 2003, Vol. 11, pp. 29-35; p.32 derived from the Yiddish diminutive form "Leyka" of the given name Leah. Notable people with this surname include: *Boris Leykin, the namesake of the Leykina Island, Russia * Jakub Lejkin (1906-1942), Polish Jewish lawyer, Nazi collaborator, deputy commander of Warsaw Ghetto * (born 1961), Russian clown, actor, and film director *Lindsay Sloane Leikin-Rollins (born 1977), American actress * Nikolai Leykin (1841 – 1906), Russian writer, artist, playwright, journalist and publisher *Polina Leykina Polina Alekseyevna Leykina (; born 20 September 1994) is a Russian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 184 in singles, achieved on 1 August 2016, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
