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Jaakko Pyhälä
Jaakko is a Finns, Finnish male first name, etymologically rooted in the Biblical names Jacob or James (name), James. The name day of Jaakko in the Finnish calendar is July 25. Jaakko may refer to: *Kings who are in English named ''James'' are in Finnish named ''Jaakko'' *Jakob De la Gardie in Finnish "Laiska-Jaakko" ("Jakob the lazy"), a Swedish count; nowadays ''laiskajaakko'' is the synonym for a lazy person *Jaakko Blomberg (born 1942), Finnish diplomat *Jaakko Forsman (1839–1899), Finnish jurist and politician, leading activist of the Fennoman movement *Jaakko Hallama (1917–1996), Finnish former Foreign Ministry official *Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher *Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, Finnish professor in Arabian language and Islam *Jaakko Ihamuotila (1939–2023), Finnish business executive *Jaakko Ilkka, Finnish rebel *Jaakko Itälä, Finnish politician *Jaakko Jonkka (1953–2022), Chancellor of Justice of Finland (from July 2007) *Jaakko Kalela (born 1944), Finnish civil s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finns
Finns or Finnish people (, ) are a Baltic Finns, Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these countries as well as those who have resettled. Some of these may be classified as separate ethnic groups, rather than subgroups of Finns. These include the Kvens and Forest Finns in Norway, the Tornedalians in Sweden, and the Ingrian Finns in Russia. Finnish language, Finnish, the language spoken by Finns, is closely related to other Balto-Finnic languages such as Estonian language, Estonian and Karelian language, Karelian. The Finnic languages are a subgroup of the larger Uralic languages, Uralic family of languages, which also includes Hungarian language, Hungarian. These languages are markedly different from most other languages spoken in Europe, which belong to the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family of languages. Native Finns c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Kalela
Jaakko Kalela (born 24 January 1944, in Helsinki) is a Finnish civil servant and ambassador. He worked for 33 years as Assistant to the President of the Republic (first Foreign Policy Adviser, later Permanent Secretary) and moved as Ambassador to Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ... in 2005. Jaakko Kalela's grandfather was Prime Minister Aimo Cajander. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalela, Jaakko Diplomats from Helsinki 1944 births Living people Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 2nd Class Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 1st Class 21st-century Finnish diplomats Ambassadors of Finland to Estonia ... [...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 '' |
Jaakko Paavolainen
Jaakko Paavolainen (23 July 1926 in Kanneljärvi – 30 October 2007 in Helsinki), was a Finnish historian, PhD 1966. He became professor in history at the University of Turku 1986–1989. Jaakko Paavolainen published his much noticed results about the red terror and white terror during the Finnish Civil War in three volumes and has also published a biography of Väinö Tanner (4 parts, 1977–1989). His boyhood memories från Carelia he pictures in ''Lapsuus Kanneljärvellä'' (1982) and the life of his cousin Olavi Paavolainen in a 1992 published volume. Jaakko Paavolainen is the son of Erkki Paavolainen and the father of Pentti Paavolainen (b. 1953), professor in arts research at 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 th .... Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Ojaniemi
Jaakko Ojaniemi (born 28 August 1980, in Peräseinäjoki Peräseinäjoki () is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It merged with the town of Seinäjoki on January 1, 2005. It was located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of th ...) is a Finnish former decathlete. After winning medals in junior level, he represented Finland several times in major athletics competitions. Since his retirement, he has worked as fitness coach of formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas. Achievements References External links * 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Seinäjoki Athletes from South Ostrobothnia Finnish decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Nyberg
Jaakko Kalevi Nyberg (born 19 December 1980) is a retired Finnish football defender. Career He joined the team Bryne FK from Kongsvinger IL in 2006, and has also played for Kemin PS, KPT-85 and top-flight team VPS Vaasa in his home country. Nyberg left Bryne FK on 20 February 2009 and moved to Turun Palloseura. Career statistics Norwegian Football Federation
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Jaakko Mattila
Jaakko Antti Mattila (born 30 July 1976) is a Finnish abstract painter. Mattila was born in Oulu, and graduated from The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College in 2001. Since then his works have been displayed in Finland, the United Kingdom, Italy and France and he has made public works. Mattila is interested in the fundamental elements that create our sense, or illusion, of the world. Nature is his biggest single inspiration. He is also interested in the constructive principles of the universe such as infinity, smallness, greatness and time. Among his paintings he has made sculptures, installations and art furniture. Mattila currently lives and works in Finland. He is a member of the Finnish Painters Union, Oulu Artist Organisation and artist group CollectEast. Public works *''Pallautuneet''-sculpture, traffic signs, steel, polyurethane paint, Nallikari Camping, Hietasaari, Oulu, 2005 * Mural (with Petri Yrjölä), Club 45 Special, Oulu, 2006 *''A Detail o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi is a Finnish composer of classical music, and a professional translator. Early life Mäntyjärvi was born in Turku. He studied musicology, English language and literature and linguistics at the University of Helsinki, graduating with the equivalent of an MA degree in 1991. In 1987, he was accredited as an Authorized Translator from Finnish to English and English to Finnish. He also studied theory of music and choir conducting at the Sibelius Academy. Professional life Mäntyjärvi is a professional freelance translator and composer, and also an amateur and semi-professional choral singer and conductor. He is one of Finland’s internationally best known composers of choral music, with a catalog of some 150 works published to date. He has given talks on his works at various choral events in Europe, the USA and Australia, and has occasionally given a course on the history of choral music at the Sibelius Academy. Compositions As a composer, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Mäki
Jaakko Mäki (; 2 January 187814 January 1938) was a Finnish coppersmith, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Vaasa Province South between August 1908 and September 1918. Mäki went to Soviet Russia during the Finnish Civil War and was executed there in January 1938 during Stalin's Great Purge. Early life Mäki was born on 2 January 1878 in Kokkola in Ilmajoki municipality in western Grand Duchy of Finland. He was the son of a farmer and attended public school for a couple of years as well as vocational evening class. Mäki moved to Helsinki where he worked as a labourer on construction sites and joined the copper-tin-roofing trade union. He was later an apprentice coppersmith at M. F. Hätinen's workshop in Helsinki and received a diploma in the vocation in 1900. He also received a degree from the Central School of the Arts. Mäki worked as a coppersmith in Helsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Löytty
Jaakko Löytty (born 1955, Finland) is one of the most significant Finnish gospel musicians. Löytty spent much of his youth, 12 years, in Namibia, where his parents, Seppo Löytty and Kirsti Löytty worked as missionaries with the Finnish Missionary Society. He went to the Swakopmund Finnish School. He himself has been a missionary with the FMS, to Senegal, where he developed church music and edited a hymnal in the local languages. Löytty works for Herättäjä-Yhdistys, as a regional worker in Satakunta, Varsinais-Suomi and Tavastia. Since 2008, he has lived in Ylöjärvi, where he also lived as a teenager, after his family returned to Finland from Africa in 1968. Löytty is married to author Kaija Pispa. His brothers Sakari Löytty and Mikko Löytty are also musicians. His youngest brother, Olli Löytty, is an academic. Löytty's musical influences can be found from Americana, in the blues Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated among Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Lepola
Jaakko Lepola (born 14 March 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career After his contract with FC Honka expired after the 2011 season, he signed a 1+1 year contract with FC Lahti On 29 May 2019, Lepola was loaned out from IF Gnistan to KäPa. On 11 January 2020, Lepola joined PK-35 in Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. Until the end of 2023, ''Kakkonen'' was the third-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-t .... References External linksGuardian Football * 1990 births Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen FC Honka players FC Lahti players IF Gnistan players FC Espoo players HIFK Fotboll players Käpylän Pallo players Kakkonen players Ykkönen players Veikkausliiga players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Espoo PK-35 (men) players S ... [...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] |
