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Kai Lehtinen
Kai Lehtinen (born Kai Antero; 31 July 1958, in Kerava, Finland) is a Finnish actor best known for his work in the Finnish TV-series ''Raid''. Lehtinen originally began as an athlete and competed in the decathlon with a personal best of 6,265 points in 1981. He then became interested in acting in the 1980s and began his career in 1989 appearing on a mini TV series. He appeared in 6 episodes of the 1993 television series ''Viimeiset siemenperunat'' and in 1994, he appeared in the Finnish film '' Aapo'' alongside actors Taisto Reimaluoto and Ulla Koivuranta. In 1996, he appeared in the short TV movie ''Aatamin poika''. Lehtinen is also credited with directing and writing several films. He is perhaps best known for his role in highly successful ''Raid'' TV series (2001) where he played the title role. Personal life Lehtinen married Pirjo Viheriäkoski on 27 July 2002. His 18-year-old son died in a fire in 2007. Selected filmography * '' Aapo'' (1994) * ''Aatamin poika'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerava
Kerava (; sv, Kervo) is a town and municipality within the Uusimaa region of Finland. The municipalities of Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula are adjacent to Kerava, which is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Kerava is the 30th largest municipality in terms of population, but the 5th smallest municipality in terms of area in Finland (and the second smallest in the Uusimaa region after Kauniainen). However, it is also the third most densely populated area in the sub-region after Helsinki and Kauniainen. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The Sinebrychoff brewery operations are based in Kerava. There is also a well-known prison in the town (''Keravan vankila''), which includes 94 places in the open prison ward. History Until the Middle Ages, Kerava was a wilderness, until two villages, Ylikerava ("Upper Kerava") and Alikerava ("Lower Kerava"), were created along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swan And The Wanderer
''The Swan and the Wanderer'' ( fi, Kulkuri ja joutsen) is a Finnish film telling the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters, Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Reino Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got fractious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965, the date of Helismaa's death. The film also tells about the change in Finland during those years. Cast *Tapio Liinoja as Tapio Rautavaara *Martti Suosalo as Reino Helismaa *Heikki Nousiainen as Esa Pakarinen *Ari Virta as Masa Niemi *Matti Mäntylä as Toivo Kärki *Tuija Piepponen as Siiri Angerkoski *Raimo Grönberg as Olavi Virta Olavi Virta (originally to 1926 Oskari Olavi Ilmén) (27 February 1915 in Sysmä, Grand Duchy of Finland – 14 July 1972 in Pispala, Tampere, Finland) was a Finnish singer, acclaimed during his time as the "King" of Finnish tango. Between 1939 a ... External links * * 1999 films 1990s Finnish-language films Finnish m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Male Television Actors
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. It may also refer to: *Finnish language * Suomi (surname) * Suomi, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Suomi College, in Hancock, Michigan, now referred to as Finlandia University * Suomi Island, Western ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Kerava
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West Germany, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of The Eagle (2005 Film)
''Shadow of the Eagle'' ( Finnish: ''Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'') is a 2005 Finnish film directed and written by Timo Koivusalo. Plot The film is about an early twentieth century Finnish poet under the Russian regime. Cast *Mikko Leppilampi as Aaro *Vesa-Matti Loiri as Verneri *Helena Vierikko as Ella *Anneli Saaristo as Saara *Tapio Liinoja as commander * Anna-Kaisa Tommila as Veera *Vesa Vierikko as vicar * Eriikka Väliahde as Maria *Esko Nikkari as Aaro's father *Seela Sella as Aaro's mother * Antti Luusuaniemi as Antti *Sampo Sarkola In Finnish mythology, the ''Sampo'' () is a magical device or object described in many different ways that was constructed by the blacksmith Ilmarinen and that brought riches and good fortune to its holder, akin to the horn of plenty (cornucopi ... as Aleksi External links * Finnish historical drama films 2000s Finnish-language films 2005 films Films directed by Timo Koivusalo {{finland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raid (2003 Film)
''Raid'' is a 2003 Finnish crime film directed by Tapio Piirainen. It is an adaptation of the 2000 television series of the same name (itself based on the novel series of the same name by Harri Nykänen). The screenplay was written by Nykänen and Piirainen. Cast * Kai Lehtinen as Raid * Mari Rantasila as Tarja * Oiva Lohtander as Police Lieutenant Jansson * Kirsti Väänänen as Sergeant Susisaari * Pekka Huotari as Police Sergeant Huusko * Juha Muje as Sundman * Markku Maalismaa as Horseman (Ratsumies) * Harry Baer as Mark Hollander * Lia Boysen as Venla * Jorma Tommila as French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, airborne troops. It was created in 1831 to allow foreign nationals into the French Army ...ary * Seppo Kulmala as Ponytail (Poninhäntä) * Erik Kiviniemi as Scarface (Arpinaama) References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambush (1999 Film)
''Ambush'' ( fi, Rukajärven tie) is a 1999 Finnish war film directed by Olli Saarela. Literally "Road of Rukajärvi", the film debuted on 22 January 1999 in Finland, after which it was released internationally. The film is based on a book written by Antti Tuuri and its leads are played by Peter Franzén as Lt. Eero Perkola and Irina Björklund as Kaarina Vainikainen, Lt. Perkola's love. Rukajärvi (Rugozero) is a municipality (as well as a lake) in Karelia, Russia, and it was occupied by the Finnish Army during the Continuation War of 1941–44. Plot summary Cast * Peter Franzén as Lieutenant Eero Perkola * Irina Björklund as Lotta Kaarina Vainikainen * Kari Heiskanen as Lance Corporal Jussi Lukkari * Taisto Reimaluoto as Corporal Unto Saarinen * Kari Väänänen as Corporal Tauno Snicker * Tommi Eronen as Private Simo Karppinen * Pekka Heikkinen as Corporal Evert Rönkkö * Pekka Huotari as Private Martti Raassina * Tero Jartti as Private Moilanen * Rauno Juvonen as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with 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 across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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