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Korhonen
Korhonen is a surname originating in Finland, where it is the most common surname. The most common surname in Finland was Virtanen before 2009, when the number of people with the surname Korhonen exceeded the number of people with the surname Virtanen for the first time. The word ''korho'' is not used in standard Finnish, but it and words derived from it are used in some dialects, and there are also related words both in standard Finnish and in closely related languages. In Karelian ''korhottoa'' means 'to be or move upright', 'to have one's head up high', 'to raise', 'to shake threateningly', 'to brandish', and 'to perk up one's ears', and ''korhota'' means 'to rise', 'to move up or upwards', 'to get up', 'to go up', 'to become wealthy', and 'to become rich'. '' Kohottaa'', '' korottaa'', and '' kohota'' are the most similar words in standard Finnish. ''Korho'' has meant 'proud', 'rich', and 'boastful' in the southern parts of Finnish Lapland, and in Satakunta and Pirkanmaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korhonen (surname)
Korhonen is a surname originating in Finland, where it is the most common surname. The most common surname in Finland was Virtanen (surname), Virtanen before 2009, when the number of people with the surname Korhonen exceeded the number of people with the surname Virtanen for the first time. The word ''korho'' is not used in standard Finnish language, Finnish, but it and words derived from it are used in some dialects, and there are also related words both in standard Finnish and in closely related languages. In Karelian language, Karelian ''korhottoa'' means 'to be or move upright', 'to have one's head up high', 'to raise', 'to shake threateningly', 'to brandish', and 'to perk up one's ears', and ''korhota'' means 'to rise', 'to move up or upwards', 'to get up', 'to go up', 'to become wealthy', and 'to become rich'. ''wikt:kohottaa, Kohottaa'', ''wikt:korottaa, korottaa'', and ''wikt:kohota, kohota'' are the most similar words in standard Finnish. ''Korho'' has meant 'proud', 'r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaisa Korhonen
Kaisa Korhonen (20 July 1941 – 25 April 2024) was a Finnish theatre director, actor, singer and dramaturge. She was a central figure in the Finnish leftist music scene of the 1960s and 1970s, appearing both as a solo artist, and with KOM-teatteri. After her singing career, Korhonen became an accomplished director and teacher of theatre directing. Career Korhonen studied scenography at the ''Taideteollinen oppilaitos'' (now Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture) between 1961 and 1965. Korhonen had first started singing in public in 1962, but Korhonen's career as a vocalist really began in the spring of 1964, with performances at the ''Lilla Teatern'' in Helsinki. At the time, Korhonen also starred in the ''Orvokit'' series of political cabarets, which aired on the radio between 1965 and 1966. Korhonen became especially known for her interpretations of Kaj Chydenius' songs. Korhonen's style was marked by her loud, even shouting expression. Her singing becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keijo Korhonen (politician)
Keijo Tero Korhonen (23 February 1934 – 6 June 2022) was a Finnish politician, ambassador, and professor. During his political career, he served as the Finnish foreign minister and Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations. He was an unsuccessful candidate for President of Finland in 1994. He was also a professor at the University of Helsinki and an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona. Political career Korhonen was the Finnish foreign minister between 1976 and 1977 representing the Centre Party. From 1983 to 1988, he was the Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations. Korhonen was an independent candidate for the presidential election in 1994. He challenged Paavo Väyrynen who was the candidate of central party in Finland. They were both members of the party, but a majority of the party has changed toward EU-membership after the party leader Esko Aho took the power and supported EU-membership. Korhonen decided to work against EU-memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Korhonen (biologist)
Kari Korhonen (born July 24, 1943 in Sotkamo) is a Finnish mycologist and forest pathologist, known for his studies of fungi causing root rot. Korhonen graduated as a biologist from the University of Helsinki in 1968. He made his career as a researcher at the Finnish Forest Research Institute in Helsinki, beginning in 1973. From the start his research concentrated on the forest pathogen fungi then known as '' Heterobasidion annosum'' and ''Armillaria mellea''. During his career over 40 years he collected more than 4000 isolates of these species in Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, Greece, USA, Canada, Estonia, Belarus, Siberia and China. Initially, following Veikko Hintikka's discovery of a technique to distinguish between ''Armillaria'' species by growing them together as single spore isolates on petri dishes and observing changes in the morphology of the cultures, Korhonen showed in 1978 that the European ''Armillaria mellea'' species complex In biology, a species complex is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Korhonen
Kaarlo (Kaarle) Eeronpoika Korhonen (; 27 December 187811 February 1938) was a Finnish farmer, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Oulu Province South between April 1917 and September 1918. Korhonen went to Soviet Russia during the Finnish Civil War and was executed there in 1938 during Stalin's Great Purge. Early life Korhonen was born on 27 December 1878 in Veneheitto in Säräisniemi municipality in central Grand Duchy of Finland. After attending public school, he worked as a wheelwright and a labourer. He was a farmer in Säräisniemi. Politics and civil war Korhonen joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1902 and was chairman of the party's local branch. He was elected to the Parliament of Finland at the 1916 parliamentary election. He was re-elected at the 1917 parliamentary election. During the Finnish Civil War Korhonen was sent to Petrograd as part of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Korhonen
Gunnar Aleksander Korhonen (22 April 1918 – 9 June 2001) was a Finnish politician and the CEO of Finnair from 1960–1987. Career Korhonen had a degree in economics and worked as a civil servant. He became the CEO of Finnair in 1960. He was the Minister of Social Affairs and Health briefly in 1970 during Aura's caretaker government. During Aura's second caretaker government from 1971–1972 he was both Minister of Trade and Industry and Deputy Minister of Health and Social Affairs. In popular culture He was played by Taisto Oksanen in the Finnish docudrama ''Keihäsmatkat''.Kalevi Keihäsen legendaariset etelänmatkat eivät unohdu – lue tästä kohutun matkailukeisarin koko hämmästyttävä tarina '' |
Joni Korhonen
Joni Korhonen (born 8 February 1987) is a Finnish football player who currently plays for the Ykkönen side PK-35 in Finland. Career Club career In December 2018, it was confirmed that Korhonen had joined AC Oulu AC Oulu is a Finnish professional football club based in Oulu, currently playing in Finland's premier division, ''Veikkausliiga''. Formed in 2002, the club have played six seasons in Finland's highest football league Veikkausliiga and 16 seasons ..., the club he played for in 2009. He made 31 appearances for the team before leaving at the end of 2019, after signing with PK-35 Vantaa for the 2020 season. twitter.com, 23 December 2019 References External links * 1987 b ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Korhonen
(born 8 October 1973) is a Finnish cartoonist known for his stories about Donald Duck. Korhonen has been drawing Disney comics for the Danish publisher Egmont Group since 1993, where he is most known for his work on Donald Duck stories and Winnie the Pooh. Apart from his work at Disney characters, he is also known as a commercial illustrator for magazines and children's books. In 2011, Korhonen wrote and drew the first '' Angry Birds'' comic. References External links * Kari Korhonenat the Lambiek Comiclopedia Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ). His son Boris Kousemaker has been the owner since 2007. From 1968 to 2015, it was located in the Ke ... 1973 births Living people 20th-century Finnish male artists 20th-century Finnish male writers 21st-century Finnish male artists 21st-century Finnish male writers Disney comics artists Finnish comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Korhonen
Juha Korhonen (born 1980) is a Finnish media entrepreneur. He unsuccessfully sought a parliamentary seat in the 2023 election in the Uusimaa province, running as a Freedom Alliance candidate. Korhonen has been a supporter of the banned neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement. Korhonen also owns a video streaming alternative media site Tokentube which according to ''Seura'' is popular among "Charismatic Christians, Soldiers of Odin, Neo-Nazis, QAnon supporters, adherents of the Great Replacement theory and pro-Russian lobbyists". Korhonen is an associate of Johan Bäckman, known for publishing pro-Russian disinformation and recruiting Finns for the war in Ukraine. He took part in Russian Foreign Ministry's Igor Panarin's event in Finland, organized together with Bäckman. Korhonen is also the chairman of , founded by Bäckman. Janus Putkonen, also known for recruiting Finns for Ukraine and promoting Russia is the vice-chairman. He was also the editor-in-chief of MV-media, known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Reeta Korhonen
Anna Margaretha Lyytinen or Anna-Reeta Korhonen (5 February 1809 Rautalampi – 1 October 1893 Vesanto) was a Finnish folk poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t .... Korhonen's parents were folk poet Paavo Korhonen aka Vihta-Paavo and Liisa Huttunen. She was married to Sakari Lyytinen. Works ''Poems by Pentti Lyytinen and Anna-Reetta Korhonen, edited by'' Vihtori Laurila. Peuran Museum Foundation, Rautalampi 1961 References 1809 births 1893 deaths 19th-century Finnish women writers Finnish poets Poets from the Russian Empire {{Finland-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janne Korhonen (taekwondo)
(30 March 1970 – 30 June 2023) was a Finnish taekwondo athlete. He was high; ; reach . He used to compete in the International Taekwon-Do Federation's (ITF) competitions. His best achievements were three personal European Championship gold medals in 1992, 1993 and 1999. Born in started to train athletics and cross-country skiing at an early age. He started combat sports at the age of 12. After a few years of karate, he started taekwondo. After being promoted as a black belt in 1991, he debuted in the national team of his native country. His competitive career in taekwondo lasted from 1988 to 1999. During that period of time, he participated in European Championships five times and World Championships twice, among other international and national competitions. also cross-trained multiple other sports to improve his performance in taekwondo. On field, for example, he threw 2 kg discus 58.32 m, and on track, he ran 100 m in 11.2 seconds. His standing long jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassandra Korhonen
Maria Cassandra Hannele Korhonen (born 1 January 1998) is a Swedish football player who plays for Swiss club Servette FC Chênois Féminin Servette FC Chênois Féminin () is a women's football club from Geneva, Switzerland. Its first team plays in the top tier in Switzerland and often in UEFA Champions League. History Servette FC Chênois was founded in 1974 as the women's sec ... as a forward. References External links * * Instagram 1998 births Living people Women's association football forwards Swedish women's footballers S.L. Benfica (women) footballers Campeonato Nacional Feminino players Swedish expatriate women's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate women's footballers in Portugal IK Uppsala Fotboll players Elitettan players Sweden women's youth international footballers Kansallinen Liiga players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate women's footballers in Finland Footballers from Västerås ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |