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Korpi
Korpi can refer to a number of things: It is a Finnish-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Henrik Korpi, Swedish songwriter and record producer *Janne Korpi, Finnish snowboarder and harness racing driver *Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater * Norman Korpi, American painter, fashion designer, filmmaker and reality television star * Pekka Korpi, Finnish harness racing trainer and driver *Rauno Korpi, Finnish ice hockey coach * Sture Korpi, Swedish politician * Walter Korpi, Swedish sociologist Korpi can also refer to a fresh water source and small settlement in the region of Aetoloakarnania, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ... {{surname Finnish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiira Korpi
Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi (; born 26 September 1988) is a Finnish figure skater. She is a three-time European Figure Skating Championships, European medalist (bronze in 2007 European Figure Skating Championships, 2007 and 2011 European Figure Skating Championships, 2011, silver in 2012 European Figure Skating Championships, 2012), the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion, the 2012 Cup of Russia, Rostelecom Cup champion, a two-time Cup of China medalist, and a five-time Finnish Figure Skating Championships, Finnish national champion (2009, 2011–2013, 2015). She retired from competitive skating in August 2015. Personal life Korpi was born in Tampere, Finland. Her father, Rauno Korpi, coached the Finland women's national ice hockey team, Finnish women's hockey team to a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. In Finland her nickname is ''Jääprinsessa'' (Ice Princess) due to her resemblance to Grace Kelly, the former Princess of Monaco. In addition to her native Finnish langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Korpi
Walter Korpi (20 February 1934 – 19 November 2024) was a Swedish sociologist. Korpi was a pioneer of power resource theory. Together with the Swedish politician and sociologist Joakim Palme, he wrote the work "The Paradox of Redistribution and Strategies of Equality", which has some detractors about its principles. He was the brother of Sture Korpi. Academic and professional career He entered Stockholm University in 1958 and received a degree in philosophy from Stockholm University four years later. He also studied at the University of Colorado Boulder between 1955 and 1956. From 1959 to 1964 he worked as a sociologist at the Institute of Military Psychology (''Militärpsykologiska institutet'') and from 1965 to 1966 at the Swedish Metalworkers Union. He then worked as an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University (1966–1968). He then worked as a professor of sociology at Umeå University until 1969 until he returned to the previous univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Korpi
Henrik Korpi (born Gothenburg) is a Swedish songwriter, record producer with Murlyn Music Group. He also is known for collaborating with Mathias Johansson ("Blackcell") under the name Korpi & Blackcell and releasing many recording productions as "Korpi and Blackcell". In the early 1990s, Henrik Korpi moved to London, United Kingdom, where he worked in the London club scene. He released electronica records under the name Pigforce (on 4th & Broadway / Island Records). In 1999, he was approached by Murlyn Music and settled back in Sweden working for the music group. He has written and produced a number of important international artists including Bananarama, Dannii Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Holly Valance, Aloha from Hell, Stefanie Heinzmann Stefanie Fabienne Heinzmann (born 10 March 1989) is a Swiss pop singer and television personality. She gained public interest in early 2008 when she won ''SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD'', a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janne Korpi
Janne Korpi (born in Vihti on 5 February 1986) is a Finnish snowboarder and harness racing driver. He is a three-time Olympian representing Finland at the Winter Olympics, Finland in Snowboarding at the Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics, the Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics and the Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's halfpipe, 2018 Winter Olympics. Janne Korpi is a son of Pekka Korpi, one of the most famous harness racers in Finland. Janne himself has also successfully raced in harness racing. References External links * * Olympic snowboarders for Finland Finnish male snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Finnish harness racers Living people 1986 births Sportspeople from Uusimaa 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Korpi
Norman Korpi (born in Wakefield, Michigan) is an American painter, fashion designer, filmmaker and reality television star. He is best known for being one of the original cast members/roommates on the first season of the MTV reality show ''The Real World''. Early life and career Korpi grew up in Williamston, Michigan and began painting at an early age. By his early teens, he was painting murals on buildings in the city. He studied painting and photography at the Interlochen Arts Academy; and in 1985 he became a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. By the time of his graduation, one of his sculptures was a permanent part of the collection at the Grand Traverse Center for the Performing Arts. Korpi studied photography at New York City's Cooper Union; and in 1988 he received full fellowship at Yale's Norfolk program. In 1992, Korpi co-developed a clothing and furnishings design firm called Gouda. Their jacket outerwear line, called ''State to State'', became popular enough to be s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Korpi
Pekka Korpi (born 11 November 1949 in Oulu) is a Finland, Finnish harness racing trainer and driver. With more than 5 000 wins he is one of the most successful harness drivers in Scandinavia. Since 2011 Korpi has been training and driving mostly in Sweden. During the 1980s he also worked several years in the United States and in Belgium. Pekka Korpi's son Janne Korpi is an olympic snowboarder. SourcesPekka Korpi at Finnish National Horse Breeding Association's pages(In Finnish) External linksStar Racing – Pekka Korpi's homepage(In Finnish) Sportspeople from Oulu 1949 births Living people Finnish harness racers {{Finland-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauno Korpi
Rauno "Rane" Korpi (born June 25, 1951 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey coach. He coached Tappara to three consecutive Finnish Championships in SM-liiga during the years 1986-1988. He has also won one additional Finnish Championship Gold, one Silver medal and one Bronze medal. Korpi has been chosen three times as The Coach of the Year in Finland. Other teams coached by Korpi include TuTo, EC KAC, and EV Zug. Korpi has also coached Finland's national ice hockey team during the years 1986-1987. He has coached Women's national teams and Junior national teams as well. Korpi is the father of Kiira Korpi, Olympic-level figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ... and winner of European Championships Bronze medal. References 1951 births Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sture Korpi
Sture Korpi (16 November 1939 – 12 March 2017) was a Swedish politician, member of Swedish Social Democratic Party, who was a secretary of state at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs between 1982 and 1991. Korpi worked as a social secretary in Stockholm and was the information secretary to Minister of Social Affairs Sven Aspling in 1965–1976, and the head of department at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency in 1976–1982. In 1982–1991, he was the state secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs. From 1993 to 2004, he was director general of the Norwegian Institutions Board. Korpi is buried at the Northern Cemetery outside Stockholm. He was the brother of Walter Korpi Walter Korpi (20 February 1934 – 19 November 2024) was a Swedish sociologist. Korpi was a pioneer of power resource theory. Together with the Swedish politician and sociologist Joakim Palme, he wrote the work "The Paradox of Redistribution and .... Bibliography * Korpi, Sture (1970). Låt os ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania (, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Central Greece (geographic region), Central Greece and the administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of West Greece. A combination of the historical regions of Aetolia and Acarnania, it is the country's largest regional unit. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest city and economic centre at Agrinio. The area is now connected with the Peloponnese peninsula via the Rio–Antirrio bridge, Rio-Antirio Bridge. The surrounding regional units take in Arta (regional unit), Arta in Epirus (region), Epirus, a narrow length bordering Karditsa (regional unit), Karditsa of Thessaly, Evrytania to the northeast, and Phocis to the east. Geography Mountains dominate the north, northeast, west and southeast, especially the Acarnanian Mountains. The longest and main river is the Achelous River, Acheloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, spanning List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands and nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions. It has a population of over 10 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilisation and the birthplace of Athenian democracy, democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major History of science in cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
