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Lahtinen
Lahtinen is a Finnish-language surname of the so-called Virtanen type: lahti ("bay") + -nen (a surname suffix). Notable people with the surname include: * Alli Lahtinen (1926–1976), Finnish politician * Aki Lahtinen (born 1958), Finnish footballer * Hugo Lahtinen (1891–1977), Finnish athlete * Juhani Lahtinen (1938–2018), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper * Merja Lahtinen (born 1968), Finnish cross country skier * Mika Lahtinen (born 1985), Finnish footballer * Timo Lahtinen (born 1947), Finnish ice hockey player * Urpo Lahtinen, Finnish magazine publisher * Varma Lahtinen (1894–1976), Finnish actress * Vesa Lahtinen (born 1968), Finnish ice hockey player Fictional characters * Yrjö Lahtinen, corporal and machine gunner who holds communist sympathies in Väinö Linna Väinö Linna (; 20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941–44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, ''Tuntem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alli Lahtinen
Alli Kyllikki Lahtinen ( Ilomäki; 11 April 1926 – 22 May 1976) was a Finnish politician who was the Minister of Social Affairs and Health (Finland), Minister of Social Affairs and Health from 1971 to 1972 and from June to November 1975. Biography Alli Kyllikki Ilomäki was born on 11 April 1926 in Korpilahti, Finland. Her father, Muisto Ilomäki, was a senior member of the Social Democratic Party. After attending secondary school in Hyvinkää, she moved to Kotka and worked for the newspaper ''Eteenpäin'' as a journalist. She later worked as a clerk for Kotka's child services department and taught Finnish and mathematics at a Adult high school, local school for adults. Ilomäki married Kaarlo Lahtinen, a firefighter, in 1947, and they had two sons. She received the Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from the School of Social science, Social Sciences (now the University of Tampere) in Helsinki in 1956. In 1959, Lahtinen was appointed as Director of Child Welfare in Kotka. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urpo Lahtinen
Urpo Juhani Lahtinen was a Finnish magazine publisher. He was born on 22 April 1931 in Helsinki and died on 15 October 1994 in Tampere. Urpo Lahtinen started his journalistic career in 1952 writing for the Social Democratic paper ''Eteenpäin'' in Kotka, continuing in '' Kansan Lehti'' of Tampere. In 1957 he started a free tabloid '' Tamperelainen'' (delivered to every household in Tampere), which was published by Lahtinen's own company called Lehtimiehet. Urpo Lahtinen's best-known publication was '' Hymy'' ("The Smile") magazine, which was launched in 1959 and was named after his wife Hymy Lahtinen, specializing in "human interest" type of journalism. In the 1960s and 1970s ''Hymy'' became a success with its sensationalist and scandal stories containing much celebrity sex and gossip, often verging on the invasion of privacy The right to privacy is an element of various legal traditions that intends to restrain governmental and private actions that threaten the privacy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Lahtinen
Timo Lahtinen (born 24 May 1947) is a retired Finnish ice hockey coach and former forward. Playing career Lahtinen played in the SM-sarja for Ilves and HJK. He also played in Serie A for HC Gherdëina and SG Cortina. Coaching career Lahtinen began his coaching career in 1976 as player-head coach of Tingsryds AIF of Division 1, the second-tier league in Sweden. He also coached Karlskrona IK and HV71 before becoming head coach of Södertälje SK in the Elitserien in 1983. After two seasons with Södertälje, Lahtinen moved to Switzerland and coached EHC Arosa, SC Bern and Zürcher SC over the next four years. He returned to Sweden in 1989 and became head coach of Malmö IF where he coached for five seasons. He returned to Switzerland in 1994 to coach HC Lugano before returning to Sweden once more to coach AIK IF. In 1998, Lahtinen moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga and became head coach for the Kölner Haie. He was fired during the 1999-00 season and become head coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aki Lahtinen
Aki Lahtinen (born 31 October 1958) is a Finnish former footballer. Lahtinen was the second-ever Finnish player to play in the English top division. He was inducted to the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2022. , 7 June 2022 Career statistics International Honours OPS * (2): |
Merja Lahtinen
Merja Lahtinen (born Merja Kuusisto; 30 June 1968) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 1998. Competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she had her best finish of fourth in the 4 × 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 15th in the 30 km event. Lahtinen's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth in the 15 km event at Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1995. Her best world Cup finish was 11th twice, both in 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, ... (1992, 1995). Lahtinen's best individual career finish was second twice in 5 km FIS races in Finland (1994, 1997). Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Lahtinen
Mika Lahtinen (born 30 April 1985) is a Finnish former footballer. During his career he played for RoPS, JJK and Tampere United in the Veikkausliiga, and for PP-70 and FC Hämeenlinna in the Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until .... References External linksProfile at Guardian Football Profile at Veikkausliiga's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Lahtinen
Hugo Jalmari Lahtinen (29 November 1891, Tampere – 29 December 1977) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's pentathlon during his career. He competed for Finland at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ... where he won the bronze medal in the men's pentathlon event. References External linkssports-reference 1891 births 1977 deaths Athletes from Tampere Finnish decathletes Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic decathletes 20th-century Finnish people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varma Lahtinen
Varma Agnes Lahtinen (24 December 1894–1 July 1976) was a Finnish actress. She appeared in about 80 Finnish films between 1937 and 1970. Lahtinen starred in six Pekka Puupää Pekka Puupää is a Finnish text comic and film character, created by Ola "Fogeli" Fogelberg. The character appeared 1925–1975 in the popular comic ''Pekka Puupää'' and 1952–1960 in thirteen films ('' Pekka ja Pätkä'') produce ... films, among others. Selected filmography * '' In the Fields of Dreams'' (1940)References 20th-century Finnish actresses[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesa Lahtinen
Vesa Lahtinen (born September 16, 1968) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. Lahtinen played 110 games in the SM-liiga for Lukko, based in his hometown of Rauma, from 1988 to 1991. He also played in the 1. Divisioona for KooKoo, Kokkolan Hermes and Pelicans as well as in Denmark's Eliteserien for Hellerup IK and France's Élite Ligue for Anglet Hormadi Élite Anglet Hormadi Pays Basque is an ice hockey team in Anglet, France. They play in the Ligue Magnus, the highest level of ice hockey in France. The club was runner-up (Ligue Magnus) in 2001. Due to Anglet's location in the French Basque Country, th .... Career statistics References External links * 1968 births Living people Anglet Hormadi Élite players Finnish ice hockey defencemen Kokkolan Hermes players KooKoo players Lahti Pelicans players Lukko players Ice hockey people from Rauma, Finland {{finland-icehockey-defenceman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Lahtinen
Juhani Heikki Kalevi Lahtinen (28 September 1938 – 8 March 2018) was a Finnish ice hockey player. He was one of Finland's best ice hockey goaltenders. He played for the famous team Ilves in 1964. References 1938 births 2018 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Ilves players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown Soldier (novel)
''The Unknown Soldier'' (, ) or ''Unknown Soldiers'' is a war novel by Finnish author Väinö Linna, considered his magnum opus. Published in 1954, ''The Unknown Soldier'' chronicles the 1941–1944 Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers. In 2000, the manuscript version of the novel was published with the title ("the war novel") and in 2015, the latest English translation as ''Unknown Soldiers''. A fictional account based closely on Linna's own experiences during the war, the novel presented a more realistic outlook on the formerly romanticized image of a noble and obedient Finnish soldier. Linna gave his characters independent and critical thoughts, and presented them with human feelings, such as fear and rebellion. Although published to mixed reviews, ''The Unknown Soldier'' quickly became one of the best-selling books in Finland and is considered both a classic in Finnish literature and a part of the national l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtanen Type
The Virtanen type Finnish surnames are the surnames that became popular in the 19th century in western Finland and that are formed by combining of a word related to nature (but not an animal) with the suffix ''wikt:-nen, -nen''. The name of the type was introduced by Finnish expert in naming after the surname ''Virtanen (surname), Virtanen'', the most common surname of this type.Minna Saarelma-MaunumaaVIRTANEN-TYYPPI. SUOMALAISEN SUKUNIMISTÖN UUDISTAJANA ''Virittäjä'', no. 3, 2005, pp. 418-422 Until 2009 ''Virtanen'' was the most common surname in Finland, later superseded by ''Korhonen'', which is of unknown origin). The suffix ''-nen'', commonly used as a diminutive, was already in use in Eastern Finland (Savonia (historical province), Savonia, Karelia (historical province of Finland), Karelia) since the Middle Ages to create surnames in church records from the name of the parent (i.e., used as patronymic, e.g., ''Pentikäinen''). Most people in Western Finland lacked surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
