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Matti Äyräpää Prize
The Matti Äyräpää Prize () is a Finland, Finnish prize in medicine awarded by The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim since 1969. It is named after the dentist Matti Äyräpää, who was Duodecim's first chairman. In 2016, the prize money was €20,000. Recipients *1969 – Eino Kulonen *1970 – Kauko Vainio *1971 – Esko Nikkilä *1972 – Olli Mäkelä *1973 – Olavi Eränkö *1974 – Kari Penttinen *1975 – Lauri Saxén *1976 – Erkki Klemola *1977 – Kari Kivirikko *1978 – Kari Cantell *1979 – Bror-Axel Lamberg *1980 – Pirjo Mäkelä *1981 – Markku Seppälä *1982 – Reijo Vihko *1983 – Eero Saksela *1984 – Tatu Miettien (physician), Tatu Miettinen *1985 – Antti Vaheri *1986 – Olli Jänne *1987 – Mikko Hallman *1988 – Pekka Häyry *1989 – Pekka Halonen (professor), Pekka Halonen *1990 – Albert de la Chapelle *1991 – Leevi Kääriäinen *1992 – Tapani Luukkainen *1993 – Mårten Wikström *1994 – Juhani Jänne *1995 – Jouni Uitto * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirjo Mäkelä
Pirjo is a Finland, Finnish female given name. Its name day is celebrated on 7 October. It began to be used in the 1920s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. As of 2013 there are 34,650 women with this name in Finland. Origin and variants The name Pirjo originated as a short form of ''Birgitta'' and ''Piritta'', Finnish versions of Brigid. A common variant is ''Pirkko''. Notable people Notable people with this name include: * Pirjo Ala-Kapee-Hakulinen (born 1944), Finnish politician * Pirjo Häggman, Finnish sprinter * Pirjo Honkasalo, Finnish filmmaker * Pirjo Leppikangas, Finnish football defender * Pirjo Muranen, Finnish cross country skier * Pirjo Ruotsalainen, Finnish orienteering competitor * Pirjo Seppä, Finnish orienteering competitor References {{reflist Finnish feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Seppälä
Markku Tapio Seppälä (born 16 May 1936, Helsinki) is a Finnish physician specialising in obstetrics and gynecology. He graduated with a licentiate in medicine in 1964 and a doctorate in medicine and surgery in 1965.Markku Seppälä, Suomen lääkärit 2012, Suomen Lääkäriliitto, Helsinki 2012, page 1202 During his research activities that began in 1962, Seppälä has published approx. 500 peer-reviewed studies in international series, including collaborations with two Nobel Prize winners in medicine or physiology (Frederick Chapman Robbins and Robert Edwards (physiologist), Robert G. Edwards). His other scholarly output includes 5 books, and around 100 review articles, securing him international acclaim and positioning him among the top researchers in his field as per the Science Citation Index (SCI) in 2002. Seppälä was part of the team that delivered Finland's first In vitro fertilisation, IVF baby in 1984. Seppälä was awarded the Matti Äyräpää Prize, Matti Äyrà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Jänne
Juhani is a common Finnish male given name and Arabic surname. Given name * Juhani Aaltonen (born 1935), Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist * Juhani Aho, Finnish author and journalist * Juhani Kaskeala, Finnish admiral and Chief of Defense of the Finnish Defense Forces from 2001-2009 * Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer * Juhani Kumpulainen, Finnish actor and director * Juhani Lahtinen, Finnish ice hockey player * Juhani "Juice" Leskinen (1950–2006), Finnish musician * Juhani Ojala, Finnish professional footballer * Juhani Pallasmaa, Finnish architect and former professor of architecture and dean at the Helsinki University of Technology * Juhani Peltonen, Finnish association footballer * Juhani Suutarinen, Finnish biathlete * Juhani Tamminen, Finnish ice hockey player * Juhani Tamminen (ice hockey, born 1989), Finnish ice hockey player * Juhani Wahlsten, Finnish ice hockey player and coach Surname * Khalid al-Juhani, Saudi al-Qaeda member * Ma'bad al-Juhani, Islamic fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mårten Wikström
Mårten is a masculine given name. People bearing the name include: *Mårten Andersson (born 1974), Swedish bassist with Lizzy Borden *Mårten Boström (born 1982), Finnish orienteering competitor and long-distance runner *Mårten Falk (born 1973), Swedish classical guitarist *Mårten Hagström (born 1971), Swedish guitarist with Meshuggah *Mårten Klingberg (born 1968), Swedish actor, screenwriter and director *Mårten Mickos (born 1962), Finnish software executive *Mårten Olander (born 1971), Swedish golfer *Mårten Palme (born 1961), Swedish economist *Mårten Renström (born 1972), Swedish tennis player *Mårten Triewald (1691–1747), Swedish merchant, engineer and physicist *Mårten Eskil Winge (1825–1896), Swedish mythology painter See also * Marten (name) * Märten (name) {{given name Marten Marten A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapani Luukkainen
Tapani may refer to: * Tapani (name), a Finnish male given name * Tapani (surname), a Finnish surname * Tapani, Iran, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran * Tapani Incident The Tapani incident or Tapani uprising in 1915 was one of the biggest armed uprisings by Taiwanese Han Chinese, Han and Taiwanese aborigines, Aboriginals, including Taivoan people, Taivoan, against Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule in T ..., an armed uprising against Japanese rule in Taiwan See also * Tapan (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leevi Kääriäinen
Leevi is a village in Räpina Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Põlva County Kreis Werro {{Põlva-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert De La Chapelle
Albert Fredrik de la Chapelle, MD, Ph.D (11 February 1933 – 10 December 2020) was a Finnish human geneticist, long-time head of Finland's first Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Helsinki, and subsequently professor of Human Cancer Genetics at Ohio State University. He was best known for his role in the elucidation of the genetics of hereditary colorectal cancer and Lynch syndrome. Biography Personal life and education Albert de la Chapelle was born in 1933, Helsinki, one of three sons (along with Claës-Henrik and Gustaf) of Claës Carl Fredrik René de la Chapelle (1900–1974) and Stina Serlachius (1902–1984). He spent his early childhood on his parents' apple growing estate. He attended school locally, transferring later to high school in Helsinki. Graduating from high school in 1950 he enrolled directly into medical school at the University of Helsinki, obtaining his MD in 1957 after a hiatus to complete 11 months of military service resulting in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Halonen (professor)
Pekka Halonen (23 September 1865 – 1 December 1933) was a Finnish painter of landscapes and people in the national romantic and Realist styles.Aimo Reitala. "Halonen, Pekka." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 2 Mar. 2016 Biography Pekka Halonen was born on 23 September 1865 in Linnasalmi, Lapinlahti, Finland, the son of Olli Halonen, a farmer, and Wilhelmina Halonen (née Uotinen). Halonen's father was himself an amateur artist who not only ran the farm, but also worked as a decorative painter on commissions from churches in neighbouring districts. Halonen often accompanied his father on these painting trips and was thus introduced into the craft of painting. He studied in Helsinki at the Art Society's Drawing School for four years. He graduated with good grades and won a scholarship to study abroad. He went in 1890 to Paris, where he first studied at the Academie Julian and later under Paul Gauguin. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Häyry
Pekka is a Finnish male given name. It was most popular around the middle of the 20th century. As of 2013 there were more than 100,000 people registered with this name in Finland. The nameday is the 29th of June in the Finnish tradition and the 25th of June on the orthodox calendar. It originated as a variation of the name Peter (''Pietari''). Notable people with this name include: * Pekka-Eric Auvinen (1989-2007), perpetrator of the Jokela school shooting in 2007 * Pekka Haavisto (born 1958), Finnish politician and minister * Pekka Harttila (born 1941), Finnish diplomat and a lawyer * Pekka Heino (television presenter) (born 1961), Swedish television host and presenter * Pekka Heino (singer) (born 1976), Finnish metal singer * Pekka Himanen (born 1973), Finnish philosopher * Pekka Huhtaniemi (born 1949), Finnish diplomat * Pekka Koskela (born 1982), Finnish speed skater * Pekka Kuusisto (born 1976), Finnish violinist * Pekka Lagerblom (born 1982), Finnish footballer * Pekka T. Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Hallman
Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnic languages. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician * Mikko Eloranta, Finnish ice hockey left winger * Mikko Franck, Finnish conductor * Mikko Heiniö, Finnish composer * Mikko Hirvonen, Finnish World Rally Championship driver * Mikko Hyppönen, Finnish security guru and author * Mikko Ilonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Juva, Finnish historian, theologian, and archbishop * Mikko Kavén, Finnish footballer * Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey centre * Mikko Kolehmainen, Finnish flatwater canoer * Mikko Korhonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Koskinen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender * Mikko Larkas, Finnish basketball coach * Mikko Leppilampi, Finnish actor and musician * Mikko Lindström, guitarist for Finnish band HIM * Mikko Nissinen, Finnish ballet dancer and current director of Boston Ballet * Mikko Paa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olli Jänne
Olli is a Dutch children's book character and a stuffed toy. The character Olli was created in 2004 by Dutch designer and film director Hein Mevissen along with writer Diederiekje Bok as a character for a bottled mineral water. Olli was one of the many characters used on the packages and posters of the bottled water brand and John's Phone. Olli was launched at a party of MTV In Rotterdam in 2004. In 2013, Olli was again part of a campaign, this time to save the Rotterdam Zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp. Olli is part of the Ollimania family which is the company that created and owns all characters. After the launch, Olli became the symbol of Rotterdam and a mascot for professional football club Feyenoord. On 10 September 2015, Ollimania and its creators Hein Mevissen and Diederiekje Bok donated a huge Olli statue to the Sophia children's hospital in Rotterdam. Books The first two Ollimania books were launched in October 2014. 'Olli en het poepkanon' and 'Olli is een olifant'. Both books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Vaheri
Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name ''Andreas''. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboarder * Antti Juntumaa (born 1959), Finnish boxer * Antti Hammarberg (Irwin Goodman) (1943–1991), Finnish musician * Antti Hyyrynen (born 1980), Finnish musician * Antti Kaikkonen (born 1974), Finnish politician * Antti Kalliomäki (born 1947), Finnish athlete and Minister of Education * Antti Kasvio (born 1973), Finnish swimmer * Antti Laaksonen (born 1973), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Niemi (footballer) (born 1972), Finnish football goalkeeper * Antti Niemi (ice hockey) (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper * Antti Miettinen (born 1980), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Muurinen (born 1954), Finnish football coach * Antti Ojanperä (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Antti Okkonen (born 1982), Finnish footballer * Antti Piimän ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
