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Osku (given Name)
Osku is a Finnish masculine given name. It is a pet form of Oskari and thus a variant of the name Oscar. It may refer to: * Osku Heinonen (born 1992), Finnish basketball player * Osku Kuutamo, Finnish 21st century male wheelchair curler and curling coach * Osku Maukonen (born 2007), Finnish football goalkeeper * Osku Palermaa (born 1983), Finnish ten-pin bowler * Osku Torro Osku Torro (born 21 August 1979) is a Finnish high jumper. He was born in Jyväskylä. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Champion ... (born 1979), Finnish high jumper {{given name Finnish masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskari
Oskari is a Finnish masculine given name, a variant of the name Oscar. It may refer to: * Oskari Friman (1893–1933), Finnish wrestler * Oskari Frösén (born 1976), Finnish high jumper * Oskari Mantere (1874–1942), Finnish politician * Oskari Mörö (born 1993), Finnish hurdler * Oskari Rissanen (1893–1957), Finnish runner * Oskari Tokoi Antti Oskari Tokoi (15 April 1873 – 4 April 1963) was a Finnish socialist politician who served as a leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Tokoi became Chairman of the Senate of Finland in 1917, and thus, he was the world's first so ... (1873-1963), Finnish politician {{given name Finnish masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar (given Name)
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer". The name is borne by a character in Irish mythology—Oscar (Irish mythology), Oscar, grandson of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, and refers to his descent from his grandmother, Sadhbh, who was enchanted into the form of a deer. Less likely, it is derived from Norse-Irish ''Osgar'' "god's spear," from ''gar'' "spear" + ''os'' "god". The name was popularised in the 18th century by Scottish poet James Macpherson, creator of 'Ossianic poetry'. Today the name is associated with Scandinavia because Napoleon was an admirer of Macpherson's work and gave the name to his godson, Joseph Bernadotte, who later became Oscar I of Sweden, Oscar I, King of Sweden. Consequently, at the time many Swedes were named Oscar. The name was given to more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osku Heinonen
Osku Simana Heinonen (born 4 September 1992) is a Finnish basketball player for JuveCaserta of the Italian Serie B. In 2014, he won the Finnish championship with Tampereen Pyrintö. Alongside Finnish competitions, Heinonen represented Pyrintö in EuroChallenge and Baltic Basketball League. He has also represented Pyrintö's reserve team and Kouvot. Club career Heinonen injured his knee in February 2014 and therefore missed the end of the season. Pyrintö achieved national silver medals in 2016 losing to Kouvot at the finals. In June 2016 Heinonen signed a one-year contract with Kouvot. In June 2017 he returned to Pyrintö. In June 2023, Heinonen signed with Haukar of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. On 26 October, he scored 29 points, including nine three pointers, in a win against Hamar. On 24 March 2024, Heinonen signed with San Giobbe of the Italian Serie A2. On 27 July 2024, Heinonen signed with JuveCaserta of the Italian Serie B. National team career Heinonen has p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osku Kuutamo
Osku Kuutamo is a Finnish male wheelchair curler and curling coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of Athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Coac .... Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * * * * Living people Finnish male curlers Finnish wheelchair curlers Finnish curling coaches Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osku Maukonen
Osku Maukonen (born 15 February 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ykkösliiga club Lahti. Club career FC Lahti On 14 November 2022, Maukonen signed his first professional contract with his hometown club FC Lahti on a three-year deal, at the age of 15. Maukonen made his debut in Veikkausliiga with FC Lahti on 3 June 2023, after being named in the starting line-up against Ilves. Maukonen became the youngest ever goalkeeper to debut in the highest level in Finland, at the age of 16 years, 3 months and 19 days. He also became the first player born 2007 to debut in the league. His contract was extended on 8 October 2024 until the end of 2026. International career On 4 October 2023, Maukonen was named in the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament. In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine and Germany, 2–2 and 1–1 respectively, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osku Palermaa
Osku Palermaa (born 18 November 1983 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish ten-pin bowler now living in Partille, Sweden. He is a competitor on the European Bowling Tour, World Bowling Tour, and PBA Tour. Today Palermaa has 18 professional bowling titles to his name. He has won 13 EBT titles, and 5 PBA Tour titles. He was the EBT ranking champion for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009, he also won the rankings 2011. Palermaa was also joint runner up in the 2005 EBT rankings, and runner up in the 2006 EBT rankings. Osku made his television debut at the 2004 U.S Open, making him the first two-handed bowler to compete in a televised PBA Tour event. He won his first U.S. PBA Tour title at the 2010 Geico Shark Championship, which was part of the PBA World Series of Bowling in Las Vegas, Nevada. Palermaa has since won four more PBA Tour titles, including the 2011 PBA World Championship which made him the first two-handed bowler to win a major. Palermaa has to date bowled 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osku Torro
Osku Torro (born 21 August 1979) is a Finnish high jumper. He was born in Jyväskylä. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships without reaching the final. His personal best jump was 2.27 metres, achieved in August 2007 in Lappeenranta and also in July 2008 in Tampere. He has 2.33 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2011 in Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu .... This is a Finnish indoor record. Competition record References 1979 births Living people Finnish male high jumpers Sportspeople from Jyväskylä Athletes from Central Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Masculine Given Names
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. Suomi may also refer to: *Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finla ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |