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Procurator (Finland)
The chancellor of justice (, ) is a Finnish government official who supervises authorities', such as cabinet ministers', compliance with the law and advances legal protection of Finnish citizens. The chancellor investigates complaints against authorities' activities and may also start an investigation of his or her own initiative. The chancellor attends cabinet meetings to ensure that legal procedures and regulations are followed. The chancellor has wide-ranging oversight, investigative and prosecutorial powers. The Chancellor and a deputy are appointed by the President of Finland. The Chancellor is appointed for life. The incumbent Chancellor of Justice is Tuomas Pöysti. History The Office of the Chancellor of Justice dates back to the 18th century, when Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden. When Finland was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1809 as an autonomous Grand Duchy, the legal system largely remained the same. The functions of the Chancellor of Justice, however, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oiva Huttunen
Oiva is a Finnish masculine given name meaning "splendid."https://www.behindthename.com/name/oiva It may refer to: Men * Oiva Halmetoja (1920-2007), Finnish Olympic hammer thrower * Oiva Jukkola (born 2002), Finnish professional footballer * Oiva Laaksonen (born 2003), Finnish professional footballer * Oiva Lommi (1922-2000), Finnish Olympic rower *Oiva Olenius (1890-1968), Finnish military leader *Oiva Paloheimo (1910–1973), Finnish author * Oiva Sala (1900-1980), Finnish actor * Oiva Timonen (1920–1998), Finnish Olympic wrestler *Oiva Toikka (1931–2019), Finnish glass designer * Oiva Tuominen (1908-1976), Finnish fighter ace * Oiva Turunen (1910-1991), Finnish business executive and politician *Oiva Tuulio (1878-1941), Finnish linguist * Oiva Tylli (1914-1975), Finnish Olympic sports shooter *Oiva Virtanen Oiva Virtanen (5 August 1929 – 26 September 1992) was a Finnish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Immanuel Savonius
Knut ( Norwegian and Swedish), Knud ( Danish), or Knútur ( Icelandic) is a Scandinavian and German first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used which comes from the Latin version Canutus, and in Finland, the name Nuutti is based on the name Knut. The name is derived from the Old Norse Knútr meaning "knot". In English the ''K'' is not mute, so the name is not properly pronounced ''nut'' or ''nute''. It is the name of several medieval kings of Denmark, two of whom also reigned over England during the first half of the 11th century. People * Harthaknut I of Denmark (Knut I, Danish: Hardeknud) (b. c. 890), king of Denmark * Knut the Great (Knut II, Danish: Knud den Store or Knud II) (d. 1035), Viking king of England, Denmark and Norway **Subject of the apocryphal King Canute and the waves *Harthaknut (Knut III, Danish: Hardeknud or Knud III) (d. 1042), king of Denmark and England *Saint K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risto Hiekkataipale
Risto () is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from ''Hristofor'' or ''Hristivoje''. It may refer to: Estonia * Risto Järv (born 1971), folklorist *Risto Joost (born 1980), conductor and operatic countertenor *Risto Kallaste (born 1971), footballer *Risto Kappet (born 1994), sim racing driver * Risto Kask (born 1985), civil servant and politician *Risto Kübar (born 1983), actor *Risto Lumi (born 1971), military colonel *Risto Mätas (born 1984), javelin thrower Finland *Risto Aaltonen (1939–2021), actor * Risto Ahti (born 1943), writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1994 * Risto Alapuro (1944–2022), sociologist *Risto Ankio (born 1937), athlete *Risto Asikainen (born 1958), record producer, songwriter and musician *Risto Björlin (born 1944), wrestler *Risto Dufva (born 1963), former professional ice hockey goaltender *Risto Hurme (born 1950), modern pentathlete and fencer (1966) *Ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Jonkka
Jaakko Ilari Jonkka (12 February 1953 – 4 January 2022) was a Finnish jurist and the Chancellor of Justice of Finland from 2007 to 2017. He was preceded by Paavo Nikula and succeeded by Tuomas Pöysti. Jonkka was an attorney, and worked previously at the University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki (, ; UH) is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Åbo under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Alexander .... He died on 4 January 2022, at the age of 68. References 1953 births 2022 deaths People from Lavia, Finland Chancellors of justice of Finland 20th-century Finnish lawyers University of Turku alumni Academic staff of the University of Helsinki {{Finland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paavo Nikula
Paavo Nikula (15 August 1942 – 28 December 2024) was a Finnish politician who was Chancellor of Justice of Finland and a Parliament of Finland, Member of Parliament. He was born in Helsinki. He served as the Minister of Justice (Finland), Minister of Justice from 1978 to 1979. He served as Chancellor of Justice (Finland), Chancellor of Justice from 1998 until his resignation in 2007. During his term, Nikula voiced opposition to a proposal that would allow employers to monitor the emails of their employees (the so-called ). Nikula died on 28 December 2024, at the age of 82. References
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Jorma S , released by Kaukonen in 1979
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Jorma can refer to: *Jorma (name), Finnish given name *Jorma (album) ''Jorma'' is the second solo album by the American musician Jorma Kaukonen, released in 1979. Hot Tuna had stopped touring in 1977 and Jack Casady had moved on to the band SVT. Bill Thompson and the staff that had managed Hot Tuna and still mana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risto Leskinen
Risto () is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from ''Hristofor'' or ''Hristivoje''. It may refer to: Estonia * Risto Järv (born 1971), folklorist *Risto Joost (born 1980), conductor and operatic countertenor *Risto Kallaste (born 1971), footballer * Risto Kappet (born 1994), sim racing driver * Risto Kask (born 1985), civil servant and politician *Risto Kübar (born 1983), actor *Risto Lumi (born 1971), military colonel *Risto Mätas (born 1984), javelin thrower Finland *Risto Aaltonen (1939–2021), actor * Risto Ahti (born 1943), writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1994 * Risto Alapuro (1944–2022), sociologist *Risto Ankio (born 1937), athlete *Risto Asikainen (born 1958), record producer, songwriter and musician *Risto Björlin (born 1944), wrestler *Risto Dufva (born 1963), former professional ice hockey goaltender *Risto Hurme (born 1950), modern pentathlete and fencer (1966) *Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Enäjärvi
Jaakko is a Finnish male first name, etymologically rooted in the Biblical names Jacob or James. The name day of Jaakko in the Finnish calendar is July 25. Jaakko may refer to: *Kings who are in English named ''James'' are in Finnish named ''Jaakko'' * Jakob De la Gardie in Finnish "Laiska-Jaakko" ("Jakob the lazy"), a Swedish count; nowadays ''laiskajaakko'' is the synonym for a lazy person *Jaakko Blomberg (born 1942), Finnish diplomat *Jaakko Forsman (1839–1899), Finnish jurist and politician, leading activist of the Fennoman movement *Jaakko Hallama (1917–1996), Finnish former Foreign Ministry official *Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher * Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, Finnish professor in Arabian language and Islam *Jaakko Ihamuotila (1939–2023), Finnish business executive *Jaakko Ilkka, Finnish rebel *Jaakko Itälä, Finnish politician * Jaakko Jonkka (1953–2022), Chancellor of Justice of Finland (from July 2007) *Jaakko Kalela (born 1944), Finnish civil servant and diplom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarne Nuorvala
Aarne Johannes Nuorvala (18 April 1912, Viipuri – 11 July 2013) was a Finnish official, and a nonpartisan minister, and deputy prime minister, in the Lehto Cabinet 1963-1964. He worked in the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland 1957-1964, and as the Chancellor of Justice 1964-1965. Then he was appointed as the President of Supreme Administrative Court of Finland The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland (, ) is the highest court in the Finnish administrative court system, parallel to the Supreme Court of Finland. Its jurisdiction covers the legality of the decisions of government officials, and its .... He retired in 1982. References 1912 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Finnish judges Deputy prime ministers of Finland Chancellors of justice of Finland Finnish men centenarians {{Finland-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Hannikainen
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 Piimänen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
