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Reijo Sund
Reijo is a Finnish male given name. There are more than 27,000 people with this name in Finland. More than half of them were born in the 1940s and 1950s. It originated as a variation of the Latin name Gregorius and the Greek name Gregorios, which are the equivalent of Gregory in English. The nameday is the 12th of March, the anniversary of the death of Pope Gregory I. Notable people who have this name include: * Reijo Hakanen, Finnish ice hockey player * Reijo Halme, Finnish sprinter * Reijo Hammar, Finnish murderer * Reijo Leppänen, Finnish ice hockey player * Reijo Linna, Finnish former footballer * Reijo Mäki, Finnish writer * Reijo Mattinen, Finnish orienteering competitor * Reijo Mikkolainen, Finnish ice hockey player * Reijo Ruotsalainen, Finnish ice hockey player * Reijo Ståhlberg, Finnish shot putter * Reijo Tossavainen, Finnish politician * Reijo Vähälä Reijo Untamo Vähälä (7 March 1946 – 27 September 2024) was a Finnish high jump The high jump is a tr ... [...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] |
Reijo Mäki
Reijo Juhani Mäki (born 12 October 1958) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction. Career Mäki published his first novel ''Enkelipölyä'' in 1985. His most well-known character is private detective Jussi Vares who was first introduced in the novel ''Moukanpeli'' released in 1986. The Vares novels take place in the port city of Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ..., and in its jail, Kakola prison. Nine of the Vares novels have been made into feature films. The first two (2004–2007) feature Juha Veijonen as Jussi Vares. The next seven (2011–2015) feature Antti Reini; the first six of these (2011–2012) have been released on DVD in Region 1. Some films have been released in movie theaters in Finland and some straight-to-DVD. Works * ''Enkelipölyä'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Vähälä
Reijo Untamo Vähälä (7 March 1946 – 27 September 2024) was a Finnish high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...er. He placed second in men's high jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships. Career In 1966 Vähälä won both the Finnish championship (2.04 m) and the Finnish under-21 championship (2.01 m) in men's high jump. In 1969 he only placed third at the Finnish championships and was not considered a potential medalist at the European Championships in Athens, but in the championship final he improved his Finnish record of 2.13 m twice, clearing first 2.14 m and then 2.17 m. Two other jumpers, Valentin Gavrilov of the Soviet Union and Erminio Azzaro of Italy, also cleared 2.17 m, and the medals were decided on coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Tossavainen
Reijo Tossavainen (born 13 November 1948 in Kiuruvesi, Northern Savonia) is a Finnish politician and a member of the True Finns. He represented the constituency of Kymi in the Parliament of Finland for the 2011 parliamentary election. In 2015 Tossavainen did not seek re-election. Work and life Reijo Tossavainen was a managing director and owner of the ''Valkealan Sanomat'' newspaper, which he sold. He did not stop writing since then. He is keeping a weblog in '' Uusi Suomi'' web publication. He has been a chairman of the entrepreneurial society and home region society. He lives in two places: Kouvola Kouvola () is a city in Finland and the administrative capital of Kymenlaakso. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country. The population of Kouvola is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the 17th m ... and Savitaipale. Political career In the 2011 parliamentary election, the list of the True Finns polled 23.27% (39.357 vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Ståhlberg
Reijo Einar Ståhlberg (born 21 September 1952 in Ekenäs, Finland) is a 194 cm former Finnish shot putter whose competitive weight was 128 kg. He holds the Finnish shot put record of 21.69 meters and represented Finland in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, placing 11th and 4th respectively. In the European Championships of 1974, he came in 11th, in 1978 4th, and in 1982 9th. He also won nine Finnish national championships and 3 European Indoor Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral .... The fourth Finn to put the shot 20 meters or more, Ståhlberg has been president of the Finnish 20 meter club since its inception in 1983. Referencessports-reference 1952 births Living people Sportspeople from Raseborg Finnish male shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Ruotsalainen
Reijo Ruotsalainen (born April 1, 1960) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was twice named Finland's top defenceman, and won two Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, in 1987 and 1990. Playing career Ruotsalainen started his career in Kärpät. Nicknamed "Reksa" or "Rexi", he was recognized as a talented defenseman while playing for Kärpät junior teams. Kärpät was promoted to SM-liiga from 1. Divisioona for the 1977–78 season, and Ruotsalainen played 30 games and posted 23 points in his first SM-liiga season. During the 1979–80 season, Ruotsalainen and Kärpät played in the SM-liiga Playoffs, but were eliminated from the Finals by HIFK. Kärpät, however, won the bronze medal series, 2–0, against TPS. The 1980–81 season proved to be a breakthrough for Ruotsalainen. Kärpät made the finals against Tappara, coming from behind in the fifth and decisive game, winning the game 5–2. After his first Championship in SM-liiga, Ruotsalainen head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Mikkolainen
Reijo Kalevi Mikkolainen (born May 14, 1964 in Pirkkala, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ... player who played in the SM-liiga. He won a silver medal with the Finland team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. He played for Tappara, Ilves, and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International External links Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio 1964 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ilves players Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Finland Sportspeople from Pirkkala Tappara players HC TPS players EC Peiting players Ice hockey people from Pirkan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Mattinen
Reijo Mattinen (born 1963) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, three times medalist in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships. He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' in 1989, a bronze medal in 1991, and a silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ... in 1995. See also * Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events References 1963 births Living people Finnish male orienteers Finnish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Linna
Reijo Linna (born 28 March 1963) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he played in his native Finland and Singapore. He won two Finnish championship titles and one Finnish Cup with HJK Helsinki, Singaporean FAS Premier League title with Geylang International and Singapore President's Cup with Jurong. After his playing career, Linna has worked as a youth coach for his parent club Käpylän Pallo. kapylanpallo.fi, 11 October 2019 Honours HJK * Mestaruussarja: |
Gregory (given Name)
The masculine Given name, first name Gregory or Grégory derives from the Latin name "Gregorius", which came from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgórios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from "ἐγείρω" "egeiro" meaning "to awaken, arouse"). (See also Watcher (angel)#Grigori, the egrḗgoroi or Watcher angels in Second Book of Enoch). Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with Latin ''grex'' (stem ''greg–'') meaning "flock" or "herd". This association with a shepherd who diligently guides his flock contributed to the name's popularity among monks and popes. Sixteen Pope Gregory (other), popes and two antipopes have used the name Gregorius, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). It is tied with Benedict as the second-most popular name for popes, after Pope John (other), John. Although the name was uncommon in the early 20th century, after the popularity of the actor Gregory Peck it became one of the ten most c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Leppänen
Reijo Kalevi Leppänen (born 8 November 1951 in Turku, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ... player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. External links Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio* 1951 births Living people Finnish ice hockey players Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Ice hockey people from Turku HC TPS players 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reijo Hammar
Reijo Juhani Hammar (now known as Andreas Hammar, born 1953) is a Finnish criminal. He has been called Finland's most dangerous prisoner. On 10 July 1986 Hammar murdered Antti Johannes Eljaala, a 44-year-old businessman from Tampere, onboard the ship '' Viking Sally'' on its voyage from Turku, Finland to Stockholm, Sweden. Near the end of the trip, Hammar and Eljaala had gone into Eljaala's cabin. According to the newspaper '' Iltalehti''s report of the event, Hammar had stolen money from Eljaala's wallet and Eljaala had intended to report this to the police. As Eljaala was leaving the cabin, Hammar had struck him on the neck with a knife and strangled him with a piece of cloth he had torn from the bedcovers. An assistant of Hammar had also participated in the deed. Hammar received a life imprisonment sentence for murder. In July 1988 Hammar escaped from the Turku Prison (known as "Kakola") with two other prisoners, Aaro Petteri Tenhunen and Martti Orajärvi. During the escape, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
