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Ruotsalainen V. Finland
Ruotsalainen is a Finnish surname (literally meaning "a Swede", but as a name originally referring to the adherents of Lutheran Christianity in Karelia). It may refer to: People *Arttu Ruotsalainen (born 1997), Finnish ice hockey forward *Gabriel Ruotsalainen (1893–1984), Finnish long-distance runner *Ilona Ruotsalainen (born 1981), Finnish snowboarder *Juhani Ruotsalainen (1948–2015), Finnish ski jumper *Maiju Ruotsalainen (born 1983), Finnish footballer and coach *Paavo Ruotsalainen (1777–1852), Finnish farmer and preacher *Pirjo Ruotsalainen (born 1944), Finnish orienteer *Rauno Ruotsalainen (born 1938), Finnish footballer *Reijo Ruotsalainen (born 1960), Finnish ice hockey defenceman *Satu Ruotsalainen (born 1966), Finnish heptathlete * Veikko Ruotsalainen (1908–1986), Finnish skier See also *Ruotsalainen (lake) Ruotsalainen is a medium-sized lake of Finland in the Kymijoki main catchment area. it is located in Päijät-Häme, near the town Heinola. There is a water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland, alongside Swedish language, Swedish. In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. Kven language, Kven, which like Meänkieli is mutually intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in the Norway, Norwegian counties of Troms and Finnmark by a minority of Finnish descent. Finnish is morphological typology, typologically agglutinative language, agglutinative and uses almost exclusively Suffix, suffixal affixation. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, Numeral (linguistics), numerals and verbs are inflection, inflected depending on their role in the Sentence (linguistics), sentence. Sentences are normally formed with subject–verb–object word order, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paavo Ruotsalainen
Paavo Heikki Ruotsalainen (; born Påhl Henrik; 9 July 1777 – 27 January 1852) was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher who became the leader of the revivalist Awakening religious movement in Finland. Religious views Born in Tölvänniemi (now a part of Lapinlahti) as the oldest son of plain farmers, he received his first Bible at age six. At the time of his confirmation he had already read it three times. His preoccupation with the words of the Bible gained him the nickname ''foolish Paavo''. When he heard about the lay pastor Jakob Högman in Jyväskylä, he immediately walked the 200 km to Jyväskylä in the winter of 1799. This visit laid the foundation of his religious life. Jakob Högman was known as an avid reader of a revivalist devotional booklet "Kallis Hunajan Pisara" ("The Choice Drop of Honey"). He gave Ruotsalainen a copy of the book which remained important to Paavo throughout his life. Högman illustrated to Paavo that there was one thing of utmost impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruotsalainen (lake)
Ruotsalainen is a medium-sized lake of Finland in the Kymijoki main catchment area. it is located in Päijät-Häme, near the town Heinola. There is a waterway crossing the town and connecting the lake to another lake Konnivesi.Ruotsalainen in the Jarviwiki Web Service Retrieved 2014-03-02. See also *List of lakes in Finland
Most lakes in Finland are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs with a surface area larger than 10 km². There are about 5,600 lakes in Finland that are larger than 0.1 km² (10 hectares or 100'000 square metres), and 187,888 lakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veikko Ruotsalainen
Veikko Hannes Ruotsalainen (12 May 1908 – 5 March 1986) was a Finnish skier. Ruotsalainen was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ... which placed second. References 1908 births 1986 deaths Finnish military patrol (sport) runners Olympic biathletes for Finland Military patrol competitors at the 1928 Winter Olympics {{Skimountaineering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satu Ruotsalainen
Satu Marianne Pauri (née Ruotsalainen; born 21 October 1966 in Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...) is a retired Finnish heptathlete. Pauri finished fourth at the 1991 World Championships, where she broke the national record with 6404 points. Achievements External links * 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Oulu Athletes from North Ostrobothnia Finnish heptathletes Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Rauno Ruotsalainen
Rauno Ruotsalainen (born 4 February 1938) is a Finnish footballer. He played in six matches for the Finland national football team The Finland national football team (, ) represents Finland in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland, the governing body for football in Finland, which was founded in 1907. The team ... from 1962 to 1965. References 1938 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Finland men's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Finnish sportsmen Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat players Myllykosken Pallo −47 managers Finnish football managers {{Finland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirjo Ruotsalainen
Pirjo Ruotsalainen (born 24 November 1944 in Viipurin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the ''relay'' event at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships in Fiskars together with Anja Meldo and Raila Hovi. See also * Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport. Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships * World Orienteering Championships * Junior World Orienteering Championships * ... References 1944 births Living people Finnish female orienteers Finnish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiju Ruotsalainen
Maiju Ruotsalainen (born 25 November 1983) is a Finnish footballer and coach who played for the Finland women's national football team. At club level she most recently represented Åland United of the Naistenliiga. She formerly played for FC Honka and Italy's Torres CF, and she has also played in the UEFA Women's Champions League with all three teams. Club career Ruotsalainen began playing in her native Tampere with Ilves, then spent time in Helsinki with MPS and HJK. She spent four seasons with FC Honka, of Espoo, intersected by a spell in Denmark with Vejle. Ahead of the 2013 season, Ruotsalainen travelled to England for a trial with English FA WSL giants Doncaster Rovers Belles. Although the Belles wanted to sign her, she ultimately decided to rejoin Åland United. Heel and hip injuries caused Ruotsalainen to miss most of the 2013 season. In October 2013 Ruotsalainen left Åland United after five years and returned to her first club Ilves, where she took up a youth coachin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Ruotsalainen
Juhani Ruotsalainen (1 April 1948 – 2015) was a Finnish ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. The 1968 Winter Games marked the first time .... References External links * 1948 births 2015 deaths Finnish male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Finland Ski jumpers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Iisalmi Skiers from North Savo 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilona Ruotsalainen
Ilona Ruotsalainen (born 8 January 1981) is a Finnish snowboarder. She was born in Jyväskylä. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ..., in women's parallel giant slalom. References External links * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Jyväskylä Finnish female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Finland Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics 21st-century Finnish people 21st-century Finnish sportswomen {{Finland-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
