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Seppälä (Pusula)
Seppälä is a Finnish surname and toponym derived from the occupation of blacksmith ("seppä"). People * Arttu Seppälä (born 1987), football player * Eino Seppälä (1896–1968), runner *Henkka Seppälä (born 1980), bass guitarist *Hanna-Maria Seppälä (born 1984), swimmer * Ilpo Seppälä (born 1953), wrestler *Jenae Seppälä (born 1986), American football player * Leonhard Seppälä (1877–1967), Norwegian-American Sled dog musher * Matti Seppälä (1941–2020), geomorphologist and geographer *Pete Seppälä (born 1978), singer *Tuomas Seppälä Tuomas Seppälä is a Finns, Finnish guitarist, keyboardist, and composer, best known as a founding member and main composer of the Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. Biography Seppälä started playing piano at the age of five, ..., guitarist Other * Seppälä, a Finnish clothing store chain established in 1930. It declared bankruptcy on September 15, 2017 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Seppala Finnish-la ... [...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] |
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] |
Toponym
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''wikt:toponym, toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. ''Toponym'' is the general term for a proper name of any geographical feature, and full scope of the term also includes proper names of all cosmographical features. In a more specific sense, the term ''toponymy'' refers to an inventory of toponyms, while the discipline researching such names is referred to as ''toponymics'' or ''toponomastics''. Toponymy is a branch of onomastics, the study of proper names of all kinds. A person who studies toponymy is called ''toponymist''. Etymology The term ''toponymy'' comes from / , 'place', and / , 'name'. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' records ''toponymy'' (meaning "place name") first appearing in English in 1876 in the context of geographical studies. Since then, ''toponym'' has come to replace the term ''place-name'' in profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blacksmith
A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils, and weapons. There was a historical distinction between the heavy work of the blacksmith and the more delicate operations of a whitesmith, who usually worked in Goldsmith, gold, Silversmith, silver, pewter, or the finishing steps of fine steel. The place where a blacksmith works is variously called a smithy, a forge, or a blacksmith's shop. While there are many professions who work with metal, such as farriers, wheelwrights, and Armourer, armorers, in former times the blacksmith had a general knowledge of how to make and repair many things, from the most complex of weapons and armor to simple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arttu Seppälä
Arttu Seppälä (born 18 March 1987) is a Finnish former professional football player. He formerly played for KPV and in the 2009 season on loan for VPS Vaasa from FC Inter Turku. Later Seppälä has worked as a cartoon drawer and as a host. Since 2018, he has also played football for SJK-Apollo in Finnish seventh-tier Kutonen. In 2025, Seppälä participated in the 11th season of a reality-tv show Diili, the Finnish version of The Apprentice. ilkkapohjalainen.fi, 3 December 2024 References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eino Seppälä
Eino Seppälä (11 November 1896 – 4 April 1968) was a Finnish track and field athlete. He was born in Virolahti. He competed in the 3000 metres team race at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ..., where the Finnish team won gold medals. He also competed in the 5,000 metre, where he placed fifth. Eino Seppälä’s great granddaughter is a Finnish tennis player Saana Saarteinen. References 1896 births 1968 deaths People from Virolahti Sportspeople from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Finland Olympic gold medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1924 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henkka Seppälä
Henri Seppälä (born 7 June 1980), also known as Henkka T. Blacksmith, is the former bassist of the Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom from 1996 to 2019. He is also responsible for backing vocals both in studio and live. In 2020 he announced he would be joining the band Moon Shot as their bassist. Henkka is a very common nickname for Henri and ''seppä'' means ''blacksmith'' in English. The reason he has a ''T.'' in the middle of his name is his nickname being Torso. Biography Seppälä was born in 1980 in Espoo, Finland. He first started playing guitar at the age of eleven. He got into the heavy metal music, heavy metal scene through his brother, who listened to bands such as Slayer and Pantera with his friends. Before that, he had only had contact with glam metal/hard rock bands such as Guns N' Roses and Poison (American band), Poison. As time passed, his interest started leaning towards heavier bands, until in the early 1990s he discovered black metal and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna-Maria Seppälä
Hanna-Maria Hintsa (' Seppälä born 13 December 1984) is a retired Finnish freestyle swimmer, who won the world title in the 100 m freestyle at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ..., Spain. Hintsa started swimming at age five and made the Finnish national junior team by age 10. In 1999 she won the bronze medal in the European Junior Championships in the 50 m freestyle event. To date she has broken 100 Finnish national records. Hintsa's manager was the now-defunct SportElite company. Achievements References External links * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seppala, Hanna-Maria 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Kerava Finnish female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Finl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilpo Seppälä
Ilpo Kalervo Seppälä (born 26 October 1953, in Viitasaari) is a Finnish former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... References External links * 1953 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers People from Viitasaari Sportspeople from Central Finland World Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenae Seppälä
Jenae Zillgitt Seppälä (née Gibbens; born January 13, 1986) is an American Association football, soccer defender (soccer), defender who played for PK-35 Vantaa (women), PK-35 Vantaa in Finland's Naisten Liiga (renamed Kansallinen Liiga in 2020) and the UEFA Women's Champions League. She was a two time Finnish Champion with PK-35 Vantaa. Seppälä's college career was played with the San Diego State Aztecs women's soccer, San Diego State Aztecs and the Cal State Fullerton Titans women's soccer, Fullerton Titans. References External links * * Living people 1986 births American women's soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen Expatriate women's footballers in Finland PK-35 Vantaa (women) players Kansallinen Liiga players Cal State Fullerton Titans women's soccer players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Finland Women's association football defenders San Diego State Aztecs women's soccer players {{US-women-footy-defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonhard Seppala
Leonhard "Sepp" Seppala (; September 14, 1877 – January 28, 1967) was a Norwegian-Kven-American sled dog breeder, trainer and musher who with his dogs played a pivotal role in the 1925 serum run to Nome, and participated in the 1932 Winter Olympics. Seppala introduced the work dogs used by Native Siberians at the time to the American public. The breed came to be known as the Siberian Husky in the English-speaking world. The Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award, which honors excellence in sled dog care, is named in honour of him. Background Seppala was born in Lyngen Municipality in Troms county, Northern Norway. He was the eldest child of Isak Isaksen Seppälä, a Tornedalian, born in Sweden, and Anne Henrikke Henriksdatter. His father's family name is of Finnish origin. Seppälä comes from the Finnish word ''seppä'', meaning smith. Leonhard is considered to have been Kven. When Seppala was two years old, his family moved within Troms county to the nearby the island of Skj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Seppälä
Matti Kullervo Seppälä (5 September 1941 in Vaasa – 24 November 2020 in Hämeenlinna) was a Finnish people, Finnish geomorphology, geomorphologist specialized in cold climate aeolian processes. Seppälä obtained a Ph.D. at the University of Turku in 1971 and moved after to work at the University of Oulu. In 1978 he moved to the University of Helsinki and served as professor of physical geography from 1978 to 2009. Matti Seppälä was also a research fellow at Uppsala University, Université de Montréal, University of Cambridge and Durham University. Seppälä got a one-year Humboldt grant by the German Research Foundation as guest professor at the Heidelberg University in 1977/78. Seppälä was the national representative for Finland in the International Permafrost Association for almost 20 years. Palsas as permafrost phenomena were generally known in northern Finland and Sweden since the beginning of the 20th century. Seppälä did detailed palsa studies especially in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
