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Tapiola (other)
Tapiola is a garden city district named and developed in the 1950s in the suburbs of the city of Espoo, Finland Tapiola may also refer to: *''Tapiola'', the land of the forest god Tapio (spirit) * ''Tapiola'' (Sibelius), a 1926 symphonic poem by Jean Sibelius * Tapiola, Michigan Tapiola is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. Tapiola is located in Portage Township, west of Keweenaw Bay. History Tapiola was founded by Finnish Americans Finnish Americans (, ) comprise America ..., an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA, founded by Finns * Tapiola Choir, a choir from Espoo, Finland See also * Tapio (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapiola
Tapiola (; ) is a district of the municipality of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo. It is located in the western part of Helsinki capital region. The name ''Tapiola'' is derived from ''Tapio (spirit), Tapio'', who is the forest god of Finnish mythology, especially as expressed in the ''the Kalevala, Kalevala''. Tapiola was largely constructed in the 1950s and 1960s by the Finnish housing foundation and was designed as a Garden city movement, garden city. It is the location of the Espoo cultural centre, the Espoo Museum of Modern Art (EMMA), the Espoo city museum, and the Espoo City Theatre. According to the Finnish National Board of Antiquities, Tapiola was the largest and most valuable example of the 1960s construction ideologies in Finland. Its architecture and landscaping that combine urban living with nature have attracted tourists ever since. Name The original name for the Tapiola area was ''Björnvik'', based on a bay with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapio (spirit)
Tapio (), Kuippana or Hippa is a Finnish mythology, Finnish forest spirit or god in Finnish mythology. He is called the King of the Forest (''Metsän kuningas''). Hunters prayed to him before a hunt. His wife is the goddess of the forest, Mielikki. He is the father of Tellervo, Tuulikki (spirit), Tuulikki and Nyyrikki (Pinneus). Fitting the Green Man (folklore), Green Man archetype, Tapio has a beard of lichen and eyebrows of moss. Mikael Agricola mentions Tapio as a Tavastians, Tavastian god in the prologue to his Finnish translation of the Book of Psalms, . In runic songs, the name Tapio often refers to the feminine ruler of the forest, Mielikki (as well as the feminized version of the name, Tapiotar), or appears as a synonym for the word ''metsä'' ("forest"). Name According to E.A. Tunkelo in 1914, the Baltic Finnic word ''tapa'' ('lock of a hunting trap') could be the origin of the name Tapio. However, the name ''Tapio'' is seen to be Western Finnish, and Western Finnish di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapiola (Sibelius)
(literal English translation: "The Realm of Tapio"), Op. 112, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, written in 1926 on a commission from Walter Damrosch for the New York Symphony Society. ''Tapiola'' portrays Tapio, the animating forest spirit mentioned throughout the Kalevala. It was premiered by Damrosch on 26 December 1926. History When asked by the publisher to clarify the work's program, Sibelius responded with a prose explanation converted by his publisher (Breitkopf & Härtel) into a quatrain prefixed to English language editions of the score: Wide-spread they stand, the Northland's dusky forests, Ancient, mysterious, brooding savage dreams; Within them dwells the Forest's mighty God, And wood-sprites in the gloom weave magic secrets. ''Tapiola'' was premiered by Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphonic Society on 26 December 1926. The program opened with Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, which was followed after the interval by Gershwin's P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapiola, Michigan
Tapiola is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. Tapiola is located in Portage Township, west of Keweenaw Bay. History Tapiola was founded by Finnish Americans Finnish Americans (, ) comprise Americans with ancestral roots in Finland, or Finnish people who immigrated to and reside in the United States. The Finnish-American population is around 650,000. Many Finnish people historically immigrated to ...; they named the community after the Finnish term for the land of the forest god. Education In 1913 the John A. Doelle Agricultural School opened in Tapiola. References Finnish-American culture in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Houghton County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Houghton micropolitan area, Michigan {{HoughtonCountyMI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapiola Choir
The Tapiola Choir (, , originally ''Tapiolan Yhteiskoulun kuoro'') is a children's choir from Espoo, Finland. The choir was founded in 1963 by Erkki Pohjola. Pohjola led the choir from its formation until 1994 and cultivated a pedagogical style based on the teachings of Zoltan Kodály and Carl Orff. During Pohjola's tenure as artistic director the choir undertook some fifty tours of the USA, Japan and the USSR among other countries. In 1994 the director's post was taken over by Kari Ala-Pöllänen and in 2008 by Pasi Hyökki. The choir has enjoyed international acclaim and has become associated with the concept of the "Tapiola Sound" which critics have used to describe its uniquely clear and natural sound. In 1971 the Tapiola Choir won the BBC Let the People Sing contest with a programme that included the piece ''Aglepta'' by Arne Mellnäs which was considered too difficult to perform by some Scandinavian choirs. The choir was awarded the UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
