Osmo is a Finnish male

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. It appears in

Kalevala The ''Kalevala'' () is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling a story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory ...

, where it means "a young man". The name has been in use since the 1880s. The

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for Osmo in Finland is 11 May.

People with the name Osmo

Osmo Kontula Osmo Johannes Kontula (born 27 June 1951) is a Finland, Finnish sociologist and sexologist currently employed as a research professor at the Population Research Institute of the Family Federation of Finland (Väestöliitto). He is also honorary as ...

(born 1951), Finnish sociologist *

Osmo Lindeman Osmo Uolevi Lindeman (16 May 1929 – 15 February 1987) was a Finnish composer and music pedagogue. Lindeman worked as a jazz and dance musician, with piano being his instrument. He became known as a pioneer of Finnish electronic music. Lindeman ...

(1929–1987), Finnish composer *

Osmo Pekonen Osmo Pekonen (2 April 1960 – 12 October 2022) was a Finnish mathematician, historian of science, and author. He was a docent of mathematics at the University of Helsinki and at the University of Jyväskylä, a docent of history of science at ...

(1960–2022), Finnish mathematician *

Osmo Tapio Räihälä Osmo Tapio Räihälä (; born 15 January 1964) is a Finnish composer of contemporary music. He has written chamber music, vocal music, vocal and electronic music, as well as several concertos and a few works for symphony orchestra. Life and caree ...

(born 1964), Finnish composer * Osmo Soininvaara (born 1951), politician, previous member of the Finnish government *

Osmo Vänskä Osmo Antero Vänskä (born 28 February 1953) is a Finnish conductor, clarinetist, and composer. Biography Vänskä started his musical career as an orchestral clarinetist with the Turku Philharmonic (1971–76). He then became the principal clar ...

(born 1953), Finnish conductor * Osmo Valtonen (1929–2002), Finnish artist

References

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