In addition to the Finnish-speaking inhabitants of Finland, also Kvens (people of Finnish descent in Norway), Tornedalians (people of Finnish descent in northernmost Sweden), and Karelians in the historic Finnish province of Karelia and Evangelical Lutheran Ingrian Finns (both in the northwestern Russian Federation), as well as Finnish expatriates in various countries are usually considered as Finnish people.
Jakob Frans Oskar Wasastjerna (1819–1889) was a 19th-century Finnish-Swedish historian and author.
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The Finnish ammunition manufacturer Lapua got the .300 Lapua Magnum C.I.P. (Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives) certified, so it became an officially registered and sanctioned member of the Finnish 70 mm "family" of super magnum rifle cartridges.
After the event, Aaltoes was widely featured in the Finnish media, for instance Helsingin Sanomat and Image magazine both wrote lengthy feature stories of the society.
Ali Abdolrezaei's poems have been translated into a variety of languages including English, German, French, Turkish, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Croatian and Urdu.
Anders Mickelson, Russian goldsmith of Finnish origin, Fabergé workmaster.
His father is Patrick Linman, who is mostly recognized from the Finnish ESC.
Reaching Kittilä would provide access to better maintained Finnish road network as well as several roads to Finnish rear areas (Sortavala, Värtsilä and Matkaselkä).
Later on 6 October 1944 first small squadron from Finnish Navy consisting of gunboats Hämeenmaa and Uusimaa and patrol boats VMV 15 and VMV 16 arrived to the location to both provide anti-aircraft fire and to suppress German battery located at Laivaniemi within firing distance from the port which had kept harassing the Finnish effort to unload their transports.
After the Soviets saw that they had failed in the Battle of Tali-Ihantala against the Finnish defenders in the late June and early July 1944, they tried to break the Finnish positions in Vuosalmi (now Druzhnoye) and encircle the southern part of the Finnish forces in the Karelian Isthmus.
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The following Finnish counterattacks in Vuosalmi at this point amounted to not much success either, and thus both sides were on defensive here in mid-July, 1944.
Black Metal Massacre Live is a live album by Finnish black metal band Satanic Warmaster.
The family soon moved to Ruokolahti, a small Finnish-speaking rural parish in Russian-governed Southeastern Finland, where the father held the vicar’s office from 1790 until his death in 1803.
The original track, titled "Acidjazzed Evening", is a chiptune-style 4-channel Amiga module composed by Finnish demoscener Janne Suni.
The East Karelian Uprising (Finnish: itäkarjalaisten kansannousu) and the Soviet–Finnish conflict 1921–1922 were an attempt by a group of East Karelian separatists to gain independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
Eerik Siikasaari (born in 1957) is a Finnish jazz bassist who is probably best known as a member of Trio Töykeät, a Finnish jazz trio.
The Embassy Chancery on Henrik Ibsens gate was designed by Finnish–American architect Eero Saarinen, who also designed the American Embassy in London and the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis, Missouri.
In parallel with his work on designing the studio, Kurenniemi also built electronic instruments for customers, including the Finnish avant-garde artist M. A. Numminen, the composer Osmo Lindeman and the Swedish composer Ralph Lundsten.
Across the border from Tornio to Haparanda runs the European route E4 (Finnish National Road 29 on the Finnish side).
Brownlee's comments were debated in Finnish media with Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja stating that Finland would not take any action as the comments were clearly a device for internal politics rather than an attack on Finland.
Hemmo Valio Silvennoinen (November 6, 1932, Kesälahti - December 4, 2002, Vantaa) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.
Evidence was put forth in 1974 that IB had built up a large network of agents in Finland, which included the Finnish foreign minister Väinö Leskinen.
"Jos mä oisin sun mies" is a song by a Finnish pop singer Jontte Valosaari.
Kainuu brigade (Finnish Kainuun prikaati) is a Finnish Army unit situated in Kajaani.
The choir's artistic range spans classical Finnish (e.g. by Jean Sibelius, Leevi Madetoja, Toivo Kuula, Selim Palmgren, and Armas Järnefelt) and international male choir music, modern compositions (e.g. by Einojuhani Rautavaara and Jaakko Mäntyjärvi), barbershop, as well as pop music arrangements.
He began his radiocareer in YLE, in 1988, as personnel of the Finnish radio channel Radiomafia.
Aleksandr Kokko (born 1987), Soviet Union-born Finnish footballer
Toni Kolehmainen (born 1988), Finnish professional football midfielder
Kolmoskanava (also known as TV3 and informally as Kolmonen) was a Finnish television station owned and operated by Oy Kolmostelevisio Ab, a joint venture between MTV Oy, YLE and Nokia.
On May 24, 2012, Klubertanz signed a one-year contract with Finnish club, HIFK of the SM-liiga.
Finnish doom metal band Swallow the Sun has a song called "Ghost of Laura Palmer" on their album Ghosts of Loss, released in 2005.
Aarne Arvonen was believed to be the last Finnish Civil War veteran at death until Nurminen was found and verified as a veteran in 2010, nearly one year after his death.
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody (often simply referred by itself as Rhapsody or LT's Rhapsody) is an Italian symphonic power metal band created and led by Luca Turilli after his split from Rhapsody of Fire, also including German, French and Finnish members.
Until recently most releases on Mate Recordings were by Roger®, but the label's 2004 "England vs. Finland" compilation album Music is Better Volume One (Manchester vs Helsinki) features also such British and Finnish artists as Alcohell, A Maze, A.N.I.M.A.L., Boys of Scandinavia, Kompleksi, Nu Science and The Science Block.
Lossau studied the Finnish language and Scandinavian studies at the Universities of Bonn and Göttingen, where he graduated in 1988 with a Master's degree.
In early 1990, Cherry took part in plans to modernize the manufacturing firm Valmet-Dominion Inc. (a unit of the Finnish company Valmet) and relaunch its corporate office in Montreal.
Nummela (Vihti), the central district of the Finnish municipality of Vihti.
Discoveries: asteroid 22978 Nyrölä that was the first asteroid discovered by Finnish amateur astronomers, Harri Hyvönen, Marko Moilanen and Arto Oksanen.
In stoppage time at the end of the first half, Finnish referee Mattias Gestranius awarded Hearts a soft penalty, which was scored by Jamie Hamill to equalise and end the scoring on the night at the Sóstói Stadion.
General J.A. Sandels was perhaps the most highly respected commander of the Finnish troops, and in honour of him and his noble and highly renowned horse Bijou, an equestrian statue was erected in the center of Rantsila in 1989.
This led to commissions for the 80-foot Maxi Class yachts Kialoa and Condor and for a series of designs for Finnish yachtbuilder Nautor's series of Swan yachts between 1979 and 1990.
Sara Nunes (born 1980) is a Finnish pop singer who gained some attention in 2005 after releasing her debut single "Simon Can't Sing" which was a parody of Simon Cowell, the famous American Idol & Pop Idol judge.
Published in 1870, Seven Brothers ended an era dominated by Swedish-speaking authors, most notable of which was J.L. Runeberg, and created a solid basis for new Finnish authors like Minna Canth and Juhani Aho, who were, together with Aleksis Kivi, the first authors to depict ordinary Finns in a realistic way.
"Dead By X-Mas" has been covered by the Japanese hardcore band The Piass in 1994, the US punk band The Hillstreet Stranglers in 2005, the British electro group Sohodolls in 2007 and the Finnish rockabilly band Big Daddy & Rockin’ Combo in 2008.
That was first gold medal by Finnish woman in Summer Olympics, and only for 44 years, until Heli Rantanen won gold in javelin throw at 1996.
The company web site gives the appearance of a normal publishing company – though there is no postal address for any offices - and indeed, listed among their clients are British Airways, the Finnish taxation authority, the City of Espoo, and Kela (The Finnish social security authority).
Paavo Ruotsalainen, Finnish farmer, leader of religious revival - bass
Mervi Väisänen (born 1973), Finnish ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering competitor
Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen (23 July 1895, Kangaslampi – 23 October 1971, Helsinki) was a famous Finnish geodesist.
Weckman worked as engineer in Russia 1909–1921 and later in Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy or Finnish Cable Works (which in 1967 merged with two other companies to form Nokia Corporation, the current telecommunications company), where he served as longtime executive director until 1955.
Wimme Saari combines traditional Sami singing with his own improvisations, usually to a techno-ambient accompaniment by members of Finnish electronic group RinneRadio.