Eero Huovinen (born 27 October 1944 in Helsinki) is the former Bishop of Helsinki in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
Eero Huovinen was born in Helsinki, the son of the Revd Dr Lauri Huovinen (1915–1994), Dean of the Cathedral of Turku. He studied at the University of Helsinki, graduating with a Master of Theology 1970; Licentiate of Theology 1976; and PhD in 1978.
Huovinen was ordained into the priesthood in 1970. Between 1970 and 1991 he held various positions at the University of Helsinki Faculty of Theology, including Professor of Dogmatics and Dean of the Faculty. He was appointed as Bishop of Helsinki on 1 March 1991, and retired in 2010. [1]
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer who created a wide array of innovative designs for buildings and monuments, including the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan; the passenger terminal at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.; the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport; and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. He was the son of Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen.
Erik "Eero" Nikolai Järnefelt was a Finnish painter and art professor. He is best known for his portraits and landscapes of the area around Koli National Park, in the North Karelia region of Finland. He was a medal winner at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889 and 1900, taught art at the University of Helsinki and was chairman of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts.
John Edvin Vikström is a Finnish priest. He served as the Archbishop of Turku and Finland from 1982 to 1998.
Eero Aarne Pekka Tarasti is a Finnish musicologist and semiotician, currently serving as Professor Emeritus of Musicology at the University of Helsinki. He has contributed significantly to the semiotics of music.
Candler School of Theology is one of seven graduate schools at Emory University, located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. A university-based school of theology, Candler educates ministers, scholars of religion and other leaders. It is also one of 13 seminaries affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Veikko Huovinen was a Finnish novelist and forester. As a novelist, his writing was known for its realism, pacifism, sharp intellect, and peculiar humor. He wrote 37 books, and one of his best-known humorous novels is The Sheep Eaters from 1970. One of his books, the 1980 novel Dog Nail Clipper was adapted into a critically well-received 2004 film of the same name.
Eero Kalervo Paloheimo is a Finnish designer, politician and university professor.
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Juhani Päiviö Tommila was a Finnish historian and professor at Helsinki University.
The Diocese of Helsinki is a diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and the seat of the Bishop of Helsinki. Its cathedral is Helsinki Cathedral.
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Irja Kaarina Askola is the former Bishop of Helsinki. She was the first female Finnish bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi is a Finnish composer, musician and writer. He is an adjunct professor at the University of the Arts Helsinki and he has played
Huovinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen is a Finnish theologian. He is Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is an ordained Lutheran minister and an expert on Pentecostal-Charismatic theologies.
Kaarlo Lauri Juhani Kalliala is a Finnish theologian and the Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Turku.
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Juhana Markus Pohjola (born March 27, 1972, in Helsinki) is the second bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland and a former priest of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocesan assembly of the Mission Diocese elected him to his position on January 23, 2021., and his ordination took place at the Summer Festival of the Mission Diocese in August. In 2022 Juhana Pohjola was elected as a chairman of The International Lutheran Council