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Jyrki Pellinen (born May 16, 1940, in Helsinki) is a Finnish writer, poet and visual artist. He has published over 50 fiction books, and was the 1988 recipient of the Eino Leino Prize. [1]
Siilinjärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in Northern Savonia, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city of Kuopio, which largely surrounds Siilinjärvi. Another neighbour municipality with Kuopio is Lapinlahti. The name, in Finnish, apparently translates literally as "Hedgehog's Lake", although its etymology actually stems from a Sámi word meaning "winter dwelling". Lakes are essential part of the geography of Siilinjärvi. There are 123 lakes, and the biggest of them are Kallavesi and Juurusvesi–Akonvesi. Water area is 106.85 km2, which is 21% of the whole area of Siilinjärvi.
Karelia is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia, Finland, and Sweden. It is currently divided between northwestern Russia and Finland.
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, commonly known as HJK Helsinki, or simply as HJK, is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. Founded in 1907, the club has spent most of its history in the top tier of Finnish football. The club's home ground is the 10,770-seat Bolt Arena, where they have played their home games since 2000.
Jyrki Tapani Katainen is a Finnish politician who served as the European Commission's Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness from 2014 until 2019. Katainen was previously Prime Minister of Finland from 2011 to 2014 and chairman of the National Coalition Party from 2004 to 2014. He was succeeded by Alexander Stubb as chairman of Finland's National Coalition Party. After stepping down as Prime Minister, Katainen was elected as European Commission Vice-President in July 2014.
Jyrki Juhani Järvilehto, better known as "JJ Lehto", is a Finnish racing driver. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, in 1995 and 2005. He is also a former Formula One driver.
Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb is a Finnish politician currently serving as the 13th president of Finland since 1 March 2024, having won the 2024 presidential election. He previously served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015.
The Karelian people's presence can be dated back to the 7th millennium BC–6th millennium BC. The region itself is rich with fish, lakes, and minerals, and because of that throughout history changed its holder, to this day divided between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Republic.
Jyrki Pekka Emil Linnankivi, known professionally as Jyrki 69, is a Finnish singer who is the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band The 69 Eyes. In their early years, the band's sound was closer to glam metal, but since the album Blessed Be they have shifted into gothic rock. The 69 Eyes prefer to label their sound as "goth'n'roll".
Jyrki Hämäläinen was a Finnish magazine editor who also authored several biographies of prominent figures in Finnish pop culture. Hämäläinen was the former editor of Suosikki, a magazine which focuses on the country's pop music scene. Hämäläinen also worked as an MC, concert promoter, columnist and producer.
Jouni Pellinen is a Finnish freestyle skier who specializes in the skicross discipline. He is a former alpine skier.
Tiia-Riitta Johanna Reima is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and coach.
The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in Finland since 1956, with particular emphasis on poets.
Jyrki Jokipakka is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is under contract to Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Jyrki is a Finnish masculine given name and may refer to:
Aku Pellinen is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. Having previously competed in the European Touring Car Cup and Porsche Carrera Cup Italy amongst others.
Pellinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jyrki Nurminen is a most successful Finnish beach volleyball player, playing as a defender. He won the Finnish beach volleyball championship 6 times, in 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. During his career, Nurminen also played volleyball in Finnish championship league, but since 2016, he focuses entirely on the beach volleyball career. His partner in beach volleyball is currently Santeri Sirén. Nurminen has received the first level coaching volleyball license and works also as a coach of both, beach volleyball and volleyball. He is a founder of a company arranging beach volleyball events and camps. Company is also responsible for organizing Finnish open level tour in Finland - JNBT tour.
Mika Pellinen is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Finland. He was the champion of Finland in 1993 and earned four international caps for the Finland national speedway team.
Jyrki Pellinen (born 1940) is one of the authors who has most decisively discarded all traditional forms both in his poetry and in his prose; one of his latest works, Tahan asti olen puhunut (Until Now, I Have Been Speaking), can hardly be ...
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