TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 10-time champion of SM-liiga and 1-time champion of SM-sarja. They play in Turku, Finland, at the Gatorade Center. In terms of championships, TPS is the all-time most successful team in the 1975-founded SM-liiga alongside with Tappara which also has 10 titles.
The Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Data Group Areena.
Kauhajoki is a town and municipality of Finland. The city is unilingually Finnish.
Kimmo Samuel Timonen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, and Chicago Blackhawks. Timonen had played in over 1,100 NHL games before retiring. During his career, Timonen had also featured in three IIHF World Junior Championships, seven IIHF World Championships, two World Cups and five Olympic tournaments. He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015.
Kimmo Pohjonen is a Finnish accordionist who is known for his avant-garde and experimental work with his custom-made electrified and modified instrument. He has released nine albums of his work and has toured Europe extensively, as well as performances in Japan and some in North America. He records and performs both solo and in collaboration with musicians and other artists, including the Kronos Quartet, and percussionist Pat Mastelotto and guitarist Trey Gunn of King Crimson. Pohjonen still lives in Finland when not on the road. He has performed with one of his daughters, Saana, who plays the drums.
The Police Special Intervention Unit (SIU) is a national police tactical unit of the Police of Finland situated at the Helsinki Police Department. It is commonly known with the nickname Bear Squad.
Pirkanmaa is a Finnish constituency represented in eduskunta. It covers the administrative region of Pirkanmaa, with a population of 453,978. Pirkanmaa currently elects 18 members of the Eduskunta.
Heli Koivula Kruger is a Finnish former track and field athlete. She was born in Kauhajoki and represented Kauhajoen Karhu throughout her career. She lives in Vaasa. Her main athletic events were the triple jump and the long jump. She won the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics in triple jump, with a wind assisted result of 14.83 metres. She holds the current Finnish record in triple jump, clearing 14.39 metres (2003). She is married to discus thrower Frantz Kruger.
Karhu is a Finnish beer brand owned by the Sinebrychoff brewery, part of the Carlsberg Group. Karhu, meaning bear in Finnish, is a pale lager with a strong taste.
Kimmo Kapanen is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender.
Tero Karhu is a Finnish former footballer who represented FC Viikingit of the Finnish First Division. He usually played as a central midfielder.
Karhu is a Finnish sports brand. Karhu, meaning bear in Finnish, was first using as a sporting goods brand in 1916 by the Finnish company Ab Sport Artiklar. The brand is currently owned by Karhu Holding B.V., which purchased it in 2008, and is used to market running shoes, sportswear, and skiing and other sports equipment in Finland and abroad.
Kauhajoki Karhu Basket, also known as Kauhajoen Karhu or Karhu Basket, is a Finnish basketball team from Kauhajoki. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.
Kimmo Juhani Tarkkio is a retired Finnish footballer who played as a striker.
Kimmo Kananen is a Finnish former racing cyclist. He finished in third place in the Finnish National Road Race Championships in 2010.
The Police of Finland is a government agency responsible for general police and law enforcement matters in Finland. The Police of Finland is subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior and consists of the National Police Board, two national police units and 11 local police departments.
Kimmo Hovi is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Regionalliga club Union Fürstenwalde. He has also represented Finland national under-21 football team. Hovi was born in Mäntsälä, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for PKKU at age 16 in 2012, before signing with FC Lahti in 2014. During his debut season he helped FC Lahti win bronze in the Veikkausliiga.
Sarcofagus was one of the first heavy metal bands from Finland. With the album Moottorilinnut, released under the moniker Kimmo Kuusniemi Band, they became the first metal band to sing in Finnish.
Finnish national symbols are natural symbols or Finnish national works and prominent figures that are commonly associated with Finland. The most recognized national symbols include the flag of Finland and the lion featured on the Finnish coat of arms.
Karhu is a Finnish surname, meaning bear in Finnish.
