Krisse Salminen is a Finnish stand-up comedian and television talkshow hostess. She is the daughter of gameshow host Reijo Salminen. Her shtick is to present herself as a cow-eyed and stuck-up, self-centered blonde girly girl, speaking an exaggerated, urban, Helsinki-style nasal accent. She is one of the central figures of the burgeoning Finnish stand-up scene.
The Cuckoo is a 2002 Russian historical comedy drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. It takes place during World War II from the perspective of opposing Soviet and Finnish soldiers stranded at a Sami woman's farmhouse. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
Saippuaprinssi is a 2006 Finnish romantic comedy film directed by Janne Kuusi starring Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola. Aleksi Bardy wrote the script.
Anni-Kristiina Juuso is a Sámi actress, who played the leading female role in the movies The Cuckoo and The Kautokeino Rebellion. She was awarded Russia's Best Actress award by both the movie academy and the press. Juuso has also received a State Movie Award, which was handed to her by Vladimir Putin. In addition to her acting career, Juuso works as a radio journalist for YLE Sámi Radio.
Kristiina Maria Brask is a Finnish pop singer. She was a finalist in the third season of Idols in 2007. She was placed third after Ari Koivunen and Anna Abreu.
Christel Martina Sundberg, known by her stage name Chisu, is a Finnish pop artist, songwriter, and producer. She wrote her first single, Mun koti ei oo täällä, to the soundtrack of the movie Sooloilua. The song was a hit in Finland in Spring 2008, peaking at number one on both the Singles Chart and the Downloads Chart and spending seven and nine weeks atop, respectively. She released her second album Vapaa ja yksin on September 23, 2009. Her third album, Kun valaistun, was released on October 5, 2011, through Warner Music Finland. Another version of the album, entitled Kun valaistun 2.0 was released on June 6, 2012. Her fourth album, Polaris was released on October 2, 2015.
Kristiina Elstelä was a Finnish actress, who acted in many TV shows and movies. She also had a long career in theater and was a cabaret artist.
The Home of Dark Butterflies is a 2008 Finnish film directed by Dome Karukoski and starring Niilo Syväoja, Tommi Korpela, Kristiina Halttu and Kati Outinen. The film is an adaptation of the award-winning novel of the same name by Leena Lander.
Kristiina Marketta "Tintti" Wegelius is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She won medals at Skate Canada International, Skate America, and NHK Trophy, as well as four Finnish national titles. Wegelius placed tenth at the 1980 Winter Olympics, as high as sixth at the World Championships, and as high as fourth at the European Championships. She was coached by Carlo Fassi.
Kristiina Wheeler is an English-Finnish singer.
Kristiina Lassus is a Finnish product designer and interior architect. Kristiina Lassus graduated from the University of Industrial Arts of Helsinki (UIAH) with a Master of Arts (MA) in Design Leadership in 1992 and further specialized in product development at the Helsinki University of Technology in 1993. She had her second MA in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design from the UIAH in 1995.
Tanssii tähtien kanssa is a Finnish version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing. The show has run on MTV3 since 3 March 2006, on Sunday evenings. The twelfth season was aired in the autumn 2019.
Kristiina Hannele Mäki is a Finnish-born runner who represents the Czech Republic in international competitions.
Meri Kristiina Mäkelä is a Finnish athlete whose specialty is the triple jump. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the final. Her personal bests in the event are 14.41 m outdoors and 14.38 m indoors.
Presidentti is a Finnish political drama series that was broadcast on Yle TV1 from 5 February to 23 April 2017. The series was directed by Lauri Nurkse, written by Kirsti Manninen and Antti Pesonen, and produced by Zodiak Finland.
Raili Halttu was a Finnish sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Kristiina Johanna Salonen is a Finnish politician. She has been a Member of the Parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Finland since 2011.
The Year of the Wolf is a 2007 Finnish drama film directed by Olli Saarela.
Sadan miekan mies, direct translation "man of a hundred swords", is a Finnish historical adventure comedy movie from 1951 directed by Ilmari Unhola. The movie takes place in the 1630s in the Finnish county Varsinais-Suomi, and tells the story of a heroic swordsman on an assignment from the king. On their journey the swordsman and he's partner encounter foes and damsels. The movie was first televised on 7.3.1964.
Päivi Setälä was a Finnish historian and professor who influenced different areas of Finnish cultural life. She was one of the best advocates of Finnish women's research. In 1991, she became the first female professor of Women's Studies in Finland. She received the State Disclosure Award, Finnish Writers' Association's Warelius Award, and JV Snellman Award.
