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This list of Karelians lists both people from Republic of Karelia, Finnish Karelians and other people of Karelian ancestry.
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This list of Karelians lists both people from Republic of Karelia, Finnish Karelians and other people of Karelian ancestry.
Hankasalmi is a municipality of Finland.
Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland, located in the county of North Karelia. The town has a population of 9,212 and covers an area of 1,854.78 square kilometres (716.13 sq mi) of which 253.7 km2 (98.0 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kuhmo, Lieksa, Rautavaara, Sotkamo and Valtimo.
Matti Henrikki Järvinen was a Finnish javelin thrower. He won the Olympic gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics ahead of two other Finns, Matti Sippala and Eino Penttilä, with a throw of 72.71 metres. Four of his other five throws would also have been enough to take gold. The three Finns did not take off their tracksuit trousers during the event.
Ilmari is a Finnish male given name. It is a short form of Ilmarinen, a mythological smith in the Kalevala. Notable people with the name include:
Ari is a given name in many languages and cultures, for both men and women. It also may be a nickname for a wide variety of unrelated names.
Esko is a Finnish masculine given name and surname.
Veikko is a male Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include:
Järvinen is Finnish surname meaning "small lake". It is the tenth most common Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Events in the year 1985 in Norway.
Jaakko is a Finnish male first name, etymologically rooted in the Biblical names Jacob or James. The name day of Jaakko in the Finnish calendar is July 25. Jaakko may refer to:
Aho is a Finnish surname meaning "glade". Notable people with the surname include:
Niemi is a Finnish word meaning "peninsula".
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.
Rantanen is a Finnish surname meaning "small shore". Notable people with the surname include:
Pakarinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Events of 2019 in Finland.
Esa is a masculine given name of Finnish origin and a surname. Notable people with the name include: