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Nationality | Finnish |
Born | Turku, Finland | 8 November 1965
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Minna Maarit Aalto (born 8 November 1965) is a Finnish windsurfer. She competed in multiple sailing events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]
Jyväskylä is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. Other border municipalities of Jyväskylä are Joutsa, Jämsä and Luhanka.
The University of Jyväskylä is a research university in Jyväskylä, Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking Teacher Training College, founded in 1863. Around 14,000 students are currently enrolled in the degree programs of the university.
Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,418 and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi). The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Finland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Aalto is a Finnish surname meaning "wave". Notable people with the surname include:
Minna Nieminen is a Finnish rower. She won a silver medal in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Minna Rosita Nystedt is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Levanger. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Minna Lehtola is a Finnish fencer. She competed in the individual épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Minna Telde is a Swedish horse rider. She was born in Uppsala and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She also represented Sweden in individual dressage and team dressage at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Tuula Tenkanen is a Finnish sailor, who specialized in one-person dinghy class. She represented her nation Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Events from the year 1974 in Sweden
Einar Ferdinand "Einari" Aalto was a Finnish swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Minna Painilainen-Soon is a Finnish sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Katja Minna Marita Holanti is a Finnish biathlete. She competed at the 1994, 1998 and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Pirjo Hannele Aalto is a Finnish biathlete. She competed in women's sprint event at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Jorma Ilmari Aalto is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 30 kilometre cross-country ski race at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Jyri Tapani Aalto is a Finnish badminton player. He competed in the singles event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Minna Karhu is a Finnish freestyle skier. She was born in Vantaa. She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics. Her best Olympic achievement was sixth place in women's moguls in Nagano in 1998.
Minna Hesso is a Finnish snowboarder.
Minna Kaarina Heinonen is a Finnish archer.