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Harju County, is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the southwest. The capital and largest city of Estonia, Tallinn, is situated in Harju County. Harju is the largest county in Estonia in terms of population, as almost half (45%) of Estonia's population lives in Harju County.
Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism is a communist party in Finland. It was founded in 1988 to secure the existence of an independent Marxist–Leninist party. Since it was founded, it has been re-registered and subsequently de-registered multiple times. Since its founding, it has failed to gain any seats in the Parliament of Finland. The party has been de-registered since 2019.
Keila is a town and an urban municipality in Harju County in north-western Estonia, 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Tallinn. As of 2021, the town has a population of 10,499 inhabitants.
Arsi Ilari Harju is a Finnish former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He set his personal best of 21.39 in the qualification. In the final, Harju secured the gold medal with his second round shot put of 21.29, beating silver medalist Adam Nelson by 8 cm and bronze medalist John Godina by 9 cm. In 2000, Harju was also named the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year.
Finland competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
"Locking Up the Sun" is the fourth track of the album Carnival of Rust by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. A single version of the song has been released in Finland on 29 November 2006. It includes the title track, a remix entitled "The Absolution" done by Captain and the music video directed by Tuomas "stObe" Harju, who shot two of the band's previous clips, as well. The video started to be aired on Finnish television stations at the beginning of November 2006. The single peaked at number three in the official Finnish single charts.
Laulasmaa is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, in northwestern Estonia.
Pispala is a city area 2.5 km from the centre of Tampere, Finland. It is located on the northern slope of Pispalanharju, the highest esker in Finland.
Harju is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located northeast of the city centre, part of Alppiharju neighbourhood, between the quarters of Alppila, Torkkelinmäki, Linjat and the neighbourhoods of Sörnäinen and Vallila. Harju has a population of 7,237 and an area of 0.27 km2.
Alppiharju is a district of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Central major district of Helsinki, Finland. It consists of sub-districts Alppila and Harju, and is bordered by Kallio in the south, Taka-Töölö in the west, Pasila in the north-west and north, and Vallila in the north-east and east.
Kotka is a town and municipality in Finland.
Imaginaerum is a 2012 fantasy film co-written and directed by Stobe Harju. It was developed with and features music from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish's seventh studio album of the same name; Nightwish's keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen co-wrote the film. Imaginaerum, which is produced by Markus Selin from Solar Films Inc. along with Nightwish, is the feature film debut of director Stobe Harju.
Keri is a 3.1-hectare (7.7-acre) Estonian island in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. It is located about 6 km north of the island Prangli, and is one of the northernmost islands of Estonia. Keri is administratively part of Kelnase village in the Viimsi municipality of the Harju county.
Kumbli is a 0.023 ha uninhabited islet in the Gulf of Finland, near Tallinn, Estonia. It is located 270 m (890 ft) north of the Viimsi Peninsula and 150 m (490 ft) east of the Kräsuli islet. Administratively Kumbli belongs to the Rohuneeme village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County.
Venla Niemi is a Finnish orienteering competitor.
Harju is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Estonian Bandy Association is the governing body for the sport of bandy in Estonia. It has its office in Kurtna, Harju County and became a member of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) in 2002. As of January 2022, it has three member clubs.
Matti Olavi Harju is a Finnish former ice hockey center and Olympian.
Mirella is a feminine given name, cognate to Mirela. Notable people with the name include:
Harju Elekter is an Estonian concern which deals mainly with manufacturing of MV/LV electrical equipment.
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- ↑ "Mirella Harju". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
