Kivijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
Leppävirta is a municipality of Finland.
Harry Juhani "Hjallis" Harkimo is a Finnish businessman, sportsperson, a member of the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta) and a YouTuber.
The speaker of the Parliament of Finland, along with two deputy speakers, is elected by Parliament during the first plenary session each year. Speakers are chosen for a year at a time. In addition to their preparing the work in plenary sessions the speakers also play a key role in Parliament's international co-operation, which includes visits by speakers and international delegations as well as participation in numerous interparliamentary organisations.
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 16 March 2003. The Centre Party led by Anneli Jäätteenmäki overtook the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to become the largest party in the Eduskunta. This was credited mainly to Jäätteenmäki's powerful leadership and modernization of the party still often viewed as agrarian and conservative by many. However, the SDP actually won some seats and increased its share of the vote, losing in the number of total popular votes only by a few thousand.
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.
Iiro Viinanen is a Finnish politician. Viinanen graduated as an engineer from a Tampere institute in 1967 and as a M.Sc. Tech. from Helsinki University of Technology in 1974. He was a Member of the Finnish Parliament from 1983 to 1996. His political party was National Coalition Party. He served as the Minister of Finance from 1991 to 1996.
Säkkijärven polkka, also called the "Karelian-Finnish Polka," is a well-known folk tune from Finland, very popular with Finnish accordionists. It was especially popularized by Viljo "Vili" Vesterinen (1907–1961). The tune was first recorded in Säkkijärvi, and the lyrics sometimes sung with the tune state that while Säkkijärvi itself might have been lost, the Finns at least still had the polka.
Ilkka Olavi Suominen is a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1992.
Viljo "Vili" Vesterinen was a Finnish accordionist and composer.
Viljo is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name and may refer to:
Vesterinen Yhtyeineen is a Finnish indie pop group made up of 6 members with Tero Vesterinen as main vocalist. They are signed to Universal Music Finland. The debut album of the band called Jönköping was released on 26 August 2009 with single "Mitä tapahtui Hokkasen Timolle" getting heavy airplay. The band was nominated for Best Newcomer during Emma awards in 2009.
Elsi Maria Hetemäki-Olander is a Finnish secondary school teacher and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1970 to 1991, representing the National Coalition Party.
Kauko Ilmari Tuupainen is a Finnish accountant and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland between 2011 and 2015, representing the Finns Party.
Vihtori Vesterinen was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 31 March 1925 to 13 December 1926 and again from 17 December 1927 to 16 October 1928, Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 7 October 1936 to 13 December 1937, Minister of Agriculture from 9 November 1945 to 29 July 1948, Deputy Minister of Social Affairs from 17 March 1950 to 17 January 1951, Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 31 March 1950 to 17 January 1951 and Minister of Social Affairs from 17 January to 20 September 1951. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1951, representing the Agrarian League. He was the father of Paavo Vesterinen.
Vesterinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jussi Vesterinen is a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 52 kg at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
