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Nationality | Finnish |
Born | Helsinki, Finland | 24 September 1965
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Sport | Freestyle skiing |
Petri Penttinen (born 24 September 1965) is a Finnish freestyle skier. He competed in the men's moguls event at the 1992 Winter Olympics. [1]
Petri Penttinen was 8th in World Championships in moguls in 1991 in Lake Placid, USA He is also 2 time Finnish champion in mogul-skiing. Best result in WC was 6th in Nagano, Japan
Nykarleby is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kronoby is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Nykarleby is approximately 8,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 50,000. It is the 127th most populous municipality in Finland.
Olof Persson, sometimes Petersson, better known under the Latin form of his name, Olaus Petri, was a clergyman, writer, judge, and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden. His brother, Laurentius Petri, became the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden.
Petri Pasanen is a Finnish football coach, TV studio presenter and a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was most comfortable as centre-back, but also played right-back and left-back as well. Pasanen began his senior career in his native Finland before moving to Ajax. He spent most of his career at Bundesliga club Werder Bremen which he represented in the UEFA Champions League in multiple seasons, and in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final. At international level, he made 76 appearances for the Finland national team scoring one goal.
Petri Ilari Walli was the founder, vocalist, guitar-player, songwriter and producer of the Finnish psychedelic rock-band Kingston Wall.
Vaasan Palloseura, commonly referred to as VPS, is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football (Veikkausliiga). The club's current manager is Jussi Nuorela. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VPS played twice in the UEFA Cup in 1998–99 and in 1999–00, but were knocked out in the 2nd Qualifying Round by Grazer AK of Austria and in the 1st Qualifying Round by St Johnstone of Scotland.
Rautakantele is a 1995 album by the Finnish rock group CMX. "Rautakantele" is Finnish and means "The Iron Kantele".
Petri Kokko is a Finnish former competitive ice dancer. He competed with Susanna Rahkamo, his wife. With Rahkamo, he is the 1995 European champion, 1995 World silver medalist, and competed in the Winter Olympics twice.
Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) is a species of Orthohantavirus. Humans infected with the virus may develop a haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) known as nephropathia epidemica. Puumala orthohantavirus HFRS is lethal in less than 0.5% of the cases. Rarely, PUUV infection can cause Guillain–Barré syndrome.
Petri Kontiola is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Ilves of the Liiga. Kontiola has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, the organization that drafted him 196th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Petri Tiainen is a retired Finnish former football attacking midfielder.
Petri Jukka Mikael Laurila, better known by his stage name Petri Nygård, is a Finnish rapper. He is also known under alias Dream and as Travis Bicle.
Snow White's Poison Bite was a Finnish rock band, formed in Joensuu in 2006.
Petri Ilari Sarvamaa is a Finnish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2012 to 2024. He is a member of the National Coalition Party, part of the European People's Party. Before becoming an MEP, he had a long career as a journalist at Finland's national broadcasting company Yle.
The Matti Äyräpää Prize is a Finnish prize in medicine awarded by The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim since 1969. It is named after the dentist Matti Äyräpää, who was Duodecim's first chairman.
Rory Penttinen is a Finnish racing driver born in Nykarleby, Finland who in 2021 drives in the Asian Le Mans Series with United Autosports and European Le Mans Series with Graff Racing.
Aarne Penttinen was a Finnish politician. He served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1970 to 1972, representing the Finnish Rural Party (SMP).
Penttinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Petri Makkonen is a Finnish professional pool player. Petri won the 2012 World Cup of Pool with partner Mika Immonen. Petri also won the 2015 German Open Euro Tour event, defeating Konrad Juszczyszyn 9–3 in the final.
Petri Tsutsunen is a Finnish male curler.