Pirjo Hassinen (born 14 November 1957) is a Finnish writer. [1] Her novels have been translated into several languages including German and Norwegian. [2] She has also written under the pen name of Birgitta Hurme. [3] Born in Kuopio, Hassinen studied political science and philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä. [2]
Hassinen has received several awards including the State Literary Award (2001) and the Savonia Award (2013). [2] The Savonia award for the best novel of the year was for Popula which describes various difficulties faced by Finns today, including unemployment, racism and the attitudes of the far right. [4]
Eastern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered Russia to the east.
Kangasniemi is a municipality in the Southern Savonia region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 5,311 and covers an area of 1,326.75 square kilometres (512.26 sq mi) of which 256.86 km2 (99.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.8/sq mi).
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. Jyväskylä is the largest city in the region of Central Finland and in the Finnish Lakeland.
Central Finland is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, and South Savo.
Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Mikkeli, 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Jyväskylä and 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of Kuopio. The town has a population of 17,376 and covers an area of 1,836.22 square kilometres (708.97 sq mi) of which 266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.7/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.
The Thanks for the Book Award,, is a Finnish literary prize that has been presented since 1966 by the Organization of the Booksellers’ Association of Finland, Libro ry and the Finnish Library Association.
Heli Järvinen is a Finnish politician for the Green League, representing the Southern Savonia constituency from 2007 to 2011 and the Southeastern Finland constituency since 2015. She was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the parliamentary election of March 2007. She lost her seat in the Parliament of Finland in 2011 elections but was again elected in 2015. She was also a member of the municipal council of Kerimäki between 2005 and 2011. Since 2017 she has been a member of Savonlinna town council. She is the second vice-chairperson of the council.
Sofi Oksanen is a Finnish writer and playwright. Oksanen has published five novels, of which Purge has gained the widest recognition. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than two million copies.
Pirkko Helena Saisio is a Finnish author, actress and director. She has also written under the pen names Jukka Larsson and Eva Wein. Saisio has a broad literary output, dealing with many kinds of texts from film screenplays all the way to librettos for the ballet. Her novel Betoniyö (1981) was adapted into a feature film Concrete Night in 2013 by Pirjo Honkasalo.
Onni Alfred Hiltunen was a Finnish politician, minister in several cabinets and chairman of the Social Democratic Party.
Juutila Foundry is the oldest working bell foundry in Finland. Juutila foundry was founded in 1881.
Emma Irene Åström was a Finnish teacher and Finland's first female university graduate.
Ismo Leikola, sometimes known just as ISMO, is a Finnish stand-up comedian, musician, author, screenwriter, and YouTuber. Leikola made his United States debut in 2014, when he was awarded the title of "The Funniest Person in the World" in a contest organized by the comedy club Laugh Factory. In 2015 he made comedy series ISMO for Finnish television and moved to the United States. He became an internationally known stand-up comedian after the performance on Conan talk show in 2018 and has toured internationally since.
Sirpa Kähkönen is a Finnish novelist and translator. Initially writing for young adults, she gained popularity in Finland with her Kuopio series of historical novels.
Southern Konnevesi National Park is situated in the Finnish Lakeland on the border of the regions Central Finland and Northern Savonia, in the municipalities of Konnevesi and Rautalampi.
Hannakaisa Heikkinen is a Finnish politician. She has been a Member of the Parliament for the Centre Party from 2007 to 2011 and since 2015.
Aidon Oy is a Finnish technology company that focuses on energy metering systems. Its product portfolio covers remote energy metering systems and smart grid applications which the company sells mainly to Nordic distribution system operators. The company's homebase and headquarters is in Jyväskylä and it has offices also in Vantaa in Finland, Solna in Sweden and Asker in Norway as well as a logistics center in Vantaa.
The Tuula Puputti Award is an ice hockey trophy awarded seasonally by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the best goaltender of the Naisten Liiga and its predecessor, the Naisten SM-sarja. It is named after Tuula Puputti, the first Olympic goaltender of the Finnish women's national team and current general manager of the Finnish women's national ice hockey program. Best goaltender in the Naisten SM-saija was first awarded in the 2005–06 season, to Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa of Ilves Naiset. The award was named in honor of Tuula Puputti during the 2010–11 season.
JYP Naiset or JYP Jyväskylä Naiset is a Finnish ice hockey team in the Naisten Liiga. Their home is the Jyväskylän harjoitusjäähalli in Jyväskylä, Central Finland. JYP Naiset have won the Finnish Championship three times, in 1997, 1998, and 2016.