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Related names | Taru, Tari, Taija, other than finnish related names: Darja, Darija, Daria, Darya |
Tarja is a Finnish feminine given name. [1] It is a variant of the name Daria, which means "who holds firm the good". It may refer to:
Tarja Kaarina Halonen is a Finnish politician who served as the 11th president of Finland, and the first and to date only woman to hold the position, from 2000 to 2012. She first rose to prominence as a lawyer with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), and as the Prime Minister's parliamentary secretary (1974–1975) and a member of the City Council of Helsinki (1977–1996). Halonen was a Social Democratic Party member of parliament from 1979 until her election to the presidency in 2000. She also served as a minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health from 1987 to 1990, as Minister of Justice from 1990 to 1991, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2000.
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli, known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish.
Suuret suomalaiset was a 2004 television show broadcast in Finland by Yle, which determined the 100 greatest Finns of all time according to the opinions of its viewers. The viewers were able to vote during a programme which lasted from October to December 2004. The show was a Finnish spin-off of the BBC's programme Great Britons.
Tarja Cronberg is a Finnish Green League politician who served as a member of the European Parliament from 2011 until 2014. Cronberg was Member of the Finnish Parliament 2003–2007. She chaired her party from 2005 until 2009 and was the Minister of Labour in the Finnish government from 2007 to 2009 as part of Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet.
Presidential elections were held in Finland on 15 and 29 January 2006 which resulted in the re-election of Tarja Halonen as President of Finland for a second six-year term.
Tarja is a Finnish female given name.
Filatov is a common Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Päivi is a Finnish female given name, derived from the word ‘päivä’, meaning ‘day’. Its name day is June 16.
Cronberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname Palin is a name of British origin, either English or Welsh. Possible derivations include an anglicization of the Welsh patronymic ap Heilyn or a reference to the English placenames Poling, West Sussex or Sea Palling, Norfolk. Independently of this, Palin also is a Swedish language surname that occurs in Sweden and Finland.
Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name Andreas. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname.
What Lies Beneath is the third album by the Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, which was released on 1 September 2010 in Finland, on 3 September in Germany, Switzerland and Austria and on 14 September in Latin and North America. It is the first of Tarja's albums in which she is credited for composition on every track. The album was mixed at '62 Studios in Austin Texas by Tim Palmer.
Turunen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kirsti is a feminine given name. Related names include Kersti, Kirsten, Kjersti. Notable people with the name include:
Sepp is a surname. When borne by Estonian-descended people, it is usually derived from sepp meaning "smith".
Halonen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Liisa is a Finnish and Estonian female given name. Its name day is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name Lisa or Alisa. As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever. As of 1 January 2020, 1,114 women in Estonia have the first name Liisa, making it the 169th most popular female name in the country. The name is most commonly found in Saare County.
Junnila is a Finnish surname, most prevalent in Satakunta. Notable people with the surname include:
Tuulikki is a Finnish female given name. The nameday is the 22nd of February. As of May 2015 there were close to 74,300 people with this name in Finland. In Finnish mythology, Tuulikki was the name of a Finnish forest goddess, the daughter of Tapio and Mielikki.
Knuuttila is a Finnish surname. Notable people with this surname include: