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Tuula-Liina Varis (born 30 June 1942 in Loimaa) is a Finnish writer and journalist. Between 2009 and 2014, she served as the first female president of the Union of Finnish Writers. She was awarded a Runeberg Prize in 2000. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She held her first solo art exhibition in 1943. Over the same period, she penned short stories and articles for publication, and subsequently drew illustrations for book covers, advertisements, and postcards. She continued her work as an artist and writer for the rest of her life.
Southern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.
Timo Kustaa Mukka was a Finnish author who wrote about the lives of people in Lapland.
Ida Helmi Tuulikki Pietilä was an American-born Finnish graphic artist and professor. Pietilä is considered one of Finland's most influential graphic artists, with her work being shown in multiple art exhibitions. She worked as a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, and later trained graphic artists and wrote multiple books about graphic arts.
Moominvalley is a fictional place, where the Moomins live in the tales by Finnish author Tove Jansson.
Tuula Teeri is a Finnish molecular geneticist and the President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). She has previously been a Vice President at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm and President of Aalto University from April 1, 2009 to 2017. Professor Teeri started as the President of IVA on November 1, 2017
Lovisa Adelaïde Ehrnrooth was a Finnish feminist and writer. Adelaïde Ehrnrooth was born in Nastola, one of the 16 children of an aristocratic family. She was born to Gustaf Adolf Ehrnrooth, a hero of the Finnish War. John Casimir Ehrnrooth was her brother. Adelaïde Ehrnrooth never married, and dedicated her life to helping the women and the poor.
Vivica Aina Fanny Bandler was a Finnish-Swedish theatre director and agronomist. She bought a theatre in Helsinki in 1955 and is credited for popularizing avant-garde Finnish theatre. She was also theatre director in Oslo (1967-69) and at the Stockholm City Theatre (1969-1979).
Tyko Konstantin Sallinen was a Finnish expressionism style painter.
Hilda Maria Käkikoski was a Finnish politician, writer and schoolteacher. She was one of the first nineteen women elected to Finnish parliament in 1907.
Tuula Tenkanen is a Finnish sailor, who specialized in one-person dinghy class. She represented her nation Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Tuula Irmeli Haatainen is a Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament, with the Social Democratic Party. She was the Minister of Education 2003–2005 and the Minister of Social Affairs and Health 2005–2007.
Aila Meriluoto was a Finnish poet, writer and translator.
Finland was represented by Ann-Christine, with the song "Playboy", at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg.
Wendla Irene Soldan-Brofeldt, known as Venny was a Finnish painter, illustrator, graphic artist, wood sculptor and jewelry designer. She belonged to the Swedish speaking population of Finland.
Hanna Leena Kristiina Varis is a Finnish graphic artist and painter. She earned a Master of Arts degree from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 1990. She participated in the NUROPE, Nomadic University for Art, Philosophy and Enterprise in Europe, in 2006–2010. She has held over 70 solo exhibitions and participated at over 140 group exhibitions. Her works are part of major art collections in Finland and abroad, such as the Kiasma, Amos Anderson Art Museum, and Helsinki Art Museum in Helsinki, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art in Turku, and Albertina Museum in Vienna.
Maria Mikaela Markuntytär Ylipää is a Finnish singer and actress, who has starred in the musical Kristina från Duvemåla and acted in the films Keisarikunta (2004) and Pietà (2007). She has also appeared in the television series Rikospoliisi Maria Kallio (2003), Tappajan näköinen mies (2011) and Luottomies (2016) as well as musical theatres Helsinki City Theatre, Tampere Workers' Theatre, Swedish Theatre, Gothenburg opera house and the Stockholm Cirkus.
Liina Reiman was an Estonian actress.
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.
Enkeli-Elisa is the name used for the main character in a story written by Finnish author Minttu Vettenterä, which first spread on the Internet and as a self-published book titled Jonakin päivänä kaduttaa and thus spread through the media. The story is about a 15-year-old girl who was bullied at school and was claimed to have committed suicide. An organisation against school bullying was founded because of the story. The events in the story were presented as true events in many media, until the Helsingin Sanomat monthly supplement questioned the truthfulness of the events in July 2012 and the police started investigating the matter as a crime. During police interrogations, Vettenterä admitted that Elisa's parents were not real people, but, according to her, the story is based on real people and events.
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