Karjalainen
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Karjalainen is a Finnish
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Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
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- Ahti Karjalainen (1907–1986), FinnishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
composer - Ahti KarjalainenAhti KarjalainenAhti Kalle Samuli Karjalainen was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Agrarian League and was Prime Minister of Finland for two terms...
(1923–1990), Finnish politician and former prime minister - Anniina Karjalainen, Finnish singer
- Elina Karjalainen (1927–2006), Finnish journalist and author
- Hanna KarjalainenHanna KarjalainenHanna Maria Karjalainen became known in 2003 when she won the Haluatko filmitähdeksi competition, where the prize was the central role in the film Levottomat 3. Karjalainen acted in the 2004 movie, but the role was more minor than promised...
(b. 1980), Finnish actress - Henri KarjalainenHenri KarjalainenHenri Mikael Karjalainen is a Finnish racing driver. He will race in GT Finnish Championship in the year 2010. Henri's manager is Finnish Sport Management Agency SportElite.-Formula BMW:...
(b. 1986), Finnish racing driver - Jari Karjalainen (b. 1967), Finnish singer
- Jouko KarjalainenJouko KarjalainenJouko Karjalainen is a former Finnish nordic combined skier. He won two silver medals in the individual Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics....
(b. 1956), Finnish skier - J. (Jukka) KarjalainenJ. KarjalainenJukka Tapio Karjalainen , better known by his stage name J. Karjalainen, is a Finnish singer-songwriter. His first album came out in 1981 and he has been called the "Bruce Springsteen of Finland." He states that his music is a mix of "Blues, Rock´n´roll, Folk, Country, Soul, Funky, New Orleans...
(b. 1957), Finnish singer - Kastehelmi Karjalainen (1911–1973), Finnish artist
- Kimmo Karjalainen, Finnish musician
- Kustaa Fredrik Karjalainen (1871–1919), Finnish linguist and explorer
- Kyösti KarjalainenKyösti KarjalainenKyösti Tapani Karjalainen is a former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round, 132nd overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played 28 regular-season and three playoff National Hockey League games with the Kings in the 1991–92 season.-Career...
, a Swedish ice hockey player (of Finnish descent) for Los Angeles Kings - Olli-Pekka KarjalainenOlli-Pekka KarjalainenOlli-Pekka Karjalainen is a Finnish hammer thrower.The 1998 World Junior Champion, Karjalainen is the world junior record holder with 78.33 metres . His personal best throw is 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti....
(b. 1980), Finnish hammer thrower - Pekka KarjalainenPekka KarjalainenPekka Karjalainen is a Finnish film director and sound producer. He gained worldwide fame by producing the movie Hysteria. It won the Grand Prix at the Stockholm International Film Festival in 1993 and was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 1994.-...
, Finnish film director and sound producer - Petra Karjalainen (b. 1969), Finnish actress
- Sampo KarjalainenSampo KarjalainenSampo Karjalainen is one of the original founders of Sulake and Habbo Hotel, an online social networking video game aimed at teenagers...
(b. 1977), one of the founders of Habbo HotelHabbo HotelHabbo is a social networking site aimed at teenagers. The website is owned and operated by Sulake Corporation. The service began in 2000 and has expanded to include 11 online communities , with users in over 150 countries. As of August 2011, over 230 million avatars have been registered... - Tapio Karjalainen (b. 1939), Finnish politician
- Toni KarjalainenToni KarjalainenToni Karjalainen is one of only a few Finnish professional golfers on the international circuit, and has been his country's highest ranked male golfer....
(b. 1979), Finnish golfer