Korhonen
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Korhonen is a surname originating in Finland
(in Finnish
, it means "small deaf"), where it is the first most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:
Finland
Finland , 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...
(in Finnish
Finnish language
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...
, it means "small deaf"), where it is the first most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:
- Erkki KorhonenErkki KorhonenErkki Korhonen is a Finnish pianist, conductor and former director of the Finnish National Opera.He graduated from the Sibelius Academy in 1983...
(born 1956), Finnish director of opera, pianist (1918–2001), Finnish economist, government minister - Janne Korhonen (taekwondo)Janne Korhonen (taekwondo)Janne Korhonen , 193 cm/120 kg , reach 206 cm is a Finnish taekwondo athlete. He used to compete in the ITF 's competitions...
(born 1970), Finnish taekwondoin - Janne Korhonen (football)Janne Korhonen (football)Janne Korhonen is a Finnish professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Veikkausliiga side JJK Jyväskylä. During years 1999-2008 he played for first division side MYPA. On 30 April 2010 he was selected as the Player of The Month in Veikkausliiga...
(born 1979), Finnish footballer - Kari KorhonenKari KorhonenKari Korhonen is a Finnish cartoonist known for his stories about Donald Duck.- References :...
(born 1973), Finnish cartoonist - Keijo KorhonenKeijo KorhonenKeijo Korhonen is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1979 to 1983. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo....
(born 1934), Finnish politician (foreign minister) and professor - Keijo Korhonen (sportsperson) (born 1956), Finnish ski jumper
- Markus KorhonenMarkus KorhonenMarkus Korhonen is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Ilves.-Playing career:Korhonen began his career with Ilves, based in his hometown of Tampere where he played for the junior team. He them spent two seasons with TuTo where he served as backup to Timo Lehkonen and Jukka Tammi...
(born 1975), Finnish ice hockey player - Martti KorhonenMartti KorhonenMartti Korhonen is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance. He was first elected to the parliament in 1991 and as the chairperson of his party in 2006. Korhonen served as the Minister of Regional and Municipal affairs under Paavo Lipponen's second...
(born 1953), Finnish member of parliament - Paavo KorhonenPaavo KorhonenPaavo Jaakko Matias Korhonen is a Finnish nordic skier who competed in the 1950s.He was born in Joutseno, and is of Lutheran religion. To this day he lives in his home town of Joutseno. He won a gold medal in the individual event at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti...
(born 1928), Finnish Nordic combined skier - Pentti KorhonenPentti KorhonenPentti Korhonen is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He had his most successful year in 1975 when he won the 350cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix and finished in third place in the 350cc World Championship, behind Johnny Cecotto and Giacomo Agostini.-External links:*...
(born 1951), Finnish motorcycle racer (born 1977), Finnish Fashion designer - Urpo KorhonenUrpo KorhonenUrpo Pentti Korhonen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940's and 1950's.He was born in Rautalampi.He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo in the 4 x 10km relay....
(born 1923), Finnish cross-country skier