Mäki
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Mäki is a surname originating in Finland
(in Finnish
, it means "hill"). 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 "hill"). It may also refer to, alphabetically:
- Matti MäkiMatti MäkiMatti Mäki is a male backstroke swimmer from Finland. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
(born 1982), Finnish swimmer - Mika MäkiMika MäkiMika Mäki is a Finnish racing driver.- Career :Mika started in karting, and competed for five years before heading to Germany and its Formula BMW ADAC series in 2005, finishing fourth in the Rookie Cup, and took his first victory at the Norisring...
(born 1988), Finnish racing driver - Minna Mäki-KalaMinna Mäki-KalaMinna Mäki-Kala is a Finnish beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Globe International 1995 in Istanbul, Turkey and "Miss Internet of Finland" the same year.-External links:*...
, Finnish winner of Miss Globe International 1995 - Reijo MäkiReijo MäkiReijo Juhani Mäki is a Finnish writer of crime fiction. Eight of his novels have been made into films, from which 4 have been played in cinemas in Finland. 4 films are yet to be released, last one in 2012....
(born 1958), Finnish writer of crime fiction - Taisto MäkiTaisto MäkiTaisto Armas Mäki was a Finnish long-distance runner - one of the so-called Flying Finns. Like his coach and close friend, Paavo Nurmi, Mäki broke world records over two miles, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres - holding the records simultaneously between 1939 and 1942...
(1910–1979), Finnish long-distance runner - Teemu MäkiTeemu MäkiTeemu Tuomas Mäki is a Finnish artist. A student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, in 1988 Teemu Mäki became notorious in Finland for a video-installation Sex and Death, which includes a segment in which he killed a cat and masturbated over the cat's dead body.In 1991 Mäki was convicted of...
(born 1967), Finnish artist - Tomi MäkiTomi MäkiTomi Mäki is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Jokerit.-Playing career:Mäki was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their fourth-round pick, 108th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...
(born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player
See also
- MägiMägiMägi is a surname of Estonian origin. The word "mägi" in Estonian means "mountain" or "hill". People with the surname Mägi include:*Ester Mägi , an Estonian composer.*Konrad Mägi , an Estonia n landscape painter....
, an EstonianEstonian languageEstonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
word and surname with the same meaning ("hill"). - Maki (disambiguation)Maki (disambiguation)Maki may refer to:*Maki, Niigata *Maki, Niigata *Mąki, Poland*Mäki, a surname of Finnish origin *Maki , a Japanese given name and surname...
, non-Finnish version, Japanese persons, etc.