Nieminen
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Nieminen is a surname originating in Finland
(in Finnish
, it means "small peninsula"), where it is the third 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 peninsula"), where it is the third most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:
- Anu NieminenAnu NieminenAnu Nieminen is a female badminton player from Finland.Weckström played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Kaori Mori of Japan in the round of 32....
(born 1977), Finnish badminton player - Eeti NieminenEeti NieminenEeti Olavi Nieminen is a Finnish nordic skier who competed during the 1950s.He was born in Kivennapa, a territory of Finland at that time....
, Finnish Nordic skier - Jarkko NieminenJarkko NieminenJarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
(born 1981), Finnish tennis player - Kauko Nieminen (b. 1929), Finnish amateur natural scientist and eccentric
- Kauko NieminenKauko NieminenKauko Armas Nieminen is a Finnish self-taught physicist. His work is pseudoscience.Although Nieminen is most known for his works in physics, he does not have any academic training or degree in physics, but is entirely self-taught...
(born 1979), Finnish speedway rider - Mika NieminenMika NieminenMika Nieminen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves, Jokerit, and HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.-External links:...
(born 1966), Finnish ice hockey player - Niko NieminenNiko NieminenNiko Nieminen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HPK of the SM-liiga.-External links:...
(born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player - Pertti NieminenPertti NieminenPertti Ilmari Nieminen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HPK and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:*...
(born 1936), Finnish ice hockey player - Pertti Neumann (born 1959, formerly Pertti Nieminen), Finnish musician
- Toni NieminenToni NieminenToni Nieminen is a Finnish ski-jumper who competed from 1991 to 2004.His biggest success came very early in his career at the age of 16, where he won three medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, earning two gold medals in the individual and team large hill events; and a bronze medal in...
(born 1975), Finnish ski jumper - Veli NieminenVeli NieminenHeikki Veli Nieminen was a Finnish gymnast and sports shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....
(1886–1936), Finnish gymnast and sports shooter - Ville NieminenVille NieminenVille Nieminen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(born 1977), Finnish NHL player