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Sisu
Sisu is a Finnish term loosely translated into English as strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. However, the word is widely considered to lack a proper translation into any language. Sisu has been described as being integral to understanding...

is a Finnish concept, described as will, determination, perseverance. The word may also refer to:
  • Mount Sisu
    Mount Sisu
    Mount Sisu is a mountain in the Antarctic. Finnish mountaineer Veikka Gustafsson and Patrick Degerman were the first people to ascend it, in 1997. It was named after the Finnish concept of sisu, meaning a sense of steadfast, rugged perseverance...

    , a mountain on Antarctica
  • A type of candy manufactured by Leaf International

  • Sisu 1A, the first sailplane ever to fly over 1000 km
  • The Dalbergia sissoo
    Dalbergia sissoo
    Dalbergia sissoo, known as Shisham, is an erect deciduous tree, native to the Indian Subcontinent. It is also called sissoo, sisu, sheesham, tahli and sometimes referred to as Indian Rosewood. It is state tree of Punjab state and provincial tree of Punjab province...

    or Sisu, an important timber species
  • Sisu Auto
    Sisu Auto
    Sisu Auto is a Finnish truck company. Its name comes from the Finnish word sisu meaning guts, grit and determination.Sisu Auto subsidiary company SISU Defence produces high mobility tactical vehicles for military use.-History:*Sisu established in 1931...

    , a Finnish automotive truck manufacturer
    • Sisu Nasu
      Sisu Nasu
      The Nasu is a tracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle developed by Sisu Auto for the Finnish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people, although the trailer unit can be adapted for different applications...

      , a tracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle developed by Sisu Auto for the Finnish Army
    • Sisu Raisu
      Sisu Raisu
      Sisu RA-140 DS, also known as "Raisu" in Finland, is a flail-type demining vehicle developed by Finnish company Sisu Auto and currently manufactured by Patria. It has been sold to other military forces, and is also being used in peacekeeping operations....

      , a flail-type demining vehicle developed by Finnish company Sisu Auto and currently manufactured by Patria. It has been sold to other military forces, and is also being used in peacekeeping operations
  • SISU Home Entertainment
    SISU Home Entertainment
    SISU Home Entertainment, Inc. is a U.S. marketer and distributor of Israeli and Jewish video, audio, book, and multimedia properties. It was established in 1988....

    , a U.S. marketer and distributor of Israeli and Jewish video, audio, book, and multimedia properties
  • SISU Copenhagen
    SISU Copenhagen
    SISU Copenhagen formed in 1954 and is Denmark's oldest basketball club with both men as women's teams in the Danish Basketball Federation Elitedivisionen....

    , formed in 1954 and is Denmark's oldest basketball club with both men as women's teams in the Danish Basketball Federation Elitedivisionen
  • Suomen Sisu
    Suomen Sisu
    Suomen Sisu is a Finnish association that defines itself as nationalist and patriotic, criticizing unlimited immigration and multiculturalism. Suomen Sisu proclaims to support the idea of independent national states, that govern themselves sovereignly, and opposes supranational co-operation,...

    , a Finnish association that defines itself as nationalist and patriotic, criticizing unlimited immigration and multiculturalism


SISU as an abbreviation may refer to the following:
  • Shanghai International Studies University
    Shanghai International Studies University
    Shanghai International Studies University is a research, teaching, and multidisciplinary university based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Founded in December 1949 as the former Shanghai Russian School, SISU is one of the top two universities that specialise in studying foreign languages...

    , a research, teaching, and multidisciplinary university based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China
  • Sichuan International Studies University
    Sichuan International Studies University
    Sichuan International Studies University is a public university located in Chongqing , China.Foreign languages offered in the college include Russian, English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Korean, Japanese and Arabic...

    , a public university located in Chongqing , China
  • Service Intervention Sociale Urgente, a psychosocial emergency assistance service of the Belgian Red Cross
    Belgian Red Cross
    The Belgian Red Cross was established in 1864 by Doctor Andrea Wegner and has its headquarters in Brussels.-External links:***...

  • SiSU
    SiSU
    SiSU , is a Unix command line-oriented framework for document structuring, publishing and search.-Usage:...

    , a text structuring, document publishing and search framework for Unix
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