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Kurki is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Matti Kurki, legendary Finnish chieftain; Mikael Kurki (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player;
Arvid Kurck (also known as Arvid Kurki; 1464 in Vesilahti – 22 July 1522 in Öregrund) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Turku from 1510 to 1522. [1] He was a member of the Finnish noble family Kurki of Laukko. Kurck is considered to be the last truly Catholic bishop of Finland before his successors started to hesitantly promote the Reformation.
The medieval Kurki family held the manor of Laukko from least the 14th century to the beginning of the 19th century. A seal of a member of this family is known from the early 15th century. It depicts a common crane, kurki in Finnish. However, the coat of arms of the family, dating from the 15th century, depicts a sword with three stars.
Axel Jönsson Kurck (also known as Akseli Kurki in Finnish), born 1555, died 30 March 1630 in Nakkila) was a colonel in the Swedish army and nobleman. He was a member of the Kurki of Laukko family. Since 1582 Kurck was the lord of Koporye fortress in Ingria and later served as a judge in the Finnish hundreds of Upper Satakunta and Vehmaa .
Ville Kurki (24 March 1968 – 12 July 2022) was a Finnish sailor. He competed in the Star event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]
Matti Kurki (also Matias; [1] Swedish: Matts Kurck) was a legendary Finnish chieftain of the birkarls. [2] If he was a real person, he is thought to have lived in the late 13th century, at that time when king Magnus Ladulås ruled the Kingdom of Sweden .
Kurki may also refer to: Places. Kurki, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) Kurki, Kozienice County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
Kurki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Magnuszew, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Magnuszew , 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Kozienice , and 57 km (35 mi) south-east of Warsaw .