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The Finnish Sports Personality of the Year (Finnish: Vuoden urheilija; Swedish: Årets finländska idrottare) is chosen annually since 1947 by the national sports journalists. In addition, the best female athlete (Finnish: Vuoden naisurheilija) was nominated each year until 2009.
Finnish electronic music such as the Sähkö Recordings record label enjoys underground acclaim. Iskelmä (coined directly from the German word Schlager, meaning hit) is a traditional Finnish word for a light popular song. Finnish popular music also includes various kinds of dance music; tango, a style of Argentine music, is also popular
Sisu is a Finnish word variously translated as stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, [1] and hardiness. [2] It is held by Finns to express their national character . It is generally considered [ by whom? ] not to have a single-word literal equivalent in English (tenacity, grit, resilience, and hardiness are much ...
The system has led to some eye-popping fines. In 2023, a Finnish multimillionaire received a fine of €121,000, or $129,400, for speeding. 2. There's around half a sauna per person.
This is a list of historical and living Finns (including ethnic Finns and people of full or partial Finnish ancestry) who are famous or notable. Finland is a Nordic country located between Sweden, Norway and Russia.
Finns or Finnish people (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) are a Baltic Finnic [41] ethnic group native to Finland. [42] Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these countries as well as those who have resettled.
It was believed to define one's personality and receiving itse made one a person. In modern-day Finnish the word itse means "self", but in old days itse was different from one's self, minuus. Like luonto, itse could leave one's body without the person dying but long absence would cause illnesses and misery.
Abdirahim Hussein Mohamed (born 1978), Finnish-Somalian media personality & politician; Yrjö Leino (1897–1961), communist politician, Minister of the Interior (1946–1948) Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867–1951), statesman and Marshal of Finland; Elisabeth Rehn (born 1935), Minister of Defence (1990–1995)