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- Arsi HarjuArsi HarjuArsi Ilari Harju is a Finnish shot putter with the team Perhon kiri. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a distance of 21.29 metres. His personal best is 21.39, which he put in the qualifiers for the same Olympics. Due to his success in the Olympics and elsewhere that year,...
(born 1974), Finnish shot putter - Johan HarjuJohan HarjuJohan Harju is a professional Swedish ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Luleå HF of Elitserien...
(born 1986), Swedish ice hockey player - Juha HarjuJuha HarjuJuha Harju is a Finnish heavy metal musician. He is the vocalist of the Finnish dark metal/black metal band Shade Empire and dark-metal band Chaosweaver . He also plays bass in Black metal bands Ajattara and Deathchain...
(born 1981), Finnish heavy metal musician
EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
- Harju CountyHarju CountyHarju County , or Harjumaa , nowadays one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west.528,468 people...
, one of 15 counties of Estonia - Harju, Emmaste ParishHarju, Emmaste ParishHarju is a village in Emmaste Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia....
, a village in Emmaste Parish, Hiiu County. (et) - Harju, Pühalepa ParishHarju, Pühalepa ParishHarju is a village in Pühalepa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia....
, a village in Pühalepa Parish, Hiiu County. (et) - Harju Plateau, a plateau in northern Estonia, part of Baltic klintBaltic KlintThe Baltic Klint is an erosional limestone escarpment on several islands of the Baltic Sea, in Estonia and in Leningrad Oblast of Russia...
. (et) - Harju Bay, a bay in Pöide Parish, Saare County.
- Harju Street, a street in TallinnTallinnTallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
old town. - Harju Street, a street in PärnuPärnuPärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga...
. - Harju Gate, a historical gate in TallinnTallinnTallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
old town. (et)
FinlandFinlandFinland , 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...
- Harju, HelsinkiHarju, HelsinkiHarju is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located north of the city centre, part of Alppiharju neighbourhood, between the quarters of Alppila, Torkkelinmäki, Linjat and neighbourhoods Sörnäinen and Vallila. Harju has a population of 7,237 and an area of 0.27 km².-External links:...
, a quarter of HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... - Harju, Jyväskylä, a district in JyväskyläJyväskyläJyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
- Harju, Valkeala, a village in ValkealaValkealaValkeala is a former municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland, near the city of Kouvola, and it was a part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 11,238 and covered an area of 1,004.40 km² of which 143.47 km² was water...
, Southern FinlandSouthern FinlandSouthern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.- History :... - Harju (train station), a train station in ValkealaValkealaValkeala is a former municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland, near the city of Kouvola, and it was a part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 11,238 and covered an area of 1,004.40 km² of which 143.47 km² was water...