Hämäläinen
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Hämäläinen is a surname originating in Finland
(in Finnish
, it means "Tavastian
"), where it is the sixth 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 "Tavastian
Häme
Häme is the name of a geographical region in Finland. It is an ancient Finnish word, etymologically related to sápmi, the endonym of the Sami people...
"), where it is the sixth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:
- Aatu HämäläinenAatu HämäläinenAatu Hämäläinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played with HPK in the SM-liiga during the 2010-11 season.-External links:...
(born 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey player - Antony HämäläinenAntony HämäläinenAntony Hämäläinen , is a Finnish musician and composer living in the United States.-Biography:In the early 1990s, he started playing bass, drums, and singing for multiple bands based both in the USA and Finland...
(born 1980), Finnish musician and composer, now in the U.S. - Brian HamalainenBrian HamalainenBrian Tømming Hamalainen is a Danish professional football left back, who currently plays for the Belgian club S.V. Zulte Waregem. In May 2009 he went on trial with Lille OSC...
(born 1989), Danish player of football (soccer) - Eduard HämäläinenEduard HämäläinenEduard Hämäläinen is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus.-Biograpfhy:He originally competed for the Soviet Union and then Belarus after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationality. His great-grandparents were deported from Finland to Turkestan in 1917...
(born 1969), Finnish decathlete - Elias HämäläinenElias HämäläinenElias Hämäläinen is a Finnish musician who won the first series of the Finnish X Factor on 16 May 2010. He received a 3-album recording contract with Sony Music...
(born 1985), Finnish musician, winner of Finnish X Factor 2010 - Erik HämäläinenErik HämäläinenVesa Erik Hämäläinen is a left-handed retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Hämäläinen currently is an Ice hockey coach, employed by SM-liiga team Lukko-Early career:...
(born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey - Helvi HämäläinenHelvi HämäläinenHelvi Hämäläinen was a Finnish author who published dozens of books of prose and poetry during her six decade writing career....
(1907–1998), Finnish author - Jyrki HämäläinenJyrki HämäläinenJyrki Hämäläinen was a Finnish magazine editor who also authored several biographies of prominent figures in Finnish pop culture. Hämäläinen was the former editor of Suosikki, a magazine which focuses on the country's pop music scene...
(1942–2008), Finnish magazine editor and biographer - Kalevi HämäläinenKalevi HämäläinenKalevi Hämäläinen is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the 50 km event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley...
(1932–2005), Finnish cross country skier - Kasper HämäläinenKasper HämäläinenKasper Hämäläinen is a Finnish footballer, who plays midfield. He currently represents Djurgården of Swedish Premier Football League, Allsvenskan. Hämäläinen has been a regular member of the Finland national under-21 football team and has also been featured in the senior national team.-Club...
(born 1986), Finnish footballer - Kyösti HämäläinenKyösti HämäläinenKyösti Hämäläinen is a Finnish rally driver. He contested 19 World Rally Championship events, winning the 1977 1000 Lakes Rally overall. Hämäläinen also won 13 Finnish Rally Championship titles between 1973 and 1986....
(born 1945), Finnish rally driver - Pekka HämäläinenPekka HämäläinenPekka Hämäläinen is an associate professor of history at University of California at Santa Barbara and an author.-Life:He graduated from University of Helsinki, with a Ph.D. in 2001.He taught at Texas A&M University from 2002 to 2004....
, history professor at U. of California at Santa Barbara - Pentti HämäläinenPentti HämäläinenPentti Olavi Hämäläinen was a Finnish bantamweight professional boxer, who won gold in Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in his home country of Helsinki. Four years later in Melbourne he captured the bronze medal in the featherweight division .-Amateur career:Hämäläinen competed on the European...
(1929–1984), Finnish bantamweight boxer - Raimo HämäläinenRaimo HämäläinenRaimo P. Hämäläinen is a professor of Applied Mathematics and Operations Research at the Helsinki University of Technology , Finland...
(born 1948), Finnish professor of mathematics - Sirkka HämäläinenSirkka HämäläinenSirkka Hämäläinen is a Finnish economist, former governor of the Bank of Finland and member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank .-References:...
(born 1939), Finnish economist, governor of the Bank of Finland - Tapio HämäläinenTapio HämäläinenEemil Tapio "Tapsa" Hämäläinen was a Finnish actor. He was a theater counsellor....
(1922–2008), Finnish actor - Ville HämäläinenVille HämäläinenVille Hamalainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Jokerit of the SM-liiga.-External links:...
, Finnish professional ice hockey player