Järvinen
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Järvinen is a surname originating in Finland
(in Finnish
, it means "small lake"), where it is the tenth 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 "small lake"), where it is the tenth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:
- Akilles JärvinenAkilles JärvinenAkilles Eero Johannes Järvinen was a Finnish athlete and decathlete and Olympic medallist....
(1905-1943), Finnish athlete and decathlete - Albert JärvinenAlbert JärvinenPekka "Albert" Johannes Järvinen was a Finnish guitarist. He is most well known as a fast-fingered and skilled guitar player of Finnish rock band Hurriganes...
(1950–1991), Finnish guitarist - Esko JärvinenEsko JärvinenKauko Esko Järvinen was a Finnish Nordic combined skier, ski jumper, and military patrol competitor who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s....
(1907-1976), Finnish nordic combined skier - Heli JärvinenHeli JärvinenHeli Järvinen is a Finnish politician for the Green League, representing the South Savo constituency. She was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the parliamentary election of March 2007. She is also a member of the municipal council of Kerimäki...
(born 1963), Finnish politician - Juhani JärvinenJuhani JärvinenJouko Juhani Järvinen was a Finnish speed skater, allround world champion and world record holder on 1500m.He was born in Tuulos and died in Helsinki. He was the father of Timo Järvinen....
(1935-1984), Finnish speed skater - Kirk JarvinenKirk JarvinenKirk Jarvinen is an American artist / illustrator best known for his cartoon-style comic book art.-Biography:...
(born 1967), U.S. illustrator and comic-book artist - Matti Järvinen (1909-1955), Finnish javelin thrower
- Olavi Järvinen (born 1947), Finnish singer
- Toni JärvinenToni JärvinenToni Järvinen is a Finnish footballer who last played for Tampere United. He plays either as a midfielder or a side defender. Järvinen's junior team was Kuusysi Lahti and he has also played for FC Lahti in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga. As of September 2010 he has played 167 matches...
(born 1981), Finnish football (soccer) player - Verner JärvinenVerner JärvinenVenne "Verner" Järvinen was a Finnish athlete who competed mostly in the throwing events. A gold medalist in the Greek-style discus from the 1906 Intercalated Games, he went on to win a bronze in the same event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Career:Originally one of Finland's leading wrestlers, he...
(1870-1941), Finnish discus thrower