Virtanen (surname)
Encyclopedia
Virtanen is a surname originating in Finland
(in Finnish
, it means "small river"), where it is the second most common surname.
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 river"), where it is the second most common surname.
List persons with the surname
- Antti VirtanenAntti VirtanenAntti Virtanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for JYP of the SM-liiga.-External links:...
(born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player - Arto Virtanen (born 1947), Finnish author
- Artturi Ilmari VirtanenArtturi Ilmari VirtanenArtturi Ilmari Virtanen was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.-Early life:Virtanen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He completed his school education at the Classical Lyceum in Viipuri, Finland. He married the botanist Lilja Moisio in 1920 and had two sons with her...
(1895–1973), Finnish chemist and Nobel laureate - Atos WirtanenAtos WirtanenAtos Kasimir Wirtanen was a Finnish left-wing intellectual, journalist, member of Finnish parliament and cultural critic. He was born in Saltvik. Wirtanen rose to parliament from the Social Democratic Party of Finland list, but in 1946 he defected to the Finnish People's Democratic League...
(1906–79), Finnish politician - Aulis VirtanenAulis VirtanenAulis Virtanen was Finnish ice hockey editor, journalist, sportscaster and rink announcer.Aulis Virtanen started in Turun Sanomat as an ice hockey editor in 1945 and worked until 1950. He was the main public address announcer of the Turku Refereeclub from 1950 until his death in 2006...
(1926–2006), Finnish sports journalist - Carl A. WirtanenCarl A. WirtanenCarl Alvar Wirtanen was an American astronomer who worked at Lick Observatory.He discovered periodic comet 46P/Wirtanen, as well as eight asteroids, including notably the Apollo asteroid 1950 DA, which may have a non-negligible probability of impacting the earth in the year 2880...
(1910–1990), American astronomer - Eino VirtanenEino VirtanenEino Mauno Virtanen was a Finnish wrestler who took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and 1948 Games in London.Virtanen won an Olympic bronze in wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin...
(1908–1980), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medal winner - Erik Virtanen (1897–1970), Finnish folklorist
- Fredrik VirtanenFredrik VirtanenKarl Fredrik Virtanen is a Sweden-Finnish journalist for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and the host for the talk show Studio Virtanen on Swedish TV8...
(born 1971), Swedish journalist - Harri Virtanen (born 1963), Finnish dramaturge
- Häkä Virtanen (born 1953), Finnish musician
- Kalle Virtanen (mathematician) (born 1921), Finnish mathematician
- Kari Virtanen (born 1958), Finnish footballer
- Keijo VirtanenKeijo VirtanenKeijo Aarre Virtanen, , is a Finnish historian, PhD 1980. In 1970 Virtanen was affiliated with Turku University, were he became professor 1990 in cultural history....
(born 1945), Finnish historian - Ilkka Virtanen (born 1944), Finnish mathematician
- Ingmar Virtanen (1919–1991), Finnish physician
- Jalmari Virtanen (1889–1939), Karelian poet
- Janne VirtanenJanne VirtanenJanne Virtanen is a strongman from Espoo, Finland. Janne earns his living as a carpenter in Finland....
, Finnish strongman - Janne Virtanen (actor) (born 1967), Finnish actor
- Jani Virtanen (born 1988), Finnish footballer
- Jarmo Virtanen (born 1963), Finnish powerlifter
- Jukka Virtanen (artist) (born 1933), Finnish singer, actor, writer
- Jukka Virtanen (player) (born 1959), Finnish ice hockey player
- Kalle Virtanen (born 1975), singer and guitarist of the band Viikate
- Lauri Johannes Virtanen (1904–1982), Finnish long distance athlete and Olympic medal winner
- Leea Virtanen (1935–2002), Finnish folklorist
- Olavi Virtanen (born 1931), Finnish chemist
- Petteri WirtanenPetteri WirtanenPetteri Wirtanen is an ice hockey player. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks. He made his National Hockey League debut for the Ducks on October 17, 2007....
, Finnish ice hockey player - Raimo Virtanen (born 1930), Finnish musician
- Rauha S. Virtanen (born 1931), Finnish author
- Reima VirtanenReima VirtanenReima Valdemar Virtanen is a former boxer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was nicknamed "Kila" and "Rema" during his career...
(born 1947), Finnish boxer and Olympic medal winner - Tommy WirtanenTommy WirtanenTommy Wirtanen is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Örebro SK in the Swedish Premier Division. He usually plays as a winger and is well known for his great pace.-IFK Mariehamn:...
(born 1983), Finnish footballer - Toni WirtanenToni WirtanenToni Juhana Wirtanen is a Finnish musician, best known as the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Apulanta....
(born 1975), singer of the band Apulanta - Veltto VirtanenVeltto VirtanenPertti Olavi "Veltto" Virtanen is a rock personality, presidential candidate, and a member of the Finnish Parliament from Tampere, Finland....
(born 1951), psychologist, rock musician, member of parliament, presidential candidate - Viljo Virtanen (1912–1989), Finnish politician, cabinet minister
- Ville Virtanen (actor)Ville Virtanen (actor)- Filmography :* Ursula * Fakta homma * The Winter War * Sergeant Körmy and the Marshall's Stick...
(born 1961), Finnish actor - Ville Virtanen, aka DarudeDarudeVille Virtanen , better known by his stage name Darude is a trance producer and DJ from Eura, Hinnerjoki, Finland. Debuting in 1995, he released the hit single "Sandstorm" in late 1999 and subsequent album Before the Storm...
(born 1973), Finnish DJ and music producer
Fictional characters
- B. VirtanenB. VirtanenB. Virtanen is a Finnish comic strip written by Ilkka Heilä.The strip is about the family and work life of a typical Finnish man named B. Virtanen...
, lead character of the Ilkka HeiläIlkka HeiläIlkka Heilä is a Finnish cartoonist who lives in Kaarina. He draws B. Virtanen -comic strip. Comics by Heilä appeared as early as in the beginning of 70s in the comic magazine Sarjis. However, working in a post office replaced professional self-fulfillment of artistic tendencies the nearly 20...
comic strip of the same name - Esko Virtanen, hero of The Frying Finn, by Jacob AppelJacob M. AppelJacob M. Appel is an American author, bioethicist and social critic. He is best known for his short stories, his work as a playwright, and his writing in the fields of reproductive ethics, organ donation, neuroethics and euthanasia....
- Virtanen (no first name), hero of Tango is my passion by M.A. Numminen