Voima
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Voima is the Finnish word for force
. It may also refer to:
Force
In physics, a force is any influence that causes an object to undergo a change in speed, a change in direction, or a change in shape. In other words, a force is that which can cause an object with mass to change its velocity , i.e., to accelerate, or which can cause a flexible object to deform...
. It may also refer to:
- Two Finnish icebreakerIcebreakerAn icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels .For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it requires three traits most...
s:- Finnish icebreaker Voima (1924)Finnish icebreaker Voima (1924)Voima was a Finnish and later Soviet steam-powered icebreaker. Laid down at Werft Becker & Co. in Tallinn in 1916 and fitted with engines in Danzig in 1918, the unfinished icebreaker was towed to Helsinki in 1920 and completed by Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstads Ab in 1923–1924...
- Finnish icebreaker Voima (1953)
- Finnish icebreaker Voima (1924)
- Voima Magazine, a Finnish magazine
- Nuori voima, a Finnish journal published by Nuoren Voiman Liitto
- Pohjan Voima, the newspaper of the Lapua MovementLapua MovementThe Lapua Movement , was a Finnish radical nationalist and anti-communist political movement founded in and named after the town of Lapua. After radicalisation it turned towards far-right politics and was banned after a failed coup-d'état in 1932...
- Imatran VoimaImatran VoimaImatran Voima is an electro music duo of Randy Barracuda and Fresh O. Lexxx , hailing from Helsinki, Finland. Their music is heavily influenced by Miami Bass, and they run their own record label Kostamus Records. Imatran Voima took their name from the Finnish electricity company of the same name...
a Finnish state-owned power company, now part of FortumFortumFortum Oyj is a Finnish publicly listed energy company, which focuses on the Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland and the north-west of Russia. After acquisition of Russian energy company TGC-10 in year 2008, Western Siberia has become an important operating area for Fortum. The head of the company... - Pohjolan VoimaPohjolan VoimaPohjolan Voima Oy is the second biggest Finnish energy company, which owns hydropower and thermal power plants . Pohjolan Voima is a founder and main shareholder of the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant operator Teollisuuden Voima Oy...
, a Finnish power company - Teollisuuden VoimaTeollisuuden VoimaTeollisuuden Voima Oyj is a Finnish nuclear power company owned by a consortium of power and industrial companies. The biggest shareholders are Pohjolan Voima and Fortum...
, a Finnish power company - Imatran Voima (band), a Finnish electro music duo
- Voima (book), a fantasy fiction novel by C. Dale BrittainC. Dale BrittainC. Dale Brittain is the author of 8 fantasy fiction novels, 6 of which are of one series in the world of Yurt. The other two books, "Voima" and "Count Scar" stand alone in their respective universes....
- Voima is also a cross-country skiing group in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.