* 1897 – Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner ( d. 1973 )

Paavo Johannes Nurmi () ( 13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973 ) was a Finnish middle and long distance runner.

In 1903, the Nurmi family moved from Raunistula into a 40-square-meter apartment in central Turku, where Paavo Nurmi would live until 1932.

Hollywood actress Maila Nurmi, best known as the horror icon " Vampira ", was often referred to as Paavo Nurmi's niece.

Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä named the main belt asteroid 1740 Paavo Nurmi after Nurmi in 1939, while Finnair named its first DC-8 Paavo Nurmi in 1969.

Paavo Nurmi Marathon, held annually since 1969, is the oldest marathon in Wisconsin and the second-oldest in the American Midwest.

In Finland, another marathon bearing the name has been held in Nurmi's hometown of Turku since 1992, along with the athletics competition Paavo Nurmi Games that was started in 1957.

In 1997, a historic stadium in Turku was renamed the Paavo Nurmi Stadium.

An opera on Nurmi, written by Paavo Haavikko and composed by Tuomas Kantelinen, debuted at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 2000.

* June 13 – Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner ( d. 1973 )

** Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner ( b. 1897 )

Famous people from the city of Turku include Paavo Nurmi, Mauno Koivisto, Matti Salminen, Johan Gadolin, Herman Spöring, Miikka Kiprusoff and the brothers Saku and Mikko Koivu.

Paavo Nurmi Marathon ( Turku ) | Paavo Nurmi Marathon is run every summer.

The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is an annual sporting event in Turku, named after the world-famous runner Paavo Nurmi, who was born and raised in the city.

** Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland

* Paavo Nurmi of Finland won his ninth and final gold medal, in the 10, 000 m race.

Jäätteenmäki used the information to suggest that her rival, the Social Democrat leader Paavo Lipponen, had secretly offered Finnish support for the U. S .- led coalition, a substantial breach against the official policy of neutrality in Finland's foreign politics, and thus associated Finland with what many Finns considered an illegal war of aggression.

Since its independence ( declared on 6 December 1917 ), Finland has had 71 cabinets, including the current one, the longest lasting being the two cabinets of Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen, both lasting 1, 464 days.

In the sphere of trance Finland has given birth to internationally renowned DJs such as DJ Orkidea, Alex Kunnari, DJ Proteus, JS16, Super8 & Tab and Paavo Siljamäki.

A United States team won the gold medal for cross country in the 1904 Olympics, Sweden took gold in 1912 and Finland, led by Paavo Nurmi, captured the gold in 1920 and 1924.

Roger Preston, Co-Principal Cello, who worked with Paavo on many occasions, said " Anyone who played with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in the largest wooden church in the world Kerimäki Church, Finland, as part of the BSO ’ s 1981 tour will tell that it was a truly unforgettable experience.

Paavo Berglund, Helsinki ( Finland ), 16 Feb 1965.

Paavo Berglund, Helsinki ( Finland ), 16 May 1968.

Paavo Berglund, Helsinki ( Finland ), 15 Mar 1960.

Paavo Berglund, Helsinki ( Finland ), 18 April 1961.

Paavo Berglund, Helsinki ( Finland ), 12 Sep 1967.

Paavo Berglund, Helsinki ( Finland ), 16 Nov 1971.

Dedication ceremonies were held on May 2, 1925, and featured a two-mile footrace between Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi of Finland, who were two of the greatest runners of their day.

Paavo Ruotsalainen became the leader of the revivalist movement called herännäisyys ( Awakening ) in Finland.

Some of these Christian songs became popular in Finland among Christians of several denominations and evangelical movements ( see Paavo Helistö, " The Story of Konsta Jylhä, a Fiddler and Folk Composer " / Konsta Jylhän pelimannin ja kansansäveltäjän tarina, published in Finland in 1997 ).

Paavo Anselm Aleksis Hollo was born in Helsinki, Finland.

In 1992, however, Paavo Väyrynen together with 9 other Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the Baltic Sea area, and an EU commissioner founded the Council of the Baltic Sea States ( CBSS ) and the EuroFaculty, as Finland actively supported.

Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet was the 66th government of Republic of Finland.

Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet was the 67th government of the Republic of Finland.

Finland also won gold in the 4 x 10 km relay, ahead of Norway, but Hakulinen was not on the team ( which had Heikki Hasu, Paavo Lonkila, Urpo Korhonen, and Tapio Mäkelä ).

Under Johannes Virolainen's chairmanship the name of the party was changed the Center Party () in 1965 and then during Paavo Väyrynen's period Center Party of Finland ( in 1988.

* Paavo Nurmi, Finnish, Regarded as the greatest track and field athlete of all time and winner of nine Olympic gold medals ( despite missing 1932 games in a professional controversy over travel expenses ), setting world records at distances between 1500 m and 20 km, and one of the Flying Finns

In his first race, the 10 000 m, in the absence of Paavo Nurmi, he won by half a lap and obliterated his own world record by more than 12 seconds.

The orchestra under Paavo Berglund made the world premiere recording of Sibelius's Kullervo in 1970.

*" Truth in Translation " ( 2006 ), by Paavo Tom Tammi, in collaboration with American director, Michael Lessac and the company of Colonnades Theatre Lab, South Africa.

The current Finnish text is usually attributed to the 1889 translation of Ensign Stål by Paavo Cajander, but in fact originates from the 1867 translation by Julius Krohn.

The long distance track events gained popularity in the 1920s by the achievements of the " Flying Finns ", such as multiple Olympic champion Paavo Nurmi.

Taking reference to the work of Bohm and Peat Science, Order and Creativity, Arleta Griffor – noted by Paavo Pylkkänen for her “ deep and extensive knowledge of Bohm's philosophy ” and member of the research group of Bohm's co-worker Basil Hiley – underlines the importance of the kind of listening involved in the Bohm dialogue and points to Bohm's statement that

He was followed by Paavo Arhinmäki in June 2009, following the party's bad performance in the 2009 EU parliamentary election.

In 2006 a Finnish metal band Amorphis released its seventh studio album Eclipse, which tells the story of Kullervo according to a play by Paavo Haavikko.

To counter this threat the Finnish high command assembled " Group Talvela " commanded by Colonel Paavo Talvela.

Major Paavo Talvela's regiment started an attack aimed at Petrozavodsk on June 20, but was beaten by Red Army and Finnish Red Guard forces just outside the town.

** Paavo Järvi ( conductor ), Tiia-Ester Loitme & Ants Soots ( chorus masters ) for Sibelius: Cantatas performed by the Ellerhein Girls ' Choir, the Estonian National Male Choir & the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

** Paavo Järvi ( conductor ), Tiia-Ester Loitme & Ants Soots ( chorus masters ) for Sibelius: Cantatas performed by the Ellerhein Girls ' Choir, the Estonian National Male Choir & the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

El Guerrouj became then the first man in 80 years to win both 1500 m and 5000 m races in the same Olympics, last achieved by the " Flying Finn " Paavo Nurmi in 1924.

* Ida Haendel with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Berglund ( Recorded 1975, Emi Classics Encore )

The conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste remembers Paavo Berglund when at the start of his career: " When spring came, I went to a concert of London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paavo Berglund.

The music parts being used by the BSO are the ones used by Paavo himself, and the Orchestra dedicated its concerts on 26 January in Cheltenham, and 27 January at Portsmouth Guildhall to his memory.

Saarijärvi is the home of Bonden Paavo () in the poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.

Similar feats were accomplished by Hicham El Guerrouj at the 2004 Olympics and Paavo Nurmi at the 1924 Olympics.