Kiviapaja
Encyclopedia
Kiviapaja is a small village in Savonlinna
, Finland
, near Sulkava
.
Savonlinna
Savonlinna is a town and a municipality of inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region. The Finnish name of the town means "Castle of Savonia" and the Swedish name means "Newcastle".- History :...
, Finland
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...
, near Sulkava
Sulkava
Sulkava is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
.
Famous people
- Heikki SilvennoinenHeikki SilvennoinenHeikki Johannes Silvennoinen is Finnish musician and actor. He was guitarist and songwriter of several notable Finnish bands in 1970s and 1980s. He is also a singer on his solo albums...
, actor and musician - Arto TiainenArto TiainenArto Tiainen was a Finnish cross country skier.-Champion:He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km...
, skier