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    Maaninka (Swedish: Maaninka, also Maninga) is a former municipality in the region of Northern Savonia, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Kuopio...
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    Three black-colored ducks in the coat of arms of Maaninka...
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    Kaarlo Hannes Maaninka (born 25 December 1953) is a Finnish former long-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and a bronze medal...
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    surpassed 100,000 when the town of Nilsiä joined the city in early 2013. When Maaninka joined Kuopio at the beginning of 2015, Kuopio became the largest milk-producing...
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    and 1930s led to the wide usage of the nickname the Flying Finns; Kaarlo Maaninka was the last Finnish athlete to medal over 5000 m, in 1980. Kenya have...
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  • Kiuruvesi Lapinlahti Pielavesi Sonkajärvi Vieremä Kuopio District Kuopio Maaninka Siilinjärvi North-Eastern Savonia Juankoski Kaavi Rautavaara Tuusniemi...
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    The Korkeakoski rapids of Tuovilanlahti in Maaninka, Kuopio, Finland are formed by a fan-shaped area of jugged rocks....
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    Tuusula and the others in Kirkkonummi and Maaninka. The 16-year-old boy who posted a video titled "Maaninka massacre" on YouTube was arrested on 11 November...
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  • 7, 2017 Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project Enterprise – Chris Elmer, Andreas Maaninka, Daniel Nicholson and Rhys Salcombe Nominated...
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    20th century led to wide usage of the nickname the Flying Finns; Kaarlo Maaninka was the last Finnish athlete to medal over 10,000 m, in 1980. Kenya has...
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  • 2,000 metres in 5:22.9 and at 3,000 metres in 8:08.1. Finland's Kaarlo Maaninka took the lead just before 3,400 metres, slightly improving the pace. However...
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    Iisalmi, Pieksämäki, Joroinen, Leppävirta, Siilinjärvi, Lapinlahti and Maaninka. Secular municipal administration was established in 1868. The municipality...
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    Finn Competition Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres Päivi Meriluoto — Archery, Women's Competition Kaarlo Maaninka — Athletics, Men's 5.000...
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    Slash-and-burn agriculture in Maaninka, Finland, in the 1920s...
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  • blood doping occurred at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow as Kaarlo Maaninka was transfused with two pints of blood before winning medals in the 5 and...
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    kilometre (10.5/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Keitele, Kuopio, Maaninka, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki, and Vesanto. 30% of its area is covered...
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    Kitee Kiuruvesi Kontiolahti Kuopio Lapinlahti Leppävirta Lieksa Liperi Maaninka Mikkeli Mäntyharju Nilsiä Nurmes Outokumpu Pertunmaa Pieksämäki Pielavesi...
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  • including Lappee (Lapvesi) and Koivisto (Björkö) in Karelia and Maaninka. In Maaninka Keskisaari there is an early Iron Age burial site The Koivisto Keskisaari...
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    and the Traditional Fish Fair Market (Muikkumarkkinat) in July. Kaarlo Maaninka (born 1953), Finnish long distance runner Soile Isokoski (born 1957), Finnish...
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  • actress 1952 – Desireless, French singer and songwriter 1953 – Kaarlo Maaninka, Finnish runner 1954 – Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist...
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    Foster  Great Britain 1980 Moscow details Miruts Yifter  Ethiopia Kaarlo Maaninka  Finland Mohamed Kedir  Ethiopia 1984 Los Angeles details Alberto Cova...
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  • Moscow details Miruts Yifter  Ethiopia Suleiman Nyambui  Tanzania Kaarlo Maaninka  Finland 1984 Los Angeles details Saïd Aouita  Morocco Markus Ryffel  Switzerland...
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    Moscow details Miruts Yifter  Ethiopia Suleiman Nyambui  Tanzania Kaarlo Maaninka  Finland 1984 Los Angeles details Saïd Aouita  Morocco Markus Ryffel  Switzerland...
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  • (Kuopio) 78.74 ft (24.00 m) MS Puijo [fi] 1898 Pleasure ship Finland (Maaninka) Finland (Saimaa) 92.84 ft (28.30 m) MS Ukko [fi] 1898 Pleasure ship Finland...
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    being Lasse Virén, Pekka Vasala, Tapio Kantanen, Martti Vainio, and Kaarlo Maaninka, who came into the limelight in the 1970s. He served as a Member of the...
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  • Mäkinen (1892–1980), Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion Kaarlo Maaninka (born 1953), former Finnish long-distance runner Kaarlo Rantanen (born...
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    Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are Iisalmi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Maaninka, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, and Tervo. On the north-western side of the village...
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  • Tuula Väätäinen (category People from Maaninka)
    Tuula Anneli Väätäinen (née Häkkinen; born October 2, 1955, in Maaninka) is a Finnish politician. She has been elected as a member of parliament for the...
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  • University of Helsinki. Following her graduation she worked as a teacher in Maaninka. She was a member of Parliament for Center Party for two terms: between...
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    The municipality is twinned with: Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Denmark Maaninka, Finland Dobele, Latvia Kamen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Linjeflyg...
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