Väinö

Väinö (rarely Wäinö ) is a male Finnish given name , which has its origin in Finnish mythology . There Väinämöinen is the main character of the Finnish national epic Kalevala .

name day

In Finland the name day is celebrated on February 17th , in Estonia on February 27th and June 26th .

Wäinö Aaltonen (1894–1966), Finnish sculptor
Väinö Auer (1895–1981), Finnish geologist and geographer
Väinö Bremer (1899–1964), Finnish athlete
Väinö Hannikainen (1900–1960), Finnish composer
Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954), Finnish wrestler
Väinö Kajander (1893–1978), Finnish wrestler
Väinö Kokkinen (1899–1967), Finnish wrestler, Olympic champion
Väinö Liikkanen (1903–1957), Finnish cross-country skier
Väinö Linna (1920–1992), Finnish author
Väinö Albert Nuorteva , also known as Olli (1889–1967), Finnish writer
Väinö Penttala (1897–1976), Finnish wrestler
Väinö Siikaniemi (1887–1932), Finnish javelin thrower
Väinö Tanner (1881–1966), Finnish politician