Urho is a Finnish male given name. It was most popular in the first half of the 20th century. As of 2013 there were more than 12,000 people registered...

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and...

Saint Urho (Finnish: Pyhä Urho [ˈpyhæ ˈurho]) is a fictional saint of Finland, created and elaborated by Finnish Americans in Northern Minnesota in the...

John Urho Kemp (June 18, 1942 California, USA–January 31, 2010) also known as "Crystal John" or "Cosmic John", was an American outsider artist, "a metaphysical...

Urho Nissilä (born 4 April 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia. Nissilä began his senior...

Urho Jonas Castrén (30 December 1886, in Jyväskylä – 8 March 1965, in Helsinki) was a judge, serving for 27 years as the President of the Supreme Administrative...

Urho Vaakanainen (born 1 January 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was...

Urho Armas Somersalmi (formerly Urho Sundell; 23 September 1888, Helsinki – 12 April 1962) was a Finnish actor. Somersalmi worked in the Finnish National...

Urho Kähönen (6 July 1910, Terijoki - 3 August 1984) was a Finnish agronomist, civil servant and politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture from...

Urho Kujanpää (born 18 May 1997) is a Finnish track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the pole vault at the 2021 Summer World University Games...

Valo Urho (30 January 1916 – 5 December 2001) was a Finnish sailor. He competed in the 6 Metre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. "Valo Urho". Olympedia...

Urho Kekkonen National Park (Finnish: Urho Kekkosen kansallispuisto, Northern Sami: Urho Kekkonen álbmotmeahcci) is a national park in Lapland, Finland...

Urho Korhonen (14 June 1907 – 23 May 1971) was a Finnish gymnast. He competed in seven events at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Korhonen was the son of Riku...

Allan Urho Paivio (March 29, 1925 – June 19, 2016) was a professor of psychology at the University of Western Ontario and former bodybuilder. He earned...

Urho Pellervo Peltonen (15 January 1893 – 7 January 1951) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw. He competed for Finland in the...

Urho Tallgren (9 October 1894 – 31 December 1959) was a Finnish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics. "Urho Tallgren"...

Urho Karhumäki (June 7, 1891, Multia – February 26, 1947, Vihti) was a Finnish poet. In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic...

St. Urho's Pub is a beer restaurant located at Museokatu 10 in Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland. The restaurant used to be a local favourite of former President...

Urho Johannes Julin (16 October 1928 – 27 May 2002) was a Finnish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1952...

in Finnish domestic politics. This was extensively exploited by president Urho Kekkonen against his opponents. He maintained an effective monopoly on Soviet...

Urho Sirén (17 June 1932 – 27 November 2002) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. "Urho...

Sculpture of St. Urho in Menahga, Minnesota, in 2020...

Urho Teräs (7 July 1915 in Turku – 8 August 1990 in Turku) was a Finnish footballer. He earned 11 caps at international level between 1938 and 1949, scoring...

The politics of Finland take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy. Finland is a republic whose head of state is President...

Urho Sakari Lehtovaara (27 October 1917 – 15 January 1949) was one of the top scoring Finnish Air Force aces. He was awarded the Mannerheim Cross on 9...

built for the Swedish and Finnish Transport Agency. The two Finnish ships, Urho and Sisu, are sometimes considered a separate class, but all are operationally...

Urho Einari Knuuti (25 November 1918 – 1 June 1988) was a Finnish politician, born in Keminmaa. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1966...

Communist Party of Finland. He narrowly lost the presidential election to Urho Kekkonen in 1956. Fagerholm was born in Siuntio as the youngest child of...

October 2017). "Kun Josif Stalin kuoli – näin Urho Kekkonen ryntäsi tilaisuuteen" [When Josef Stalin died - Urho Kekkonen rushed to the event]. Verkkouutiset...

the Note Crisis of 1961 was an operation masterminded by Finnish president Urho Kekkonen together with the Soviets to ensure Kekkonen's re-election. Golitsyn...