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Lassi Parkkinen

1917 - 1994

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Lauri ("Lassi") Rikhard Parkkinen (8 May 1917 – 3 October 1994) was a Finnish speed skater. Lassi Parkkinen was born in Varkaus, an industrial town in the southeast of Finland. He made his debut at the World Allround Championships in 1938, finishing ninth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lassi Parkkinen has received more than 11,947 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lassi Parkkinen is the 141st most popular skater (down from 101st in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from Finland (down from 327th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Skater.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Lassi Parkkinen ranks 141 out of 483. Before him are Alexander Hurd, Tatiana Navka, Stéphane Lambiel, Suzanne Morrow Francis, Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, and Karin Enke. After him are Janet Lynn, Andrei Bukin, Bjørg Eva Jensen, Sheila Young, John Curry, and Dick Button.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Lassi Parkkinen ranks 315. Before him are Mikhail Anikushin, W. T. Tutte, Vera Zorina, Walter Munk, Merle Travis, and Denis Healey. After him are Elyse Knox, Isabel Sanford, Katherine Rawls, Brenda Joyce, Lou Harrison, and Audrey Totter. Among people deceased in 1994, Lassi Parkkinen ranks 332. Before him are Irena Krzywicka, Jule Styne, Macdonald Carey, Valentin Kuzin, Duncan Hamilton, and Martha Raye. After him are Serge Blusson, Noah Beery Jr., John Curry, Sam Hanks, Roberto Balado, and Eduard Kozynkevych.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Lassi Parkkinen ranks 426 out of 751. Before him are Martti Nieminen (1891), Harry Siljander (1922), Mirja Lehtonen (1942), Arto Bryggare (1958), Jari Puikkonen (1959), and Jari-Matti Latvala (1985). After him are Riki Sorsa (1952), Jani Soininen (1972), Harri Kirvesniemi (1958), Teemu Pukki (1990), Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948), and Jutta Urpilainen (1975).

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Among SKATERS In Finland

Among skaters born in Finland, Lassi Parkkinen ranks 4. Before him are Clas Thunberg (1893), Walter Jakobsson (1882), and Kaija Mustonen (1941). After him are Kiira Korpi (1988), and Laura Lepistö (1988).

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