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Nils Torvalds

Finnish broadcast journalist, writer and politician, former Member of European Parliament
Person human Q949046

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
August 7, 1945
Place of birth
Ekenäs
Country of citizenship
Finland[12]
Ethnic group
Finland Swedes[14]
Occupation
politician, journalist
Employer
Yle Fem[16]
Position held
Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament[15]
Educated at
University of Helsinki[17]
Member of political party
Swedish People's Party of Finland, Finnish People's Democratic League[21]
Award received
Topeliuspriset, Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland[18][19]
Father
Ole Torvalds[5]
Mother
noble Märta Wendt[6]
Spouse
Anna Torvalds
Child
Linus Torvalds, Sara Torvalds, Leo Torvalds, Christopher Torvalds, Alexander Torvalds[7][8][9][10][11]
Official website
nilstorvalds.fi[25]
Work location
Strasbourg, Brussels, Moscow, Washington, D.C.[26][27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish, Swedish, English, German, Russian[28][29][30][31][32]
Candidacy in election
2018 Finnish presidential election[33]
Family name
Torvalds[23]
Given name
Nils[24]
Native language
Swedish[13]
P14550
nils-torvalds[36]
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Residence
Helsinki[22]
Social media followers
+4284, +3941[34][35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nils Torvalds ar نيلز تورفالدس da Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds el Νιλς Τόρβαλντς es Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds fi Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds ja ニルス・トーバルズ ko 닐스 토르발스 pt Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds ru Нильс Турвальдс sv Nicke Torvalds sv Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds uk Нільс Торвальдс zh 尼尔斯·托瓦尔兹 zh 尼爾斯·托瓦茲
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000001680213
VIAF cluster ID
19824243
Library of Congress authority ID
n2024015403
GND ID
1299972926
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
NickeWiki.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13329402g
Elonet person ID
1249571
Facebook username
NILSTORVALDS2018
Freebase ID
/m/0ps8w
Genealogics.org person ID
I00770596
IMDb ID
nm4621124
Instagram username
nilstorvalds
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JRC Names ID
870152
KANTO ID
000127152
MEP directory ID
114268
Mastodon address
nilstorvalds@respublicae.eu
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811478866205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
152273026
OpenSanctions ID
Nils Torvalds
Prabook ID
2105668
RITVA person ID
65680
Rodovid ID
274587
Uppslagsverket Finland ID
TorvaldsNils
WikiTree person ID
Torvalds-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjmQM8tmtCjxYxFJWJCcP
X (Twitter) username
nilstorvalds, NilsTorvalds
ČSFD person ID
113647

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🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 5
English, German, Russian, Swedish, Finnish
Work location 4
Moscow, Washington, D.C., Brussels, Strasbourg
Position held 3
Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament
Member of political party 2
Swedish People's Party of Finland, Finnish People's Democratic League
Occupation 2
politician, journalist
Award received 1
Topeliuspriset
Candidacy in election 1
2018 Finnish presidential election
Child 1
Linus Torvalds
Children (paternal) 1
Linus Torvalds
Country of citizenship 1
Finland
Educated at 1
University of Helsinki
Employer 1
Yle Fem
Father 1
Ole Torvalds
Given name 1
Nils
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
Swedish
OpenSanctions ID 1
Nils Torvalds
Parent of 1
Ole Torvalds
Place of birth 1
Ekenäs
Residence 1
Helsinki
Sex or gender 1
male
← Candidate 1
2018 Finnish presidential election
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Nils Torvalds
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Summary

Nils Torvalds was born on August 7, 1945[1], in Ekenäs[2]. He has worked as a politician[3] and journalist[4].

FAQs

Where was Nils Torvalds born?

Nils Torvalds was born in Ekenäs[2].

Who were Nils Torvalds's parents?

Nils Torvalds's father was Ole Torvalds[5]. Nils Torvalds's mother was noble Märta Wendt[6].

What did Nils Torvalds do for work?

Nils Torvalds worked as a politician[3] and journalist[4].

Where did Nils Torvalds go to school?

Nils Torvalds was educated at University of Helsinki[17].

What awards did Nils Torvalds receive?

Honors received include Topeliuspriset[18] and Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland[19].

Related Entities

Finland Helsinki Linus Torvalds

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Members of the European Parliament. wikidata.org.
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  15. [3] ↑ . Members of the European Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . ritarikunnat.fi. Retrieved . ritarikunnat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Belteshassar · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14550 → nils-torvalds
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  2. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Child → Linus Torvalds, Sara Torvalds, Leo Torvalds +2
    Official website → https://nilstorvalds.fi
    Instance of → human
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