Olli-Pekka Karjalainen

Finnish athlete
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Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
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Summary

Olli-Pekka Karjalainen was born on March 7, 1980[1], in Töysä[2]. He has worked as an athletics competitor[3], hammer thrower[4], and politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Finland[7]
  • Position held: municipal councillor in Finland[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Member of political party: National Coalition Party[10]
  • Residence: Seinäjoki[11]
  • Sport: athletics[12]
  • Family name: Karjalainen[13]
  • Given name: Olli-Pekka[14]
  • Participant in: 2008 Summer Olympics[15], 2004 Summer Olympics[16], 2000 Summer Olympics[17], 2006 European Athletics Championships[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[19]
  • Nickname: OoPee[20]
  • Birth name: Olli-Pekka Tapio Karjalainen[21]
  • Country for sport: Finland[22]
  • Height: 194 cm[23]
  • Mass: 118 kg[24]
  • Sports discipline competed in: hammer throw[25]
  • Candidacy in election: 2012 Seinäjoki municipal election[26]

Why It Matters

Olli-Pekka Karjalainen has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Olli-Pekka Karjalainen born?

Olli-Pekka Karjalainen's place of birth was Töysä[2].

What did Olli-Pekka Karjalainen do for work?

Olli-Pekka Karjalainen worked as an athletics competitor[3], hammer thrower[4], and politician[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . vaalit.yle.fi. Retrieved . vaalit.yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved . tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . vaalit.yle.fi. Retrieved . vaalit.yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'nn', 'no', 'pl', 'sv']
    Athletics podium person id → 10168
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  2. 6w ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Candidacy in election → 2012 Seinäjoki municipal election
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Finnish
    Position held → municipal councillor in Finland
    Given name → Olli-Pekka
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