Veli Saarinen

Summary

Veli Saarinen is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Virolahti^[2]. He was born on +1902-09-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Helsinki^[4]. He died on +1969-10-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a cross-country skier^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Veli Saarinen's place of birth was Virolahti^[2].
• Veli Saarinen passed away in Helsinki^[4].
• Veli Saarinen was born on +1902-09-16T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Veli Saarinen died on +1969-10-12T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Veli Saarinen held citizenship in Finland^[8].
• Veli Saarinen's professions included cross-country skier^[6].
• Veli Saarinen received the Medal of Liberty, 1st Class^[9].
• Veli Saarinen received the Medal of Liberty, 2nd Class^[10].
• Veli Saarinen received the Cross of Merit, in gold, of the Finnish Sports^[11].
• Veli Saarinen's image is recorded as Veli Saarinen.jpg^[12].
• Veli Saarinen is recorded as male^[13].
• Veli Saarinen's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Veli Saarinen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000484565075^[15].
• Veli Saarinen's Commons category is recorded as Veli Saarinen^[16].
• Veli Saarinen's sport is recorded as cross-country skiing^[17].
• Veli Saarinen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fcdbr^[18].
• Veli Saarinen's family name is recorded as Saarinen^[19].
• Veli Saarinen's given name is recorded as Veli^[20].
• Veli Saarinen's participant in is recorded as 1928 Winter Olympics^[21].
• Veli Saarinen's participant in is recorded as cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics – men's 18 km^[22].
• Veli Saarinen's participant in is recorded as cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics – men's 50 km^[23].
• Veli Saarinen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish^[24].
• Veli Saarinen's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as sa/veli-saarinen-1^[25].
• Veli Saarinen's country for sport is recorded as Finland^[26].
• Veli Saarinen's different from is recorded as Veli Saarinen^[27].

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Origins and Family

Veli Saarinen's place of birth was Virolahti^[2]. He was born on +1902-09-16T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Veli Saarinen worked as a cross-country skier^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Medal of Liberty, 1st Class^[9]; Medal of Liberty, 2nd Class^[10], a class of award^[28], in Finland^[29], founded in 1918^[30]; and Cross of Merit, in gold, of the Finnish Sports^[11].

Death and Burial

Veli Saarinen died on +1969-10-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Helsinki^[4].

Why It Matters

Veli Saarinen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

Where was Veli Saarinen born?

Veli Saarinen was born in Virolahti^[2].

Where did Veli Saarinen die?

Veli Saarinen passed away in Helsinki^[4].

What did Veli Saarinen do for work?

Veli Saarinen worked as cross-country skier^[6].

What awards did Veli Saarinen receive?

Honors received include Medal of Liberty, 1st Class^[9], Medal of Liberty, 2nd Class^[10], and Cross of Merit, in gold, of the Finnish Sports^[11].