Osmo

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Osmo is a Finnish male given name. It appears in Kalevala, where it means "a young man". The name has been in use since the 1880s. The name day for Osmo in Finland is 11 May.^[1]

People with the name Osmo

Osmo Kontula (born 1951), Finnish sociologist
Osmo Lindeman (1929–1987), Finnish composer
Osmo Pekonen (1960–2022), Finnish mathematician
Osmo Tapio Räihälä (born 1964), Finnish composer
Osmo Soininvaara (born 1951), politician, previous member of the Finnish government
Osmo Vänskä (born 1953), Finnish conductor
Osmo Valtonen (1929–2002), Finnish artist

References

^ Vilkuna, Kustaa (1948). Almanakan nimistön uudistus (PDF) (in Finnish). University of Helsinki. p. 17.

v t e The Kalevala
Gods	Ahti Ilmatar Loviatar Päivätär and Kuutar ‎ Surma Tapio Kuippana Tuonetar Tuoni Ukko Jumala Rauni Untamo Vammatar Vellamo
Heroes	Ilmarinen Kullervo Lemminkäinen Väinämöinen
Villains	Lempo Hiisi Joukahainen Louhi
Others	Aino Antero Vipunen Iku-Turso Mielikki Tellervo Nyyrikki Otso Sampsa Pellervoinen Syöjätär
Places	Ahtola Metsola Pohjola Tuonela Väinölä
Things	Kantele Sampo Sima Turja Ukonvasara Vuoksi
Works inspired by the Kalevala	The Children of Mon and Man Kalevipoeg The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion The Snow Queen The Song of Hiawatha The Tomten in Åbo Castle The Wall of Serpents
Other related	Sampo (film) Adventurers of the North: Kalevala Heroes Elric of Melniboné Finnish mythology Finnish paganism Finnish neopaganism Influences on Tolkien Iron Danger Jade Warrior Die Kalewainen in Pochjola Kalevala: The New Era Kalevala Day Kalevala House Kalevala translations Kanteletar Noita (video game) The Princess of Cyprus The Quest for Kalevala The Story of Kullervo Uhtua

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