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Mirka (KWH Mirka until 2016) manufactures coated and non-woven abrasives and electric sanding machines in its locations in Jeppo, Oravais, Jakobstad and Karis, all in Finland. The core business segments are automotive refinishing and industrial finishing. Mirka exports about 96% of the production mainly to Europe, the US and Far East.
The Battle of Oravais (occasionally Orawais; Finnish: Oravaisten taistelu; Swedish: Slaget vid Oravais) from September 14 until September 15 was one of the decisive battles in the Finnish War, fought from 1808 to 1809 between Sweden and the Russian Empire as part of the wider Napoleonic Wars. Taking place in modern-day Vörå in western Finland ...
4 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers (2 in some ships) 5 406 mm (16 in) anti-submarine torpedo tubes. The Mirka class was the NATO reporting name for a class of light frigates built for the Soviet Navy in the mid to late 1960s. The Soviet designation was Storozhevoi Korabl (escort ship) Project 35 (Mirka I) and Project 35-M (Mirka II).
The Finnish War ( Swedish: Finska kriget, Russian: Финляндская война, Finnish: Suomen sota) was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established as the autonomous Grand Duchy ...
Jeppo ( Finnish: Jepua) is a former municipality of Finland, now a village of Nykarleby. [1] The population is about 1,100; 82% of whom are Swedish-speaking. [2] KWH Mirka has a factory there that produces coated and non-woven abrasives. [3] The village is twinned with the Emmaboda Municipality, Sweden .
Oravais (Finnish: Oravainen) is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region . The municipality had a population of 2,189 (31 October 2010) [2] and covered a land area of 203.98 square kilometres (78.76 sq mi). [1]
Mirka Mora. Mirka Madeleine Mora (née Zelik) (18 March 1928 – 27 August 2018) was a French-born Australian visual artist and cultural figure who contributed significantly to the development of Australian contemporary art. Her media included drawing, painting, sculpture and mosaic .
Vaasa is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 65% Finnish speakers, 23% Swedish speakers, and 12% speakers of other languages. [6] The municipalities surrounding Ostrobothnia, such as Korsholm and Malax, have a clear majority of Swedish speakers.