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Väinö Penttala
Väinö Penttala was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
Voivode
Voivode, Voievod, Vojvoda or Wojewoda is an Eastern European term for a military commander in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe during the Early Middle Ages, or a non-military governor or official of a territorial voivodeship. Later the term became a hereditary title of nobility in some Slavic languages, as a cognate of the title of Prince or Duke.
Vaiņode Air Base
Vaiņode is a former USSR air base in Latvia, located 31 kilometres (19 mi) south of Skrunda. It was abandoned in 1993.
Vaiņode Parish
Vaiņode Parish is an administrative unit of Vaiņode Municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 2518 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 189.7 km2.
Vaiņode Manor
Vaiņode Manor was a manor house in the historical region of Courland, in western Latvia.
Vaiņode Municipality
Vaiņode Municipality is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Embūte parish and Vaiņode parish; the administrative centre being Vaiņode.
Väinö Leskinen
Väinö Olavi Leskinen was a Finnish politician, minister and a member of the parliament from Social Democratic Party of Finland. He is perceived as one of the major Finnish social democratic politicians of the 1950s and 1960s.
Vaiņode
Vaiņode is a village in and centre of Vaiņode Municipality and Vaiņode Parish, Latvia. The village developed around a railway station after 1871 between Liepāja and Mažeikiai.
Vainonen
Vainonen is a surname.
Väinö Lehmus
Väinö Lehmus was a Finnish stage and film and radio actor of the early 20th century.