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| 1391 | Carelia | Named for the region in northeastern Europe between the Gulf of Finland and the White sea in the U.S |
| 1398 | Donnera | Named in honor of the Finnish astronomer Anders Severin Donner (1854–1939), director of the Helsinki |
| 1406 | Komppa | Named in honor of G. Komppa, a chancellor of Turku University and one of the founders of the Turku O |
| 1407 | Lindelof | Named in honor of the late Ernest L. Lindelöf, professor of mathematics at the Helsinki University. |
| 1424 | Sundmania | Named in honor of K. F. Sundman (1873–1949), director of the Helsingfors Observatory, who intensivel |
| 1425 | Tuorla | Named in honor of the Research Institute for Astronomy and Optics near Turku, Finland. (M 2277) |
| 1446 | Sillanpaa | The great Finnish writer, Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964), winner of the Nobel prize for literatur |
| 1447 | Utra | Named in honor of the birthplace of the discoverer in northeastern Finland. (M 2277) |
| 1448 | Lindbladia | Named in honor of the Swedish astronomer Bertil Lindblad (1895–1965), director of the Stockholm Obse |
| 1449 | Virtanen | Named by the discoverer in honor of Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, famous Finnish biochemist, on the occas |
| 1451 | Grano | Named in honor of J. G. Granöo (1882–1956), first professor of geography, later chancellor of the Tu |
| 1477 | Bonsdorffia | Named in honor of Ilmari Bonsdorff {1879–1950}, Finnish astronomer and founder and director of the G |
| 1478 | Vihuri | Named in honor of A. Vihuri, a Finnish ship owner, and generous patron of science and the arts. (M 2 |
| 1479 | Inkeri | A popular feminine Christian name in Finland; name of the discoverer’s granddaughter and niece. Also |
| 1480 | Aunus | A popular masculine Christian name in Finland; name of the discoverer’s grandson. Also, a province i |
| 1483 | Hakoila | Named by the discoverer in honor of his former assistant in physics, K. J. Hakoila, Ph. D., D. Eng. |
| 1488 | Aura | Named for the river on which Turku stands. (M 3928) |
| 1530 | Rantaseppa | Named in memory of Hilkka Rantaseppä-Helenius (1925–1975), astronomer at the Turku Astronomical-Opti |
| 1540 | Kevola | Named for one of the observing stations of the Turku Astronomical-Optical Institute. (M 3930) |
| 1548 | Palomaa | Named in honor of Prof. M. H. Palomaa (1871–1947), the first professor of chemistry in the Universit |
| 1549 | Mikko | Named in honor of Mikko Arthur Levander, a Finnish pastor, amateur astronomer and the father-in-law |
| 1558 | Jarnefelt | Named in honor of Gustaf J. Järnefelt, director of the Helsinki Observatory from 1945 to 1969, who h |
| 1559 | Kustaanheimo | Named in honor of Paul H. Kustaanheimo {1924– }, an astronomer at the Helsinki Observatory who has m |
| 1567 | Alikoski | Named in honor of Heikki A. Alikoski, assistant to the discoverer from 1937 to 1956 and observer and |
| 1631 | Kopff | Named in memory of August Kopff (1882–1960), who as Wolf’s assistant in Heidelberg discovered and ob |
| 1646 | Rosseland | Named in honor of Svein Rosseland {1894–1985}, the renowned Norwegian Astrophysicist who founded the |
| 1695 | Walbeck | Named in memory of H. J. Walbeck (1793-1822), astronomer at the old Academia Aboensis who used the m |
| 1696 | Nurmela | Named in honor of Finnish academician Tauno Kalervo Nurmela, some time professor of Romanic philolog |
| 1697 | Koskenniemi | Named in memory of Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1885-1962), the famous Finnish poet, a member of the A |
| 1699 | Honkasalo | Named in memory of Tauno Bruno Honkasalo (1912-1975), a disciple of Y. Vaisala who measured geodesic |
| 1715 | Salli | Named in honor of the wife of the discoverer. |
| 1723 | Klemola | Named in honor of Irja Klemola, formerly rector of a school in Turku, one of the founders and for ma |
| 1927 | Suvanto | Named in memory of Rafael Suvanto, an assistant of Y. Vaisala. Later, as rector of a school in Naant |
| 1928 | Summa | Named for a village on the Karelian isthmus, scene of violent battles during the Finnish winter war. |
| 1947 | Iso-Heikkila | Named for the farm, owned by Turku University, that became the site of the Turku Observatory. This |
| 2159 | Kukkamaki | Named in honor of T. J. Kukkamaki on the occasion of his 70th birthday, 1979 Oct. 11. A distinguishe |
| 2180 | Marjaleena | Named by the discoverer in honor of his daughter, Marjaleena Johnsson. (M 7944) |
| 2204 | Lyyli | Named in honor of Lyyli Heinanen (née Hartonen), a disciple of the discoverer. In 1927, as a student |
| 2243 | Lonnrot | Named for Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884), a physician in Kajaani and later professor of the Finnish langu |
| 2257 | Kaarina | Named by the discoverer in honor of his daughter, Kaarina Soini. (M 7944) |
| 2258 | Viipuri | Named for an old Finnish town on the Gulf of Finland. Runic inscriptions mention Viipuri as a market |
| 2268 | Szmytowna | Named in honor of the distinguished Polish scientist Maria Szmytowna on the occasion of her eightiet |
| 2291 | Kevo | Named for the field station of the University of Turku’s Kevo Subarctic Research Institute. Situated |
| 2292 | Seili | Named for an island, some 30 km from Turku, originally a leper colony, and in 1619 the site of the f |
| 2332 | Kalm | Named for Pehr Kalm (1716–1779), a Finnish naturalist, and from 1747 the first professor of economic |
| 2333 | Porthan | Named for Henrik Gabriel Porthan (1739–1804), historian and professor of oratory at the Academia Abo |
| 2379 | Heiskanen | Named in memory of V. A. Heiskanen (1895–1971), professor of geodesy at the Helsinki Technological U |
| 2486 | Metsahovi | Named for a donated farm near Helsinki, where various institutes have established their observing st |
| 2487 | Juhani | Named by the discoverer in honor of his son. (M 7946) |
| 2502 | Nummela | Named for a village in southern Finland. On a plateau atop the Lohja {see planet (2501)} Ridge lies |
| 2638 | Gadolin | Named for Jacob Gadolin (1719–1802), the first astronomer at the Academia Aboensis, and Johan Gadoli |
| 2639 | Planman | Named for Anders Planman (1724–1803), an astronomer and from 1763 professor of physics at the Academ |
| 2640 | Hallstrom | Named for Gustav Gabriel Hällström (1775–1844), professor of physics and several times rector at the |
| 2678 | Aavasaksa | Named for a hill in the Tornio {see planet (1471)} river valley. Just south of the Arctic circle, i |
| 2714 | Matti | Named by the discoverer in honor of his son. (M 7948) |
| 2802 | Weisell | Named in memory of the discoverer’s father, whose many technical and scientific interests included a |
| 2803 | Vilho | Named in memory of Vilho Väisälä (1889–1969), a meteorologist and geophysicist, elder brother of Y. |
| 2804 | Yrjo | Named in memory of Yrjö Väisälä (1891–1971), originator and leader of the minor-planet program at Tu |
| 2805 | Kalle | Named in memory of Kalle Väisälä (1893–1968), an algebraist and number theorist, younger brother of |
| 2841 | Puijo | Named for a hill on Lake Kallavesi {see planet (2840)}. An important tourist and skiing center, it |
| 2846 | Ylppo | Named in honor of the distinguished Finnish physician and scientist Arva Ylppö on the occasion of hi |
| 2857 | NOT | Named for the 2.56-m Nordic Optical Telescope, erected on La Palma. The optics were made in Y. Väisä |
| 2885 | Palva | Named in honor of Tauno Palva, son-in-law of the discoverer, internationally known ear surgeon and p |
| 2898 | Neuvo | Named in honor of Yrjö Neuvo, grandson of the discoverer, professor of digital sound processing at T |
| 2911 | Miahelena | Named by the discoverer in honor of his wife. (M 18449) |
| 2962 | Otto | Named in honor of Otto Oskari Väisälä, great-grandson of the discoverer. (M 18449) |
| 2972 | Niilo | Named in honor of Niilo Anselmi Väisälä, great-grandson of the discoverer. (M 18449) |
| 2988 | Korhonen | Named in honor of Tapio Korhonen, well-known telescope maker, especially of telescope optics. Among |
| 3037 | Alku | Named for the boat the discoverer enjoyed in his boyhood. It was built by the father of the discover |
| 3212 | Agricola | Named for Mikael Agricola (c. 1510–1557), bishop, the reformer of Finland, ‘father of Finnish litera |
| 3223 | Forsius | Named for Sigfrid Aronus Forsius (c. 1550–1624), pastor, naturalist and astronomer. Among his variou |
| 3272 | Tillandz | Named for Elias Tillandz (1640–1693), from 1670 professor of medicine at the old Academia Aboensis. |
| 3281 | Maupertuis | Named for Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698–1759), French mathematician and geodesist, from 17 |
| 3381 | Mikkola | Named in honor of Seppo Mikkola, well-known specialist in celestial mechanics and stellar dynamics, |
| 3497 | Innanen | Named in honor of the Finnish-Canadian astronomer Kimmo Innanen, wellknown specialist in celestial m |
| 3522 | Becker | Named for Reinhold von Becker (1788–1858), a member of the old Academia Aboensis from 1813 onward. T |
| 3597 | Kakkuri | Named in honor of Juhani Kakkuri, since 1977 director of the Finnish Geodetic Institute, interested |
| 3892 | Dezso | Named in honor of the Hungarian astronomer Dezsö Loránt, an old friend of the discoverer, founder of |
| 4133 | Heureka | Named for the new science center in Vantaa, near Helsinki. (M 18455) |
| 4266 | Waltari | Named in memory of Mika Waltari (1908–1979), Finnish writer, from 1957 a member of the Academy of Fi |
| 5073 | Junttura | Junttura embodies the Finnish mentality to get things done, stubbornly and at all costs. As Väinö L |
| 6572 | Carson | Named in memory of Rachel Louise Carson (1907–1964). While a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildli |
| 6886 | Grote | Named in honor of Grote Reber (b. 1911), pioneer radioastronomer. A radio engineer by profession, he |