Kaarina Kari
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| Born | (1888-12-17)17 December 1888 Kuhmalahti, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| Died | 21 March 1982(1982-03-21) (aged 93) Helsinki, Finland |
| Organization | Finnish Women's Physical Education Association |
Kaarina Kari (17 December 1888 – 21 March 1982) was a Finnish physician, gymnastics teacher and writer.
Kari was born in Kuhmalahti, Pirkanmaa, Finland, in 1888.[1] Her father, Kaarlo Gustav Salin, changed his name to Kaarlo Kustaa Kari and worked as a priest.[2]
Kari founded a school in Tampere and in 1908.[1] After moving to Helsinki, she joined the Helsingin Naisvoimistelijat (Helsinki Women Gymnasts) and the Friends of Finnish Folk Dance organisations.[3]
Kari graduated as a licentiate in medicine in 1925,[2][3] in order to have a better foundation for her gymnastics teaching. She then worked as gymnastics teacher and school doctor at the Finnish Normal Lyceum for Girls in Helsinki.[3] Kari was awarded the title of professor in 1959.[1]
Kari served as president of the Finnish Women's Physical Education Association (Finnish: Suomen naisten lijkuskasvatusliitto (SNLL), now the Finnish Gymnastics Association) from 1921 to 1954, succeeding Anni Collan.[3][4] She was a member of the Helsinki City Council from 1926 to 1928 and a member of the State Sports Board from 1945 to 1953.[5]
In 1927, Kaarina Kari was on a study trip in Sweden and observed the practice where schoolchildren used their vacation time for guided fell skiing trips.[1] After returning to Finland, Kari organized ski trips for schoolchildren and created the Finnish ski holiday model based on Swedish practice.[6][7] She wrote to the Ministry of Education's camping board and proposed that railway discounts be granted to school groups for skiing trips.[6] Kari was also the first Finn to start developing gymnastics for the elderly.[8]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Kari led the Finnish women's gymnastics team.[4]
Kari, Anna Lehtonen and Inkeri Arajärvi were the first pleasure hikers to hike Halti, Finland's highest fell.[9][10] She covered the hike in her book The Conquest of Halt (1978).[9] She also published health care textbooks that were used in schools and educational literature on abstinence and against cigarette smoking.[3]
Awards
- Cross of Merit of the Red Cross of Finland (1941)[5]
- Order of the Cross of Liberty, 4th Class (1942)[5]
- Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland, First Class (1944)[5]
- Finnish Olympic Cross of Merit, First Class (1952)[5]
- The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise (1954)[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kari Kaarina". Lotta Svärd Säätiö (in Finnish). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Henkilösivu". netti.nic.fi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Laine, Leena. "KARI, Kaarina (1888–1982) Gymnastikledare, hälsofostrare". Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 "KAARINA KARI". Suomenvalmentajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kaarina Kari Kalvola 17.12.1888 † Helsinki 1982". BiographySampo. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Hiihtoloma ei syntynyt sattumalta, vaan pitkälti Kaarina Karin sinnikkyyden ansiota". Suomen Voimisteluliitto (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Hiihtoloma ei syntynyt sattumalta – se oli pitkälti yhden naisen sinnikkyyden ansiota". Päivän Lehti (in Finnish). 18 February 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 Laine, Leena (10 November 2000). "Kari, Kaarina (1888 - 1982)". kansallisbiografia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- 1 2 "80 vuotta Haltilla huvin vuoksi". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sisukkaiden naisten uroteko: Näin Halti-tunturi valloitettiin". ETLehti (in Finnish). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
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