Tapio may refer to
- Tapio, a Finnish male given name.
- Tapio, an East Finnish forest spirit or god. Tapio' is an East Finnish forest spirit or god Hunters prayed to him before a hunt Finnish mythology, that of the Finnish people, has many features shared with fellow Finnic Estonian mythology and its non-Finnic neighbours the Balts and He lends his name in the form of
- Tapiola to one of the major urban centres within the city of Espoo, outside of Helsinki. Tapiola ( Hagalund in Swedish) is a district of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo Espoo (ˈespoː Esbo ( in Swedish) is the second largest city of Finland, with a population of approximately 240000
- Tapiola is also a symphonic poem by Jean Sibelius, and was one of his last compositions. Tapiola (literally "Realm of Tapio " op 112 is a tone poem by the Finnish Composer Jean Sibelius
- Tapio is a natural spirit-based drink produced in the UK by Tapio Ventures Ltd.
- Tapio is also a brand of Finnish viina (a vodka-type alcohol)
- Tapio the name of one of the finest Finnish designers, Tapio Wirkkala. Tapio Wirkkala ( 2 June 1915 &ndash 19 May 1985) was a Finnish designer and sculptor a major figure of post-war design
- Tapio, the former Finntroll vocalist see Tapio Wilska
Trivia
- The name Tapio appears in Finnish metal band Nightwish's song Elvenpath, referenced as "bear-king, ruler of the forest. Tapio Wilska (born September 19th 1969 in Savonlinna, Finland) is the main Vocalist of the heavy metal band Sethian Nightwish is a symphonic Power metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee, Finland. " In the same song are mentioned other Finnish deities and mythological creatures.
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