Meaning & History
Famous bearer is Dome Karukoski (born Thomas August George Karukoski), one of Finland's most successful film directors, having won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition. His filmography includes such films as Beauty and the Bastard (Tyttö sinä olet tähti, 2005), Lapland Odyssey (Napapiirin sankarit, 2010), Heart of a Lion (Leijonasydän, 2013), Tom of Finland (2017) and Tolkien (2019).