Famous People with Name Kaija

Kaija Saariaho            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Kaija Saariaho: is a Finnish composer.Kaija Saariaho studied composition in Helsinki, Freiburg and Paris, where she has lived since 1982. Her studies and research at IRCAM have had a major influence on her music and her characteristically luxuriant and mysterious textures are often created by combining live music and electronics. Although much of her catalogue comprises chamber works, from the mid-nineties she has turned increasingly to larger forces and broader structures, such as the opera L’amour de loin, premiered at the 2000 Salzburg Festival (with a US premiere at the Santa Fe Opera in 2002), and Oltra mar for chorus and orchestra, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic.

Kaija Marja Mustonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Kaija Marja Mustonen: is a former speed skater from Finland.After winning silver and bronze at the 1964 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck, Mustonen went on to win gold and silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics of Grenoble.

Kaija Pohjola            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Kaija Pohjola: an award-winning Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a tango singer; now her repertoire includes evergreens and Finnish pop.Kaija Pohjola says of her early life: “I have three brothers. I was interested in cars, guns, and other boyish things. I was

Kaija Siren            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Kaija Siren: was a Finnish architect married to another Finnish architect, Heikki Siren.Kaija Siren graduated as an architect from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1948. She and her husband Heikki Siren set up their own architectural office in 1949.

Kaija Udras            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Kaija Udras: is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint, 31st in the individual sprint, and did not finish the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events. Urdas competed at