Tapio 255575 224111357 2008-07-07T10:44:05Z 89.27.19.202 '''Tapio''' may refer to *[[Tapio (name)|Tapio]], a Finnish male given name *[[Tapio (spirit)|Tapio]], an [[Finnish mythology|East Finnish]] forest spirit or god. 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 (Sibelius)|Tapiola]] is also a symphonic [[poem]] by [[Jean Sibelius]], and was one of his last compositions *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, the middle name of the Finnish composer [[Osmo Tapio Räihälä]] *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." In the same song are mentioned other Finnish deities and mythological creatures. {{disambig}} [[fi:Tapio (täsmennyssivu)]]