Sillanpää

American

[sil-lahn-pa] / ˈsɪl lɑnˌpæ /

noun

Frans Eemil 1888–1964, Finnish author: Nobel Prize 1939.

Sillanpää British

/ ˈsillɑmpæː /

noun

Frans Eemil (frans ˈeːmil). 1888–1964, Finnish writer, noted for his novels Meek Heritage (1919) and The Maid Silja (1931): Nobel prize for literature 1939

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Sillanpää

"This situation could lead to many of the students ending up in a vulnerable situation and predisposed to being further exploited financially or otherwise," Juho Sillanpää, who is leading the investigation, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

The new developments, while exciting, are “not for mobile phones,” Sillanpää says dryly.

From Scientific American ● May 6, 2021

“When we took the data, we had no idea if we were entangled or not,” Sillanpää says.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2018

Sillanpää says his drumheads may be better suited to precision measurement.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2018

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