Vilén

Vilén

"Vilén" (also spelled "Wilén") is a Finnish family name of Swedish origin:
* Jari Vilén, Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade (2002–2003)
* Erik Vilén, silver-medalist at the 1924 Summer Olympics
* The pseudonym "Vilén" was used by Vladimir Ilich Lenin while hiding in Finland

"Vilen" (in reference to Lenin, using the initials "V" of Vladimir and "I" of Ilyich, and the first three letters of Lenin) was a popular first-name in Armenia (also short for "Vileekyan") and other Soviet republics:
* Vilen Kolouta an Armenian cinematographer/sound mixer,
* Vilen Galstyan Armenian actor

An asteroid discovered by the Soviet astronomer Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova was named "4514 Vilen "


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