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Eino Kuvaja

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Eino Hjalmar Kuvaja
Born(1906-06-17)17 June 1906
Kuopio, Finland
Died11 December 1975(1975-12-11) (aged 69)
AllegianceFinland Finland
Service / branchFinnish Army
RankMajor
AwardsMannerheim Cross (4 July 1944)

Eino Hjalmar Kuvaja (17 June 1906 – 11 December 1975) was a Finnish Major and skier.

Kuvaja was born in Kuopio. He was the leader of the national Olympic military patrol teams in 1928 and in 1936 which reached second places.

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