. . "Kovalainen, Lauri"@en . "1894-11-12Z"^^ . "1818Z"^^ . . . "Lars Kovala (originally Lauri Kovalainen) (b. 25 May 1818 in Oulu, Finland - 12 November 1894) acquired his schooling in Suomussalmi, Finland. was a Finnish-born American businessman, merchant, fur trader, and investor who was a prominent member of the Kovalainen family. He was the 3rd great grandfather of famous Finnish racing driver Heikki Kovalainen and father of Joonas Kovala, a founder of Onnela, Houghton County, Michigan."@en . "1818-05-25Z"^^ . . "1894Z"^^ . "Lars Kovala"@en . "American businessman" .