Vilén
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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) 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