This is a list of people from Finland, i.e. of noted Finns:

Actors

• Ida Aalberg (1858 – 1915)
• Aino Ackte (1876 – 1944)
• Jouko Ahola
• Olavi Ahonen
• Irina Björklund
• Peter Franzén
• George Gaynes
• Gina Goldberg
• Brian Heidik
• Anna-Leena Härkönen
• Hannes Häyrinen
• Ansa Ikonen
• Kata Kärkkäinen
• Marta Kristen
• Sirpa Lane
• Vesa-Matti Loiri
• Maila "Vampira" Nurmi
• Kati Outinen
• Tauno Palo (1905 – 1982)
• Pertti "Spede" Pasanen (1930 – 2001)
• Matti Pellonpää (1951 – 1995)
• Lasse Pöysti
• Esko Roine
• Joni Ryhänen
• Henry Saari
• Albert Salmi (1928 – 1990)
• Pentti Siimes
• Yanti Sommer
• Markku Toikka
• Ritva Valkama
• Esa Pakarinen
• Masa Niemi

Ida Aalberg Ida Aalberg (1858-1915) was the most notable Finnish actress in her time. ... Finnish soprano Aino Ackté Aino Ackté (23 July 1876, Helsinki – 8 August 1944, Vihti, original surname Achte) was a Finnish soprano. ... Jouko Ahola (born 1 December 1970, Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a bodybuilder and actor. ... Olavi Ahonen in the late 1950s. ... Irina Björklund (born February 7, 1973 in Danderyd, Sweden) is a Finnish actress. ... Peter Franzén (b. ... George Gaynes (George Jongejans) (born May 16, 1917) is a Finnish-born American actor. ... Gina Goldberg (born Tina Virenius June 30, 1963 in Turku, Finland) is an Finnish model, actress and singer. ... Brian Heidik (born March 9, 1968) won $1,000,000 on the Thailand edition of Survivor. ... Anna-Leena Härkönen (born April 10, 1965) is a Finnish writer. ... Kata Kärkkäinen (born October 27, 1968 as Minna Katariina Kärkkäinen) is a Finnish author and artist, who first came into fame as a model and actress. ... Marta Kristen born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen on February 26, 1945, in Norway is an American actress best known for her role as the character Judy Robinson in the cult television series Lost in Space. ... Vesa-Matti Vesku Loiri (born January 4, 1945, Helsinki) is a Finnish actor, musician and comedian. ... Maila Nurmi (born Maila Syrjäniemi, December 21, 1921 in Petsamo, Finland — now Pechenga, Russia) created the well-remembered 1950s character of Vampira. ... Kati Outinen (born August 17, 1961) is a Finnish actress who has often played leading female roles in Aki Kaurismäkis films. ... Tauno Palo (October 25, 1905 - May 24, 1982) was a Finnish actor in what some consider the golden age of Finnish cinema. ... Pertti Spede Olavi Pasanen (Kuopio, April 10, 1930 – September 7, 2001 at Kirkkonummi) was a Finnish film director, humorist and practitioner of gags. ... Matti Pellonpää (born March 28, 1951 in Helsinki; died July 13, 1995 in Vaasa) was an award-winning Finnish actor and a musician. ... Lasse Pöysti (born January 24, 1927 in Sortavala) is a Finnish actor (acted both in Finnish and Swedish), director, theatre manager and writer. ... The most famous finnish male pornstar, former Mister Finland. ... Albert Salmi (born March 11, 1928; died April 23, 1990) was an American actor. ... Markku Toikka (born 1955) is a Finnish stand-up comedian and actor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Architects

• Aino Aalto (1894 – 1949)
• Alvar Aalto (1898 – 1976)
• Marco Casagrande (1971 – )
• Carl Ludvig Engel (1778 – 1840)
• Juha Leiviskä (1936 – )
• Yrjö Lindegren (1900 – 1952)
• Kari Palaste (1950 – )
• Juhani Pallasmaa (1936 – )
• Reima Pietilä (1923 – 1993)
• Viljo Revell (1910 – 1964)
• Aarno Ruusuvuori (1925 – 1992)
• Eero Saarinen (1910 – 1961)
• Eliel Saarinen (1873 – 1950)
• J. S. Sirén (1889 – 1961)
• Lars Sonck (1870 – 1956)
• Josef Stenbäck (1854 – 1929)

Image:Aino Aalto glasses lighter. ... “Aalto” redirects here. ... Marco Casagrande (born May 7, 1971 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish architect, writer and professor of architecture. ... The main building of the University of Helsinki. ... Juha Ilmari Leiviskä (born 17 March 1936 in Helsinki) (parents: engineer Toivo Ilmari Leiviskä, teacher Sonja Jämsén-Astala) is one of Finlands leading living architects. ... Helsinki Olympic Stadium (1938) during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. ... Kari Palaste (born April 12, 1950 in Kajaani) is a Finnish architect. ... Juhani Uolevi Pallasmaa (born September 14, 1936, Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish architect and former professor of Architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology. ... Kaleva Church in Tampere Reima Pietilä (August 25, 1923 - August 26, 1993) was a Finnish architect. ... Viljo Revell (January 25, 1910– November 8, 1964) was a Finnish architect of the functionalist school. ... The Church of Hyvinkää, 1961. ... Saarinens Gateway Arch frames The Old Courthouse, which sits at the heart of the city of Saint Louis, near the rivers edge. ... Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (August 20, 1873, Rantasalmi, Finland – July 1, 1950, Cranbrook, Michigan, United States) was a Finnish architect who became famous for his art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. ... Eduskuntatalo (1931). ... Lars Sonck Lars Sonck (born in Kälviä, Finland 1870; died in Helsinki, Finland 1956) was a Finnish architect. ... Heinävesi church is the second biggest wooden church in Finland. ...

Artists

• Wäinö Aaltonen – sculptor (1894 – 1966)
• Eija-Liisa Ahtila – photographer, video artist (1959 –)
• Margareta Capsia, 1682-1759, painter.
• Helena Arnell, 1697-1751, painter.
• Albert Edelfelt – painter (1854 – 1905)
• Magnus Enckell – painter (1870 – 1925)
• Akseli Gallen-Kallela – painter (1865 – 1931)
• Jorma Gallen-Kallela – painter (1898 – 1939)
• Pekka Halonen – painter (1865 – 1933)
• Edvin Hevonkoski – sculptor
• Helena Hietanen – sculptor
• Eila Hiltunen – sculptor (1922 – 2003)
• Petri Hiltunen – graphic artist and cartoonist
• Antti Jokinen – video director in Hollywood
• Eero Järnefelt – painter (1863 – 1937)
• Rudolf Koivu – illustrator (1890 – 1946)
• Mauri Kunnas
• Tero Laaksonen – painter (1953 – )
• Touko Laaksonen (Tom of Finland) – fetish artist (1920 – 1991)
• Kari T. Leppänen – cartoonist
• Helvi Mustonen – painter
• Kalervo Palsa – painter (1947 – 1987)
• Laila Pullinen – sculptor (1933 – )
• Osmo Rauhala – painter (1957 – )
• Juho Rissanen – painter (1873 – 1950)
• Helene Schjerfbeck – painter (1862 – 1946)
• Hugo Simberg – painter (1873 – 1917)
• Kaj Stenvall – painter (1951 – )
• Kari Suomalainen – painter and cartoonist (1920 – 1999)
• Reidar Särestöniemi – painter (1925 – 1981)
• Kain Tapper – sculptor (1930 – 2004)
• Matti Waskilampi

Wäinö Aaltonen (3 March 1894-30 May 1966) was a Finnish artist of the 20th century. ... Eija-Lisa Ahtila (born 1959 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a video artist and photographer. ... Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt (21 July 1854 - 18 August 1905) was a Finland-Swedish painter. ... Magnus Enckell. ... From the Kalevala, 1896 Akseli Gallen-Kallela (April 26, 1865 _ March 7, 1931) was a Finnish painter who is most of all known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic (illustration, right). ... Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898 - 1 December 1939) was a Finnish artist. ... Pekka Halonen (September 23, 1865 - December 1, 1933) was a Finnish painter. ... Edvin Hevonkoskis sculpture of president Tarja Halonen on display outside of the contemporary art museum Kiasma in Helsinki. ... Helena Hietanen (born 1963) lives and works Helsinki, Finland. ... The Sibelius Monument in Helsinki Eila Hiltunen (born 22 November 1922, Sortavala, died 10 October 2003, Helsinki) was a Finnish sculptor. ... Petri Hiltunen is a Finnish cartoonist and illustrator. ... ... Eero Erik Nikolai Järnefelt (1863 - 1937) was a Finnish realist painter. ... Rudolf Koivu (1890 - 1946) was a Finnish illustrator and painter. ... Mauri Kunnas (born February 11, 1950 in Vammala) is a Finnish cartoonist and childrens book writer. ... A typical Tom of Finland hunk Tom of Finland (May 8, 1920 – November 7, 1991) (born Touko Laaksonen in Kaarina, Finland) was a fetish artist notable for his stylized homoerotic art and his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. ... Helvi Mustonen, born 1947 in Kemi, Finland, is a Finnish artist and a painter. ... Hugo Kalervo Palsa (March 12, 1947 - October 3, 1987), or Kalle was a Finnish artist in a style that has been described as fantastic realism. ... Helene Schjerfbeck (10 July 1862 - 28 January 1946) was a famous Finnish painter. ... Hugo Simberg (June 24, 1873 - July 12, 1917) was a Finnish symbolist painter and graphic artist. ... Kaj Kristian Stenvall (born 25 December 1951 in Tampere) is a Finnish artist who became internationally famous when he began his career in 1989 for painting what his site describes as a very familiar looking duck. ... Kari Suomalainen (October 15, 1920 - August 10, 1999) was Finlands most famous political cartoonist. ... Reidar Särestöniemi (1925-1981) was a Finnish painter from Finnish Lapland. ... Kain Tapper (1930-2004) is a Finnish sculptor. ...

Business people

• Sari Baldauf – former Nokia executive
• Jorma Eloranta – CEO of Metso
• Aatos Erkko – the richest man in Finland
• Harry Harkimo – a businessman in ice hockey business
• Fredrik Idestam – industrialist, founder of Nokia
• Kari Kairamo – ex-CEO of Nokia (1932 – 1988)
• Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo – CEO of Nokia
• Sampo Karjalainen - founder of Sulake
• Pentti Kouri - economist, investor
• Lasse Kurkilahti – CEO of Kemira
• Jorma Ollila – ex-CEO of Nokia
• Kirsti Paakkanen, CEO of Marimekko
• Karl Stockmann – Founder of the Stockmann department store
• Björn Wahlroos – CEO of Sampo bank
• Rudolf Walden - founder of United Paper Mills (1878 – 1946)

Sari Maritta Baldauf (born. ... This article is about the telecommunications corporation. ... Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX) was created in 1999 through the merger of Valmet and Rauma and is headquartered at Helsinki, Finland. ... Aatos Juho Michel Erkko (born 16 September 1933 in Helsinki) is a Finnish journalist and the main owner of SanomaWSOY and its Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. ... Harry Hjallis Harkimo is a Finnish businessman. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the telecommunications corporation. ... Kari Kairamo (1932 - 1988) was the former CEO of Nokia and a significant and popular industry person who was also actively involved in Finlands foreign policy. ... Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (born in Lavia, Finland on July 13, 1953) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia Corporation and Chairman of Nokia Siemens Networks, a joint venture between Nokia and Siemens AG. // Kallasvuo joined Nokia in 1980 as Corporate Counsel, and has held roles of increasing responsibility... Sampo Karjalainen, born 2 May 1977 in Tampere, is the Chief Creative Officer of Sulake and one of the original founders of the Habbo Hotel, an Internet virtual world aimed at the young. ... Sulake (IPA: //) is a multi-million dollar multimedia company based in Helsinki, Finland. ... Pentti Juho Kalervo Kouri (born February 12, 1949 in Kemijärvi) is a Finnish economist and venture capitalist. ... Kemira is a chemical industry corporation holding industry leadership positions or major market shares in pulp and paper chemicals, water treatment chemicals, industrial chemicals and paints. ... Jorma Jaakko Ollila (born in Seinäjoki, Finland, on August 15, 1950) is the Chairman (1992– ) and former CEO of the Nokia Corporation (1992–2006) and Member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company (2000– ), UPM-Kymmene (1997– ), and Otava Books and Magazines Group Ltd. ... Marimekko is a Finnish company that has made important contributions to fashion, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Björn Arne Christer Wahlroos (born October 10, 1952) is a Finnish banker. ... Karl Rudolf Walden (December 1, 1878 - October 25, 1946) was a Finnish industrialist and soldier. ...

Composers and conductors

• Kalevi Aho
• B. H. Crusell
• Joonas Kokkonen
• Juhani Komulainen
• Toivo Kuula (1883-1918)
• Magnus Lindberg
• Aarre Merikanto (1893 – 1958)
• Oskar Merikanto (1868 – 1924)
• Selim Palmgren (1878 – 1951)
• Einojuhani Rautavaara
• Kaija Saariaho
• George de Godzinsky
• Aulis Sallinen
• Esa-Pekka Salonen
• Jukka-Pekka Saraste
• Leif Segerstam
• Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957)
• Pekka Simojoki
• Osmo Vänskä

Kalevi Aho (born 9 March 1949 in Forssa, Finland) is a Finnish composer. ... B.H. Crusell was a Finnish born composer and clarinet player, who moved to Sweden in his late teens. ... Joonas Kokkonen ( ) (November 21, 1921 – October 1 or 2, 1996) was a Finnish composer. ... Juhani Komulainen (born April 22, 1953 in Jämsänkoski, Finland) is a Finnish composer of modern classical music. ... Picture of Toivo Kuula taken in 1903 Toivo Timoteus Kuula (7 July 1883 - 18 May 1918) was a Finnish conductor and composer. ... Magnus Lindberg (born June 27, 1958) is a Finnish composer. ... Aarre Merikanto (June 29, 1893 - September 29, 1958) was a Finnish composer. ... Oskar Merikanto (August 5, 1868 - February 17, 1924) was a Finnish musician and composer. ... Selim Palmgren (1878–1951) was a Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor. ... Einojuhani Rautavaara (born October 9, 1928) is a Finnish composer of classical music, probably the best known Finnish composer of his generation. ... Kaija Saariaho (born October 14, 1952) is a Finnish composer. ... George de Godzinsky (April 5, 1914, Saint Peterburg ,Russia - May 23 , Espoo, Finland) was a Russian-born Finnish composer and conductor. ... Aulis Sallinen (born April 9, 1935) is a Finnish contemporary classical music composer. ... Esa-Pekka Salonen ( ) (born June 30, 1958 in Helsinki) is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. ... Jukka-Pekka Saraste (born April 22, 1956) is a Finnish conductor. ... Leif Segerstam (born March 2, 1944 in Vaasa) is a Finnish conductor and composer. ... Johan Julius Christian Jean / Janne Sibelius ( ; December 8, 1865 – September 20, 1957) was a Finnish composer of classical music and one of the most notable composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... The conductor Osmo Vänskä (* 28. ...

Computer pioneers

• Johan Helsingius – creator and operator of The Penet remailer
• Jarkko Oikarinen – creator of IRC
• Linus Torvalds – Initial creator of Linux kernel
• Tatu Ylönen – creator of SSH

Johan Julf Helsingius, born in Finland, started and ran the Anon. ... The Penet remailer (anon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “IRC” redirects here. ... Linus Benedict Torvalds  ; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel. ... The Linux kernel is a Unix-like operating system kernel. ... Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged over a secure channel between two computers. ...

Designers

• Eva Brummer
• Erik Bruun
• Kaj Franck
• Saara Hopea – glass designer
• Maija Isola – designer for Marimekko
• Stefan Lindfors
• Vuokko Nurmesniemi – textile designer for Marimekko
• Timo Sarpaneva – glass designer
• Tapio Wirkkala – designer, sculptor (1915 – 1985)

Erik Bruun (born 1926 in Viipuri) is a Finnish graphic designer. ... Kaj Franck (1911-1989) was one of the leading figures of Finnish design, the teacher of several generations of professional designers in Finland, and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940-1980. ... Maija Isola (1927—2001) was a Finnish designer of printed textiles. ... Marimekko is a Finnish company that has made important contributions to fashion, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi (born 1930) is a Finnish textile designer. ... Timo Sarpaneva (October 31, 1926 – October 6, 2006), was a Finnish designer and professor who was best known for his constructivist works of glass art. ... Tapio Wirkkala (2 June 1915 – 19 May 1985) was a Finnish designer and sculptor, a major figure of post-war design. ...

Filmmakers

• Jörn Donner
• Renny Harlin (1959 –)
• Klaus Härö
• Risto Jarva (1934 – 1977)
• Matti Kassila
• Aki Kaurismäki
• Mika Kaurismäki
• Ere Kokkonen
• Edvin Laine
• Jarmo Lampela (1964 –)
• Armand Lohikoski (1912 – 2005)
• Visa Mäkinen
• Claes Olsson
• Risto Orko (1899 – 2001)
• Spede Pasanen (1930 – 2001)
• Mauritz Stiller (1883 – 1928)
• Samuli Torssonen

Jörn Donner (born 1933), is a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer and politician associated with several different political parties, and has at different times been a member both of the Finnish parliament and the European Parliament. ... Renny Harlin (born Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959 in Riihimäki, Finland) is a film director and producer mostly known for action movies. ... Risto Jarva (July 15, 1934 - December 16, 1977) was a Finnish filmmaker. ... Matti Kassila (b. ... Aki Olavi Kaurismäki ( ) (born April 4, 1957 in Orimattila, Finland) is a Finnish script writer and film director. ... Mika Kaurismäki (born September 21, 1955) is a Finnish film director. ... Erkki Olavi Ere Kokkonen (b. ... Edvin Laine (born July 13, 1905, Iisalmi, die November 18, 1989, Helsinki) was a Finnish film director. ... Armand Lohikoski (born January 3, 1912 in Astoria, Oregon, United States, died March 20, 2005 in Helsinki) was a Finnish movie director and writer. ... Visa Mäkinen (b. ... Risto Eliel William Orko (originally Nylund) (September 15, 1899-September 29, 2001) was a Finnish film producer and director. ... Pertti Spede Olavi Pasanen (Kuopio, April 10, 1930 – September 7, 2001 at Kirkkonummi) was a Finnish film director, humorist and practitioner of gags. ... Greta Garbo & Maurice Stiller on board the S/S Drottningholm in 1925 en route to the United States Mauritz Stiller (July 17, 1883 – November 18, 1928) was an actor, screenwriter and an influential silent film director. ... Samuli Torssonen is a Finnish film writer, director, actor and producer. ...

Musicians

Opera

• Aino Ackté – soprano
• Aki Alamikkotervo – tenor
• Alma Fohström – soprano
• Hanna Granfelt – soprano
• Monica Groop – mezzosoprano
• Jorma Hynninen – baritone
• Soile Isokoski – soprano
• Karita Mattila – soprano
• Lea Piltti – soprano
• Aulikki Rautawaara – soprano
• Esa Ruuttunen – baritone
• Jaakko Ryhänen – bass
• Matti Salminen – bass
• Martti Talvela – bass
• Anita Välkki – soprano

Finnish soprano Aino Ackté Aino Ackté (23 July 1876, Helsinki – 8 August 1944, Vihti, original surname Achte) was a Finnish soprano. ... Monica Groop is a Finnish operatic mezzo-soprano. ... Jorma Hynninen (born 3 April 1941 in Leppävirta, Finland) is a Finnish baritone. ... Soile Isokoski on album cover Soile Isokoski (born February 14, 1957 is a Finnish lyric soprano. ... Karita Mattila Karita Mattila (born September 5, 1960 in Somero, Finland), is a leading opera soprano. ... Matti Salminen (Born July 7, 1945, in Turku) is a Finnish bass singer. ... Martti Talvela (born in Hittola, Finland February 4, 1935 – died in Juva, Finland July 22, 1989) was a Finnish operatic bass. ...

Classical

• Kalevi Aho – composer
• Paavo Berglund – conductor
• Linda Brava – violinist
• Mikko Franck – conductor
• Ralf Gothoni – pianist (father of Maris)
• Maris Gothoni – pianist (son of Ralf) and husband of composer Unsuk Chin
• Olli Mustonen – pianist
• Jorma Panula – conductor and conducting educator pioneer
• Einojuhani Rautavaara – composer
• Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor
• Jukka-Pekka Saraste – conductor
• Jean Sibelius – composer
• Sakari Oramo – conductor
• John Storgårds – conductor

Kalevi Aho (born 9 March 1949 in Forssa, Finland) is a Finnish composer. ... Paavo Berglund (born: Helsinki, 14 April 1929) is a Finnish conductor. ... Linda Brava, real name Linda Lampenius (born on February 26, 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish violinist. ... Mikko Franck (January 2, 1979- ) is a Finnish conductor. ... Unsuk Chin (born July 14, 1961, Seoul) is a female Korean composer of classical music, based in Berlin, Germany. ... Jorma Panula (August 10, 1930 Kauhajoella) is a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher of conducting. ... Einojuhani Rautavaara (born October 9, 1928) is a Finnish composer of classical music, probably the best known Finnish composer of his generation. ... Esa-Pekka Salonen ( ) (born June 30, 1958 in Helsinki) is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. ... Jukka-Pekka Saraste (born April 22, 1956) is a Finnish conductor. ... Johan Julius Christian Jean / Janne Sibelius ( ; December 8, 1865 – September 20, 1957) was a Finnish composer of classical music and one of the most notable composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Sakari Oramo (born 1965) is a Finnish conductor. ...

Folk music

• Konsta Jylhä – folk musician
• Sanna Kurki-Suonio – folk music singer
• Jenny Wilhelms – folk music singer

In Finnish fiddling, Konsta Jylhä (1910 - 1984) was a folk-virtuoso who made traditional folk music a Finnish cultural phenomenon of wider currency, bringing his natural genius and traditional style to a burgeoning nationwide television audience, thus laying the foundation for a rich and popular traditional music scene in Finland. ... Sanna Kurki-Suonio (b. ... Jenny Wilhelms (born 1974) is a Finnish musician. ...

Other

• Ismo Alanko – rock musician
• Kirill Babitzin
• Paleface - rap musician
• Irwin Goodman aka Antti Hammarberg – Protestsinger (1943 – 1991)
• Hector
• Aki Hakala – drummer of The Rasmus
• Eero Heinonen – bassist of The Rasmus
• Reino Helismaa (1913 – 1965)
• Marco Hietala – bassist of Nightwish
• Tuomas Holopainen – composer, songwriter & keyboardplayer of Nightwish
• JS16 – musician, producer
• Tony Kakko – vocalist of Sonata Arctica
• Jari Kainulainen - ex-bassist of Stratovarius
• Maria Kalaniemi
• Perttu Kivilaakso-cellist of cello-metal band Apocalyptica
• Viktor Klimenko
• Samuli Kosminen
• Timo Kotipelto - Lead Singer of Stratovarius
• Sakari Kukko
• Mikko Kuustonen – Singer-songwriter
• Ville Laihiala- frontman of Sentenced and Poisonblack
• Alexi Laiho - frontman and lead guitarist of Children of Bodom
• Jonne Aaron - frontman of Negative
• Roope Latvala - guitarist of Children of Bodom
• Juice Leskinen – rock musician
• Jani Liimatainen – Former guitarist for Sonata Arctica
• Jyrki Linnankivi-lead singer of the 69 Eyes
• Tommy Mansikka-Aho
• Jarkko Martikainen
• Andy McCoy – rock musician
• Michael Monroe – rock musician
• Jukka Nevalainen – drummer of Nightwish
• Sara Nunes – singer
• Tuomari Nurmio
• Hanna Pakarinen - Finland's first Idols winner, pop singer
• Mika Pohjola – Jazz pianist and composer
• Pekka Pohjola
• Kimmo Pohjonen
• Lauri Porra
• Tomi Putaansuu - frontman and singer of Lordi
• Jaska Raatikainen - drummer for Children of Bodom
• Sami Raatikainen - guitarist for Necrophagist
• Iiro Rantala
• Pauli Rantasalmi – guitarist of The Rasmus
• Tapio Rautavaara
• Henkka Seppälä - bassist for Children of Bodom
• Jari Sillanpää, Finnish "tango king", singer
• Aki Sirkesalo – singer (1962 – 2004)
• Jimi Tenor – acid jazz musician
• Jonna Tervomaa - pop singer
• Timo Tolkki - Guitarist and Ex. Singer of Stratovarius
• Jukka Tolonen
• Eicca Toppinen-cellist of cello-metal band Apocalyptica
• Antti Tuisku - pop musician, Idols star
• Tellu Turkka
• Tarja Turunen – former lead singer of the symphonic metal band Nightwish.
• Petri Walli (1969 – 1995)
• Juha Watt Vainio
• Ville Hermanni Valo – lead singer of HIM
• Jussi Heikki Tapio Vuori-drummer of the 69 Eyes
• Olavi Virta - singer
• Laura Voutilainen - pop singer
• Emppu Vuorinen – guitarist of Nightwish
• Lauri Ylönen – lead singer of The Rasmus
• Maija Vilkkumaa - pop/rock singer
• A. W. Yrjänä
• Jari Mäenpää - Composer, singer and guitarist of Ensiferum and Wintersun
• Janne Wirman - Keyboard player from Children of Bodom

Ismo Kullervo Alanko (born November 12, 1960, Helsinki, Finland) is a popular Finnish rock singer/songwriter. ... Kirill Kirka Babitzin (September 22, 1950 – January 31, 2007) was one of Finlands most famous popular musicians. ... Paleface is a usually insulting term for white people used by some Native Americans. ... Irwin Goodman (real name: Antti Yrjö Hammarberg, 14 September 1943, Hämeenlinna – 14 January 1991, Hamina) was a popular Finnish singer. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Heikki Veikko Harma (born April 20, 1947, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish singer-songwriter who has also distinguished himself as a translator of song lyrics. ... Aki Markus Hakala (born 28 October 1979 in Espoo) is the drummer of the Finnish band The Rasmus. ... The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki, Finland while the band members were still in high school. ... The Rasmus are a Finnish band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki, while the band members were still in high school. ... The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki, Finland while the band members were still in high school. ... Reino Vihtori Repe Helismaa (12 July 1913 - 21 January 1965) was a Finnish singer-songwriter, musician and scriptwriter, mainly known from his humorous, yet homely songs. ... Marko Marco Tapani Hietala (born January 14, 1966 in Tervo, Finland) is the male vocalist, bassist and songwriter of the Finnish heavy metal band Tarot and bassist and the male vocalist of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and is easily noticed for his unusual facial hair. ... Nightwish is a Finnish Symphonic metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ... Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born December 25, 1976, in Kitee, Finland)[1][2] is the keyboardist and main songwriter[3] in the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. ... Nightwish is a Finnish Symphonic metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ... JS16, real name Jaakko Salovaara, is a Finnish musician and record producer. ... Tony Kakko at a Sonata Arctica concert Tony Kristian Kakko (born May 16, 1975) is the vocalist and primary songwriter and creative force in the band Sonata Arctica. ... Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996. ... Jari Kainulainen was the bassist of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. ... Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band, formed in 1984, still active today. ... Maria Kalanemi (born 1964) is a Finnish accordeonist. ... Apocalyptica, Perttu Kivilaakso, live 2003 Apocalyptica is a Finnish music band of three (formerly four) classically educated cellists. ... Apocalyptica is a Finnish musical group consisting of three, formerly four, classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. ... Viktor Klimenko (born 1942) is a singer who made himself known as the Singing Cossack. A few years after his birth in Karelia his family moved to Finland, where he became a noted musician and also appeared in several films, mostly playing himself. ... Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster (Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen) Samuli Kosminen is a Finnish percussionist. ... Timo Antero Kotipelto (born March 15, 1969) is the vocalist of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and hard rock band Kotipelto. ... Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band, formed in 1984, still active today. ... Sakari Kukko (born 8 July 1953) is a Finnish saxophonist and flutist who is known, among other things, as a founding member of the world music group Piirpauke. ... Mikko Ari Kuustonen (born March 4, 1960 in Leppävirta, Finland) is a Finnish Singer-songwriter. ... Ville Laihiala (born June 13, 1973) is Poisonblacks guitarist and vocalist and was also Sentenceds main vocalist from the album Down up to the The Funeral Album. ... Sentenced was a heavy metal band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland. ... Poisonblack are a Finnish metal band, specialising in the modern style of gothic metal the country is becoming ever more renowned for. ... Alexi Wildchild Laiho (born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho) is the lead guitarist in the bands Children of Bodom (where he is also the vocalist), Sinergy and Kylähullut. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Jonne Aaron Liimatainen (pronounced /jon-ne a:-ron li:-ma-tai-nen/ in ASCII-IPA, born August 30, 1983 in Tampere) is a Finnish singer and frontman of Negative. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Roope Latvala (born June 25, 1970) is a Finnish guitarist who currently plays with the bands Children of Bodom and Sinergy. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Pauli Matti Juhani Leskinen (born February 19, 1950 in Juankoski, Finland died October 25, 2006 in Tampere), better known as Juice Leskinen, is one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. ... Jani Allan Kristian Liimatainen (born September 9, 1980 in Kemi, Finland) is the former guitar player and one of the founding members of the power metal band Sonata Arctica. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This redirect page has been listed on Redirects for deletion. ... Jarkko Martikainen (born October 24, 1970) is known for singing and writing lyrics for the Finnish band, YUP. In addition to his musical career Martikainen has worked as a columnist, a producer and a documentarist. ... Andy McCoy, alias Antti Hulkko (born October 11, 1962), is a Finnish musician. ... Monroe performing onstage with Hanoi Rocks. ... Jukka Nevalainen (born April 21, 1978 in Finland) is the drummer in the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. ... Nightwish is a Finnish Symphonic metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ... Sara Nunes is a Finnish pop singer who achieved fame in 2005 after releasing her debut single Simon Cant Sing which was a parody of Simon Cowell, the famous American Idol & Pop Idol judge. ... Tuomari Nurmio is the artist name of Hannu Nurmio (b. ... Pakarinen performing her ESC-song Leave Me Alone in Helsinki. ... Countries that have their own versions of an Idol series. ... Mika Pohjola (December 1, 1971 Helsinki, Finland –) is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer, who resides in New York City. ... Jussi Pekka Pohjola (born January 13, 1952) is a Finnish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. ... Kimmo Pohjonen is famous Finnish accordionist. ... Lauri Porra (born December 13, 1977) is a Finnish musician, primarily playing bass guitar. ... Mr. ... Lordi is a hard rock / heavy metal band from Finland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sami Raatikainen is a Finnish guitarist who plays for the Germany technical/brutal death metal band Necrophagist. ... Necrophagist are a technical death metal group from Germany, founded and fronted by lead guitarist/vocalist Muhammed Suiçmez. ... Iiro Rantala, born in 1970, is a Finnish jazz pianist who is the best known jazz pianist in Finland he plays in Trio Töykeät, a Finnish jazz trio. ... Pauli Rantasalmi (b. ... The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki, Finland while the band members were still in high school. ... Kaj Tapio ”Tapsa” Rautavaara (March 8, 1915 in Northern Pirkkala, Finland – September 25, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish athlete, singer and movie actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Jari sillanpää (born August 16, 1965, Ludvika, Sweden) is one of the Finlands most popular singers. ... Finnish musician Aki Sirkesalo (b. ... Jimi Tenor (born Lahti, 1965 as Lassi Lehto) is a Finnish musician. ... Jonna Marika Tervomaa (b. ... Timo Tolkki (born March 3, 1966, in Klaukkala, Finland) is the guitarist, songwriter and producer of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. ... Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band, formed in 1984, still active today. ... Jukka Tolonen (born April 16, 1952, Helsinki) is finnish guitarist. ... Apocalyptica, Perttu Kivilaakso, live 2003 Apocalyptica is a Finnish music band of three (formerly four) classically educated cellists. ... Apocalyptica is a Finnish musical group consisting of three, formerly four, classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. ... Antti Tapani Tuisku (born 27 February 1984, in Rovaniemi) is a popular Finnish pop singer, made famous by the Idols, the Finnish version of the American Idol TV-show in 2003. ... Countries that have their own versions of an Idol series. ... Tellu Turkka (formerly Tellu Paulasto, Tellu Virkkala, b. ... Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (born August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland), is a Finnish singer. ... Nightwish is a Finnish Symphonic metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ... The founder, vocalist, guitar-player, songwriter and the producer of a Finnish psychedelic rock-band called Kingston Wall. ... Juha Watt Vainio (born May 5, 1938 in Kotka, Finland; died October 29, 1990) was a Finnish singer, songwriter and translator of song lyrics. ... Ville Valo Ville Hermanni Valo (born November 22, 1976) is the vocalist, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish band HIM. HIM was founded by Ville in 1995, with four friends and have since gone on to enjoy success across Europe and the US. He currently lives in Finland and is... This article refers to the Finnish band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Olavi Virta (originally to 1926 Oskari Olavi Ilmen) (27 February 1915, Sysmä - 14 July 1972, Tampere) was a Finnish singer. ... Laura Voutilainen (born May 17, 1975 in Jyväskylä), is a Finnish singer. ... Erno Emppu Vuorinen. ... Nightwish is a Finnish Symphonic metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ... Lauri Johannes Markus Paavo Ylönen (born April 23, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is the frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus. ... The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki, Finland while the band members were still in high school. ... Maija Johanna Vilkkumaa (born November 9, 1973 in Helsinki, Finland) is finnish singer, lyricist and composer. ... A. W. Yrjänä (Aki Ville Yrjänä, born on 30 July 1967) is the singer, songwriter and bassist of the Finnish band CMX. In addition to his musical work, he has also published three collections of poems. ... Jari Mäenpää, (born December 23, 1977 in Finland) is the founder of progressive metal band Wintersun in which he performs vocals and plays guitar. ... Ensiferum (Latin ensĭfĕrum (neuter adjective) meaning sword bearing) is a Viking / Folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland. ... Wintersun is a Finnish melodic black metal band with power metal influences, founded by ex-Ensiferum frontman, Jari Mäenpää. // The first Wintersun album was supposed to be a side project of Ensiferum member Jari Mäenpää. However, the Ensiferum Europe tour was unfortunately scheduled for the same time with... Janne Viljami Warman Wirman (born April 26, 1979) is a Finnish musician, who is the keyboardist for the bands Children of Bodom and Warmen. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Philosophers

• Timo Airaksinen
• Lili Alanen
• Anders Chydenius
• Arto Haapala
• Leila Haaparanta
• Sara Heinämaa
• Jaakko Hintikka
• Lars Hertzberg
• Pekka Himanen – philosopher, technologist
• Matti Häyry
• Eino Kaila (1890 – 1958)
• Yrjö Kallinen
• Raili Kauppi
• Jari Kauppinen
• Juho Kitti (1823 – 1923)
• Oiva Ketonen
• S. Albert Kivinen
• Simo Knuuttila
• Sven Krohn
• Eerik Lagerspetz
• Heidi Liehu
• Pertti Lindfors
• Pentti Linkola
• Eeva-Liisa Manner
• André Maury
• Tuomas Nevanlinna
• Ilkka Niiniluoto
• Sami Pihlström
• Jan von Plato
• Pauli Pylkkö
• Paavo Pylkkänen
• Ingmar Pörn
• Veikko Rantala
• Yrjö Reenpää
• Ilona Reiners
• Martina Reuter
• Esa Saarinen
• Seppo Sajama
• Gabriel Sandu
• Juha Sihvola
• Matti Sintonen
• Hannu Sivenius
• J. V. Snellman
• Erik Stenius
• Eero Tarasti
• Raimo Tuomela
• Thomas Wallgren
• Edward Westermarck
• Georg Henrik von Wright
• Mauri Ylä-Kotola

Timo Airaksinen (born 25th April 1947, Vaasa, Finland) is Professor of Moral Philosophy, and head of department, at the Department of Social and Moral Philosophy at Helsinki University. ... Lilli Alanen (Born 1946) is a Finnish philosopher and Professor of History of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy at Uppsala University, Sweden. ... Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius (26 February 1729 – 1 February 1803) was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. ... Arto Haapalala (born 1959) is a Finnish philosopher, aesthetician and Professor of Aesthetics at the Institute for Art Research at Helsinki University, Finland. ... Leila Tuulikki Haaparanta (née Taiminen) (born 20th October 1954, Kalvola, Finland) is a Finnish philosopher, and Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Philosophy at Tampere University, Finland. ... Jaakko Hintikka in 2006. ... Pekka Himanen (born October 19, 1973) is a Finnish philosopher. ... Matti Häyry (b. ... Eino Sakari Kaila (1890-1958) was a Finnish philosopher, critic and teacher. ... Raili Kauppi (1920-1995), professor of philosophy at the University of Tampere. ... Pentti Linkola Kaarlo Pentti Linkola (born December 7, 1932 in Helsinki) is a radical Finnish environmentalist who has often been accused of ecofascism. ... Ilkka Niiniluoto (born March 12, 1946 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish philosopher and mathematician, serving as professor of philosophy at the University of Helsinki since 1981. ... Esa Saarinen (born July 27, 1953 in Hyvinkää, Finland) is a Finnish philosopher who is currently on a five-year appointment as professor of systems sciences at the Systems Analysis Laboratory of the Helsinki University of Technology, teaching applied philosophy, systems intelligence and creative problem solving. ... Statue of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in front of the Bank of Finland, Helsinki. ... Eero Tarasti is a Finnish musicologist and semiotician, currently serving as professor of musicology at the University of Helsinki. ... Raimo Tuomela Raimo Tuomela (1940-) is Finnish philosopher. ... Edward Alexander Westermarck (November 20, 1862 - September 3, 1939) was a Finnish philosopher and sociologist. ... Statue of Georg Henrik von Wright in University of Helsinki Georg Henrik von Wright (pronounced, roughly, fon vrikt, IPA: [je:ɔrj hɛn:rik fɔn-vrik:t],) (June 14, 1916 – June 16, 2003) was a Finnish philosopher, who succeeded Ludwig Wittgenstein as professor at the University of Cambridge. ...

Politicians

See also: Prime Minister of Finland, President of Finland The Prime Minister (Finnish Pääministeri, Swedish: Statsminister) is the head of government in Finland. ... The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. ...

• Esko Aho – prime minister 1991-1995
• Martti Ahtisaari – UN diplomat, president 1994-2000
• Markus Drake – Green pro-narcotics activist
• Karl-August Fagerholm – politician (1901 – 1984)
• Tarja Halonen – first female president, 2000-
• Satu Hassi – MEP
• Heidi Hautala
• Harri Holkeri – prime minister and UN diplomat
• Ville Itälä – MEP
• Max Jakobson – UN diplomat
• Anneli Jäätteenmäki – prime minister 2003
• Kyösti Kallio – president 1937-1940 (1873 – 1940)
• Urho Kekkonen – president 1956-1981 (1900 – 1986)
• Mauno Koivisto – president 1982-1994
• Hertta Kuusinen – communist politician (1904 – 1974)
• Otto Ville Kuusinen – head of the communist Terijoki Government (1881 – 1964)
• Axel Lille – founder of the Swedish People's Party (1848 – 1921)
• Paavo Lipponen – prime minister 1995-2003, the 1st spokesman of the Finnish Parliament 2003-
• Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim – commander-in-chief, regent, president 1944-1946 (1867 – 1951)
• Martti Miettunen – prime minister 1961-1962 and 1975-1977
• Sauli Niinistö
• Juho Kusti Paasikivi – president 1946-1956 (1870 – 1956)
• Leena Rauhala – politician
• Lauri Kristian Relander – president 1925-1931 (1883 – 1942)
• Elisabeth Rehn – politician
• Heikki Ritavuori – assassinated minister (1880 – 1922)
• Risto Ryti – president 1940-1944 (1889 – 1956)
• Aarne Saarinen – communist politician
• Miina Sillanpää – first female minister
• Taisto Sinisalo – communist politician
• Helvi Sipilä – UN diplomat
• Johan Vilhelm Snellman – writer and senator (1806 – 1881)
• Osmo Soininvaara – minister
• Kalevi Sorsa – prime minister (1930 – 2004)
• Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg – president 1919-1925 (1865 – 1952)
• Ulf Sundqvist
• Pehr Evind Svinhufvud – regent and president 1931-1937 (1861 – 1944)
• Väinö Tanner – prime minister 1926-1927 (1881 – 1966)
• Oskari Tokoi – prime minister 1917 (1873 – 1963)
• Erkki Tuomioja – foreign minister 2000-2007
• Martti Turunen – Japanese Diet member of Finnish origin 2001-
• Matti Vanhanen – prime minister 2003-
• Johannes Virolainen – prime minister in 1964-1966 (1914 – 2000)
• Hella Wuolijoki

Esko Tapani Aho (born May 20, 1954) is a statesman and former Prime Minister of Finland. ... Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (IPA: ) (born June 23, 1937 Viipuri, Finland) is a former President of Finland (1994–2000) and a UN diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Markus Drake is a Finnish Green League politician with Swedish mothertongue. ... Karl-August Fagerholm (born 31 December 1901, dead 22 May 1984) was Speaker of Parliament and three times Prime Minister of Finland (1948–50, 1956–57, 1958–59). ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Tarja Kaarina Halonen (IPA: ) (born December 24, 1943, in Helsinki, Finland) is the President of Finland. ... Satu Maijastiina Hassi (born 3 June 1951) is a Finnish politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the Green League. ... The Media embedded Processor (MeP) is a configurable 32-bit processor design from Toshiba Semiconductor for embedded media processing applications. ... Heidi Anneli Hautala (born 14 November 1955 in Oulu) is a Finnish politician. ... Harri Hermanni Holkeri (born January 6, 1937 in Oripää) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus) who was Prime Minister of Finland 1987-1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000-2001 and headed UNMIK. The current head is Søren Jessen-Petersen. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Ville Itälä (b. ... The Media embedded Processor (MeP) is a configurable 32-bit processor design from Toshiba Semiconductor for embedded media processing applications. ... Max Jakobson (born in Vyborg, Finland, (now Russia) in 1923) is a former Finnish politican and diplomat. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Prime Minister 2003, MEP 2004- Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki (Master of Laws, born February 11, 1955 in Lapua) was the first female Prime Minister of Finland, in office April 17th, 2003, to June 18th, 2003. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statue of K. Kallio in Helsinki Kyösti Kallio (April 10, 1873 – December 19, 1940) was the fourth President of Finland (1937-1940), having already served no fewer than four times as the countrys Prime Minister. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (IPA: ) (September 3, 1900 Pielavesi – August 31, 1986 Helsinki) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland (1950–1953, 1954–1956) and later as President of Finland (1956–1981). ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Dr. Mauno Henrik Koivisto [IPA: mÉ‘uno henrik koiÊ‹isto] (born November 25, 1923) was the President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Hertta Kuusinen Hertta Kuusinen (February 14, 1904 – March 18, 1974) was a Finnish socialist politician. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Otto Ville (Wilhelm) Kuusinen (known in Russian as Отто Вильгельмович Куусинен) (1881–1964) was a Finnish and Soviet politician, literature historian, and poet, who after the defeat in the Finnish Civil War fled to Bolshevist Russia, where he worked until his death. ... The Finnish Democratic Republic (Finnish: Suomen Kansanvaltainen Tasavalta) was a short-lived Communist regime in those minor parts of Finland that were occupied by the Soviet Union during the Winter War. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Axel Lille (1848 - 1921) was a Finnish politician of Finland-Swedish extraction and the founder of the Swedish Peoples Party. ... The Swedish Peoples Party (Swedish: ; Finnish: ) is a Swedish speaking minority and mainly liberal party in Finland. ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Paavo Lipponen Paavo Tapio Lipponen (b. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A spokesperson (person could be replaced with the gender of the person), or spokesmodel is a person who speaks on behalf of others, but is understood not to be necessarily part of the others (e. ... The Eduskunta in Finnish, or the Riksdag in Swedish, is the parliament of Finland. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Finnish statesman and Commander-in-Chief. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martti Miettunen (1908–January 19, 2002) was a politician in Finland. ... Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (born August 24, 1948, Salo, Finland) is a Director at the European Investment Bank, a lawyer, former Finnish finance minister and was the Kokoomus candidate in the 2006 presidential election. ... Juho Kusti Paasikivi (November 27, 1870 – December 14, 1956) was President of Finland from 1946 to 1956. ... Lauri Kristian Relander (May 31, 1883 – February 9, 1942) was the President of Finland from 1925 to 1931. ... Märta Elisabeth Rehn (born April 6, 1935 in Helsingfors (fi. ... Heikki Ritavuori, originally Rydman (born 23 March 1880 in Turku, died 14 February 1922 in Helsinki) was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland, Minister of Internal Affairs, and for a short time also Deputy Minister of Justice. ... Risto Heikki Ryti (February 3, 1889 - October 25, 1956) was the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. ... Miina Sillanpää (originally Vilhelmiina Riktig, born 4 June 1866 in Jokioinen - died 3 April 1952 in Helsinki) was Finlands first female minister and a key figure in the workers movement. ... Taisto Jalo Sinisalo (29 June 1926 – 26 March 2002) was a Finnish communist politician, MP of the SKDL (1962–1978), leader of the SKP`s orthodox pro Soviet faction (also known as taistoists after Sinisalo) and vice chairman of the party (1970–1982). ... Johan Vilhelm Snellman Statue of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in front of the Bank of Finland, Helsinki. ... Taisto Kalevi Sorsa (December 21, 1930 - January 16, 2004) was a Finnish politician who was Prime Minister of Finland four times: 1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1983 and 1983-1987 and at the date of his death still held the Finnish record of most days of incumbency as prime minister. ... Kaarlo Juho StÃ¥hlberg (January 28, 1865 - September 22, 1952) was the first President of Finland (1919-1925) and a Nationalist Liberal. ... Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad (December 15, 1861 – February 29, 1944) was the President of Finland from 1931 to 1937. ... Väinö Tanner (March 12, 1881 – April 19, 1966) was a pioneer and leader in the Co-op Movement in Finland. ... Oskari Tokoi Antti Oskari Tokoi (April 15, 1873, Perho, Finland- April 4, 1963, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States) was a Finnish politician. ... Erkki Tuomioja (born 1 July 1946) is the foreign affairs minister of Finland (since 2000). ... Marutei Tsurunen (ツルネン マルテイ or 弦念 丸呈 Tsurunen Marutei, born April 30, 1940) is the first foreign-born Japanese member of the Diet of Japan. ... The National Diet of Japan ) is Japans legislature. ... Matti Taneli Vanhanen ( ) (born November 4, 1955, in Jyväskylä) is the current Prime Minister of Finland, as well as Chairman of the Centre Party. ... Johannes Virolainen (January 31, 1914 - December 11, 2000) was a Finnish politician. ... 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Scientists

• Lars Valerian Ahlfors – mathematician, Fields Medalist 1936 (1907 – 1996)
• Väinö Auer – explorer, geologist, geographer (1895 – 1981)
• Anders Chydenius – classical liberal (1729 – 1803)
• Kari Enqvist – cosmologist
• Johan Gadolin – chemist (1760 – 1852)
• Ragnar Granit – medicine, Nobelist (1900 – 1991)
• Hilma Granqvist – anthropologist (1890 – 1972)
• Pehr Kalm – botanist (1716 – 1779)
• Rafael Karsten – anthropologist
• Teuvo Kohonen – neurocomputing pioneer
• Jussi V. Koivisto – economist
• Olli Lehto – mathematician (born 1925)
• Anto Leikola – biologist, historian, science writer
• Anders Johan Lexell – mathematician, astronomer (1740 – 1784)
• Ernst Lindelöf – mathematician, researcher of function theory and topology (1870 – 1946)
• Lorenz Lindelöf – mathematician, researcher of variational calculus (1827 – 1908)
• Olli Lounasmaa – physicist, researcher of low-temperature physics (1930 – 2002)
• Hjalmar Mellin – mathematician (1854 – 1933)
• Claus Montonen – physicist
• Pekka Myrberg – mathematician (1892 – 1976)
• Edvard Neovius – mathematician, senator (1851 – 1917)
• Rolf Nevanlinna – mathematician (1895 – 1980)
• Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld – mineralogist (1792 – 1866)
• Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld polar explorer, political refugee in Sweden (1832-1901)
• Gunnar Nordström theoretical physicist, did not invent general relativity (1881-1923)
• Liisi Oterma – astronomer (1915 – 2001)
• Leena Palotie – gene scientist
• Simo Parpola – orientalist, assyriologist
• Matti Pitkänen – physicist
• Helena Ranta – pathologist, forensic dentist
• Juha Suoranta – educational researcher
• Eric Tigerstedt – inventor, Thomas Edison of Finland (1887 – 1925)
• Kari S. Tikka – justice and finance professor (1944 – 2006)
• Esko Valtaoja – astronomer
• Artturi Ilmari Virtanen – chemist, Nobelist (1895 – 1973)
• Jussi Väisälä – mathematician (born 1935)

• Kalle Väisälä – mathematician (1893 – 1968)
• Vilho Väisälä – mathematician, inventor of meteorological instruments (1889 – 1969)
• Yrjö Väisälä – astronomer, meteorologist (1891 – 1971)
• Edvard Westermarck – philosopher, sociologist (1862 – 1939)
• Arvo Ylppö – pediatrician (1887 – 1992)
• Seppo Ylä-Herttuala– gene therapy researcher

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Soldiers

• Aksel Airo – general (1898 – 1985)
• Adolf Ehrnrooth – general (1905 – 2004)
• Axel Heinrichs – general (1890 – 1965)
• Simo Häyhä – first lieutenant, sharpshooter (1906 – 2002)
• Eino Ilmari Juutilainen – pilot, twice knight of Mannerheim cross
• Jorma Karhunen – pilot, aviation writer
• Sulo Kolkka – sharpshooter
• Ruben Lagus – major general (1896 – 1956)
• Gustaf Erik Magnusson – father of Finnish fighter tactics
• Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim – marshal of Finland (1867 – 1951)
• Vilho Petter Nenonen – general (1883 – 1960)
• Karl Lennart Oesch – lieutenant general (1892 – 1978)
• Mika Peltonen – Brigadier General (2005 -)
• Viljam Pylkäs – Better known as Antti Rokka from movie Tuntematon Sotilas (The unknown soldier)
• Jorma Sarvanto – fighter pilot, World War II ace
• Ensio Siilasvuo – general (1922 – 2001)
• Hjalmar Siilasvuo – general (1892 – 1947)
• Georg Magnus Sprengtporten – general (1740 – 1819)
• Torsten Stålhandske – commander of Hakkapelites (1594 – 1644)
• Paavo Susitaival – lieutenant colonel (1896 – 1993)
• Lauri Sutela – general
• Paavo Talvela – general (1897 – 1973)
• Lauri Törni – captain (1919 – 1965)
• Rudolf Walden - general (1878 – 1946)
• Kurt Martti Wallenius – major general (1893 – 1984)
• Hans Wind – pilot, twice knight of Mannerheim cross
• Harald Öhquist – lieutenant general (1891 – 1971)
• Hugo Österman – lieutenant general (1892 – 1975)

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Sportspersons

Athletics and running

• Asprihanal Pekka Aalto – Ultramarathoner and Extreme Endurance Athlete
• Arto Bryggare – hurdling athlete
• Sari Essayah – race walker, World champion
• Tommi Evilä – long jumper
• Volmari Iso-Hollo – runner, two Olympic gold medals (1907 – 1969)
• Arsi Harju – shot putter, Olympic champion
• Eduard Hämäläinen – decathlete
• Arto Härkönen – javelin thrower, Olympic champion
• Gunnar Höckert – runner, Olympic champion (1910 – 1940)
• Akilles Järvinen – decathlete (1905 – 1943)
• Matti Järvinen – javelin thrower, Olympic champion (1909 – 1985)
• Verner Järvinen – discus thrower, Olympic champion (1870 – 1941)
• Olli-Pekka Karjalainen – hammer thrower
• Veikko Karvonen – marathon runner (Boston Marathon winner 1954)
• Elias Katz – runner, Olympic champion (1901 – 1947)
• Jukka Keskisalo – runner
• Kimmo Kinnunen – javelin thrower, World champion
• Hannes Kolehmainen – runner, four Olympic gold medals (1889 – 1966)
• Valentin Kononen – race walker, World champion
• Tapio Korjus – javelin thrower, Olympic champion
• Teodor Koskenniemi – runner, Olympic champion (1887 – 1965)
• Paavo Kotila – marathon runner (Boston Marathon winner 1960)
• Harry Larva – runner, Olympic champion (1906 – 1980)
• Lauri Lehtinen – runner, Olympic champion (1908 – 1973)
• Eero Lehtonen – pentathlete, two Olympic gold medals (1898 – 1959)
• Heikki Liimatainen – runner, two Olympic gold medals (1894 – 1980)
• Tiina Lillak – javelin thrower, World champion
• Toivo Loukola – runner, Olympic champion (1902 – 1984)
• Jonni Myyrä – javelin thrower, two Olympic gold medals (1892 – 1955)
• Pauli Nevala – javelin thrower, Olympic champion
• Elmer Niklander – discus thrower and shot putter, Olympic champion (1890 – 1942)
• Paavo Nurmi – runner, nine Olympic gold medals (1897 – 1973)
• Eino Oksanen – marathon runner {Boston Marathon winner 1959, 1961,1962)
• Aki Parviainen – javelin thrower, World champion
• Tero Pitkämäki – javelin thrower
• Ville Pörhölä – shot putter, Olympic champion (1897 – 1964)
• Heli Rantanen – javelin thrower, Olympic champion
• Tapio Rautavaara – javelin thrower, Olympic champion (1915 – 1979)
• Ville Ritola – runner, five Olympic gold medals (1896 – 1982)
• Seppo Räty – javelin thrower
• Julius Saaristo – javelin thrower, Olympic champion (1891 – 1969)
• Ilmari Salminen – runner, Olympic champion (1902 – 1986)
• Albin Stenroos – marathon runner, Olympic champion (1889 – 1971)
• Olavi Suomalainen – marathon runner (Boston Marathon winner 1972)
• Armas Taipale – discus thrower, Olympic champion (1890 – 1976)
• Juha Tiainen – hammer thrower, Olympic champion
• Vilho Tuulos – triple jumper, Olympic champion (1895 – 1967)
• Pekka Vasala – runner, Olympic champion
• Lasse Virén – runner, four Olympic gold medals
• Antti Viskari – marathon runner (Boston Marathon winner 1956)
• Paavo Yrjölä – decathlete, Olympic champion

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Akilles Aki Eero Johannes Järvinen (September 19, 1905 - March 15, 1943) was a Finnish athlete and Olympic medallist. ... Matti Henrikki Järvinen (February 18, 1909 – July 22, 1985) was a Finnish javelin thrower. ... Venne Verner Järvinen (March 4, 1870 - January 31, 1941) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. ... Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (born 7 March 1980 in Töysä) is a Finnish hammer thrower. ... Veikko Karvonen (born 5 January 1926) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. ... Elias Katz (June 22, 1901 - December 24, 1947) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeple chase. ... Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo (born March 27, 1981 in Varkaus) is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. ... Kimmo Kinnunen (b March 31, 1968. ... Juho Pietari Hannes Kolehmainen (December 9, 1889 – January 11, 1966) was a Finnish long-distance runner. ... Valentin Kononen (b. ... Tapio Korjus (born February, 10, 1961 in Vekhalahti. ... Fredrik Teodor Koskenniemi (November 5, 1887 - March 15, 1965) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team. ... Harri Edvin Harry Larva (September 9, 1906 - November 11, 1980) was a Finnish athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Lauri Aleksanteri Lehtinen (August 10, 1908 – December 4, 1973) was a Finnish athlete, winner of a controversial 5000 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. ... Eero Reino Lehtonen (April 21, 1898 – November 9, 1959) was a Finnish pentathlete. ... Heikki Liimatainen (14 March 1894 — 24 December 1980) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team. ... Tiina Lillak (born April 15, 1961 in Helsinki) is a former Finnish javelin thrower, who was among the best female javelin throwers in the world in the early and mid 1980s. ... Toivo Aarne Loukola (October 2, 1902 - January 10, 1984) was a Finnish athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Joonas Jonni Myyrä (July 13, 1892 – January 22, 1955) was a Finnish javelin thrower. ... Pauli Nevala (born 30 November 1940) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin throw. ... Elmer Niklander (January 19, 1890 – November 12, 1942) was a Finnish athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. ... Paavo Johannes Nurmi ( ) (June 13, 1897 Turku – October 2, 1973 Helsinki) was a Finnish runner. ... Eino Oksanen is a Finnish marathon runner. ... Aki Parviainen (born) October 26, 1974. ... Pitkämäki at the Helsinki Grand Prix in July 2005. ... Frans Wilhelm Ville Pörhölä (originally Horneman, born December 24, 1897 – November 28, 1964) was a Finnish athlete who competed in shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and weight throw. ... Heli Rantanen (born February 26, 1970), is a Finnish javelin thrower who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Kaj Tapio ”Tapsa” Rautavaara (March 8, 1915 in Northern Pirkkala, Finland – September 25, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish athlete, singer and movie actor. ... Vilho Eino Ville Ritola (January 18, 1896 – April 24, 1982) was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. ... Seppo Räty is a Finnish javelin thrower born April 27, 1962. ... Julius Juho Saaristo (July 21, 1891 - October 12, 1969) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin throw. ... Ilmari Salminen (September 21, 1902 - January 5, 1986) was a Finnish athlete, winner of the 10 000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Oskar Albinus Albin Stenroos (February 25, 1889 - April 30, 1971) was a Finnish athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1924 Summer Olympics. ... Armas Taipale (born 27 July 1890) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. ... Juha Tiainen (born December 5, 1955 in Uukuniemi – died April 28, 2003 in Lappeenranta) is a former hammer thrower from Finland who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ... Vilho Tuulos (March 26, 1895 – September 2, 1967) was a Finnish triple jumper and long jumper. ... Pekka Vasala (born 17 April 1948) was a middle-distance athlete who won an Olympic gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. ... Lasse Virén (born July 22, 1949) is a former Finnish athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. ... Paavo Yrjölä (1902 - 1980) was a Finnish track athlete. ...

Football

• Alexei Eremenko Jr.
• Mikael Forssell
• Sami Hyypiä
• Jonatan Johansson
• Jussi Jääskeläinen
• Joonas Kolkka
• Satu Kunnas
• Shefki Kuqi
• Jari Litmanen
• Antti Niemi
• Petri Pasanen
• Hannu Pantsar
• Juhani Peltonen
• Aki Riihilahti
• Aulis Rytkönen
• Teemu Tainio
• Hannu Tihinen
• Mika Väyrynen
• Roman Eremenko
• Mika Ääritalo
• Roni Porokara

Alexei Eremenko, Jr. ... Mikael Kaj Forssell (born March 15, 1981 in Steinfurt, Germany) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Birmingham City who are in Englands FA Premier League. ... Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (born October 7, 1973 in Porvoo) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premiership. ... Jonatan Lillebror Johansson (born August 16, 1975) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Norwich City F.C. in Englands Football League Championship. ... Jussi Jääskeläinen (born April 17, 1975 in Mikkeli) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers F.C. in the English Premiership. ... Joonas Kolkka (born September 28, 1974 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie. ... Shefki Kuqi (born November 10, 1976 in Vučitrn, Kosovo, is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian origin. ... Jari Olavi Litmanen ( ) (born February 20, 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the countrys greatest ever. ... Antti Niemi (born May 31, 1972 in Oulu) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Fulham F.C. in the English Premiership. ... Petri Pasanen (born September 24, 1980 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. ... Juhani Peltonen (born June 16, 1936 in Valkeakoski) is a former Finnish footballer. ... Aki Pasinpoika Riihilahti (born September 9, 1976 in Helsinki) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for DjurgÃ¥rdens IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan. ... Aulis Rytkönen (born January 5, 1929 in Karttula) is a Finnish football legend. ... Teemu Tainio (born November 27, 1979 in Tornio) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premiership. ... Hannu Tihinen (born July 1, 1976 in Keminmaa) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Zürich in the Swiss Super League. ... Mika Väyrynen (born December 28, 1981 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Derby County in the English Premier League after signing from PSV Eindhoven on 10th August 2007. ... Roman Eremenko (Russian: Рома́н Ерёменко) (born March 19, 1987 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian-born Finnish footballer who currently plays for Udinese Calcio. ... Mika Ääritalo (born July 25, 1985 in Turku, Finland) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for TPS Turku. ... Roni Porokara is a Finnish Jewish footballer with one senior cap for his country. ...

Ice hockey

• Aki Berg
• Niklas Bäckström
• Sean Bergenheim
• Valtteri Filppula
• Matti Hagman
• Niklas Hagman
• Riku Hahl
• Raimo Helminen
• Jarkko Immonen
• Jussi Jokinen
• Olli Jokinen
• Kimmo Kapanen
• Niko Kapanen
• Sami Kapanen
• Miikka Kiprusoff
• Marko Kiprusoff
• Mikko Koivu
• Saku Koivu – current IOC member
• Petri Kokko
• Kalle Koskinen
• Lasse Kukkonen
• Jari Kurri
• Antti Laaksonen
• Mikko Laine
• Jere Lehtinen
• Kari Lehtonen
• Mikko Lehtonen
• Kimmo Lotvonen
• Jyrki Lumme
• Toni Lydman
• Pentti Lund
• Tomi Mäki
• Masi Marjamäki
• Jussi Markkanen
• Antti Miettinen
• Ville Nieminen
• Janne Niinimaa
• Antero Niittymäki
• Mika Niskanen
• Petteri Nokelainen
• Mika Noronen
• Fredrik Norrena
• Petteri Nummelin
• Teppo Numminen
• Ville Peltonen
• Tuomas Pihlman
• Joni Pitkänen
• Timo Pärssinen
• Karri Rämö
• Pekka Rinne
• Jani Rita
• Reijo Ruotsalainen
• Christian Ruuttu
• Jarkko Ruutu
• Tuomo Ruutu
• Tony Salmelainen
• Sami Salo
• Tommi Santala
• Teemu Selänne
• Ilkka Sinisalo
• Petri Skriko
• Esa Tikkanen
• Jussi Timonen
• Kimmo Timonen
• Hannu Toivonen
• Vesa Toskala
• Ossi Väänänen

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Jussi Jokinen (born April 1, 1983 in Kalajoki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. ... Olli Jokinen (born December 5, 1978 in Kuopio, Finland) is a professional ice hockey centre. ... Kimmo Kapanen (born September 12, 1974, in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for KalPa in the Finnish SM-liiga, currently on loan to HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien for the remainder of season 2006-07. ... Niko Klaus Petteri Kapanen (born 29 April 1978 in Hattula, Finland) is a professional ice hockey center for the Atlanta Thrashers. ... Sami Kapanen (born 14 June 1973, in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL. He is the older brother of Kimmo Kapanen. ... Miikka Kipper Sakari Kiprusoff (born October 26, 1976 in Turku, Finland) is a professional hockey goaltender, currently playing for the Calgary Flames. ... Marko Kiprusoff (born February 2, 1972 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. ... Mikko Koivu (born March 12, 1983 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Saku Antero Koivu (born November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey player, and plays centre for the Montreal Canadiens as the current team captain. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... For the figure skater, see Petri Kokko. ... Kalle Koskinen (born January 3, 1972 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a defenceman for the TimrÃ¥ IK hockey team in the Swedish Elitserien league. ... Lasse Kukkonen (born September 18, 1981 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. ... Jari Pekka Kurri (born May 18, 1960, in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey right winger. ... Antti Laaksonen (born October 3, 1973 in Tammela, Finland) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. Laaksonen was selected 191st overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. ... Mikko Laine (born February 9, 1976 in Espoo, Finland) is a forward for the TimrÃ¥ IK hockey team in the Swedish Elitserien league. ... Jere Lehtinen (born June 24, 1973 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Kari Lehtonen (born November 16, 1983 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Mikko Lehtonen (born June 21, 1978 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. ... Kimmo Lotvonen (born January 11, 1976 in Oulu, Finland) is a defenceman for the TimrÃ¥ IK hockey team in the Swedish Elitserien league. ... Jyrki Olavi Lumme was born July 16, 1966 in Tampere, Finland. ... Toni Lydman born September 25, 1977 in Lahti, Finland is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. ... Pentti Alexander Lund (b. ... Tomi Mäki is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Masi Marjamäki (Born January 16, 1985 in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL. Marjamäki, a 62 205 pound left wing, was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins as the 66th overall pick in the... Jussi Markkanen (born May 8, 1975 in Imatra, Finland) is an NHL goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers. ... Antti Miettinen (born July 3, 1980 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Ville Nieminen (born April 6, 1977 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the St. ... Janne Niinimaa (born 22 May 1975 in Raahe, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. ... Antero Niittymäki ( in IPA) (born June 18, 1980 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Philadelphia Flyers. ... Mika Niskanen (born July 24, 1973 in Helsinki, Finland) is a defenceman for the TimrÃ¥ IK hockey team in the Swedish Elitserien league. ... Petteri Nokelainen (born January 16, 1986 in Imatra, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Mika Noronen (born June 17, 1979 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender. ... Fredrik Norrena (born November 29, 1973 in Jakobstad, Finland) is a Finland-Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Petteri Nummelin (born November 25, 1972 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. ... Teppo Numminen is a hockey defenceman born in Tampere, Finland on July 3, 1968. ... Ville Peltonen (born May 24, 1973 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Tuomas Pihlman (born 13 November 1982 in Espoo, Finland) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. ... Joni Pitkänen (born September 19, 1983 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. // Pitkänen started his pro hockey career in the Kärpät organization in the Finnish SM-liiga, and after three seasons there he crossed the... Timo Pärssinen (born January 17, 1977 in Lohja, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Karri Ramo (born July 1, 1986 in Asikkala, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Pekka Rinne (b. ... Jani Rita (born July 25, 1981 in Helsinki, Finland) is a professional ice hockey winger. ... Reijo Ruotsalainen (born April 1, 1960 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player. ... Christian Ruuttu was born on 20 February 1964, in Lappeenranta, Finland and is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. ... Jarkko Ruutu (born August 23, 1975 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins. ... Tuomo Ruutu (born February 16, 1983 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. ... Tony Salmelainen (born August 8, 1981 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. ... Sami Salo Sami Salo (born September 2, 1974, in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. ... Tommi Santala (born June 27, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ilkka Sinisalo (born July 10, 1958 in Valkeakoski, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey player who spent parts of 11 seasons in the NHL from 1981-1992, scoring 204 goals and 426 points with the Philadelphia Flyers, the Minnesota North Stars, and the Los Angeles Kings. ... Petri Skriko (born March 12, 1962 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player. ... Esa Tikkanen (born January 25, 1965 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey forward. ... Jussi Timonen (born June 29, 1983 in Kuopio, Finland) is a professional ice hockey player. ... Kimmo Timonen (born March 18, 1975, in Kuopio, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenseman in the NHL, playing for the Nashville Predators. ... Hannu Toivonen (born May 18, 1984 in Kalvola, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the St. ... Vesa Toskala (born on May 20, 1977 in Tampere, Finland), is an ice hockey goaltender currently signed with the National Hockey Leagues Toronto Maple Leafs. ... Ossi Väänänen (born August 8, 1980, Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. ...

Motorsports

Mika Ahola; enduro driver

• Pentti Airikkala – rally driver
• Markku Alén – rally driver
• Samuli Aro – enduro rider
• Marko Tarkkala – enduro rider
• Toni Gardemeister – rally driver
• Marcus Grönholm – rally driver
• Mikko Hirvonen – rally driver
• Mika Häkkinen – Formula One driver
• Jyrki Järvilehto – Formula One driver
• Mika Kallio – motorcycle racer
• Juha Kankkunen – rally driver
• Leo Kinnunen – Formula One driver
• Heikki Kovalainen – Formula One driver
• Teuvo Länsivuori – motorcycle racer
• Hannu Mikkola – rally driver
• Heikki Mikkola – motocross racer
• Timo Mäkinen – rally driver
• Tommi Mäkinen – rally driver
• Kauko Nieminen – speedway racer
• Taru Rinne – female motorcycle racer
• Keke Rosberg – Formula One driver
• Nico Rosberg – Formula One driver
• Harri Rovanperä – rally driver
• Kimi Räikkönen – Formula One driver
• Jarno Saarinen – motorcycle racer (1945 – 1973)
• Juha Salminen – enduro rider
• Mika Salo – Formula One driver
• Timo Salonen – rally driver
• Kari Tiainen – enduro rider
• Henri Toivonen – rally driver (1956 – 1986)
• Ari Vatanen – rally driver

Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala, born in Helsinki, Finland on September 4, 1945, was one of the Flying Finns who have dominated world rallying for the past four decades. ... Markku Alén (born February 15, 1951 in Helsinki) is a race car driver born in Finland. ... Samuli Aro (photograph by Dario Agrati). ... Toni Gardemeister (born 31 March 1975) in Finland, is a professional rally driver. ... Marcus Bosse Grönholm (born February 5, 1968 in Kauniainen) is a Finland Swedish rally driver. ... Hirvonen driving the Ford Focus WRC at Rally Japan. ... Mika Pauli Häkkinen ( ) (born September 28, 1968 in Helsingin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One champion. ... “F1” redirects here. ... Jyrki Järvilehto, (born January 31, 1966), usually known as JJ Lehto, was born in Espoo, Finland. ... “F1” redirects here. ... Mika Kallio (photograph by Gigi Soldano). ... Juha Kankkunen, born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2, 1959, made his name principally as a rally car driver. ... Leo Juhani Leksa Kinnunen (b. ... “F1” redirects here. ... Heikki Kovalainen is a racing driver, born October 19, 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland. ... “F1” redirects here. ... Teuvo Länsivuori (born December 9, 1945 in Iisalmi, Finland) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. ... Hannu Olavi Mikkola (born 24 May 1942 in Joensuu, Finland) is a retired world champion rally driver. ... Heikki Mikkola (Born July 6, 1945 in Mikkeli, Finland) was a four time World Champion motocross racer. ... Timo Mäkinen, born 18 March 1938, in Helsinki, Finland, was one of the original Flying Finns of motor rallying. ... Tommi Antero Mäkinen (pronounced /tom-mi mæ-ki-nen/ in IPA) is a now retired Finnish rally driver, born in Puuppola, Finland near Jyväskylä in June 1964. ... Kauko Kake Nieminen (born 29 August 1979) is a Finnish Speedway racer with the Workington Comets in the UK, Solkatterna in Sweden and the Finnish national Speedway team[1]. Kauko rode for the Glasgow Tigers in 2006 as well as representing Finland in the 2006 Speedway World Cup. ... Taru Rinne (born 1968 in Turku) is a Finnish former motorcycle racer. ... Keke Rosberg (on the left) with Wolf Racing Crew at Monaco GP 1979 Keijo Erik Keke Rosberg (born December 6, 1948) was a popular Formula One driver in the early 1980s and, despite his birthplace Stockholm, Sweden, was the first regular driver from Finland in the series. ... “F1” redirects here. ... Nico Rosberg (born June 27, 1985 in Wiesbaden, Germany) is a Formula One race car driver who drives for the Williams team. ... “F1” redirects here. ... Harri Rovis Rovanperä (born April 8 in 1966) is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. ... Kimi Matias Räikkönen (pronounced ) (born October 17, 1979 in Espoo, Finland) is a race car driver, currently driving for Scuderia Ferrari. ... “F1” redirects here. ... Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen (December 11, 1945 in Turku, Finland - May 20, 1973 in Monza, Italy) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. ... Juha Salminen (born September 27, 1976 in Vantaa) is a Finnish enduro driver. ... Mika Juhani Salo (born November 30, 1966 in Helsinki) is a Finnish former Formula One driver. ... “F1” redirects here. ... Timo Salonen (born 1951) is a rally driver from Finland. ... Kari Tiainen (born August 26, 1966 in Riihimäki) is a Finnish enduro rider. ... Henri Toivonen (August 25, 1956 – May 2, 1986) was a Finnish rally car driver. ... Ari Vatanen (born April 27, 1952) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament. ...

Winter sports

• Janne Ahonen – ski jumper
• Antti Autti – snowboarder
• Veikko Hakulinen – cross-country skier, three Olympic gold medals
• Janne Happonen – ski jumper
• Heikki Hasu – Nordic combined, two Olympic gold medals
• Matti Hautamäki – ski jumper
• Antti Hyvärinen – ski jumper
• Kalevi Hämäläinen – cross-country skier
• Risto Jussilainen – ski jumper
• Marjatta Kajosmaa – cross-country skier
• Veikko Kankkonen – ski jumper
• Jouko Karjalainen – Nordic combined
• Klaes Karppinen – cross-country skier
• Harri Kirvesniemi – cross-country skier
• Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi – cross-country skier, three Olympic gold medals
• Anssi Koivuranta – Nordic combined
• Markku Koski – snowboarder and Olympic bronze medalist (Men's Snowboarding Halfpipe)
• Hilkka Kuntola – cross-country skier
• Risto Laakkonen – ski jumper
• Janne Lahtela – freestyle skier
• Mika Laitinen – ski jumper
• Samppa Lajunen – Olympic gold medalist (Nordic combined) and (sprint)
• Hannu Manninen – Nordic combined
• Marjo Matikainen-Kallström – cross-country skier
• Juha Mieto – cross-country skier
• Kaija Mustonen – speed skater
• Mika Myllylä – cross-country skier
• Eero Mäntyranta – cross-country skier, three Olympic gold medals
• Toni Nieminen – ski jumper, two Olympic gold medals
• Ari-Pekka Nikkola – ski jumper, two Olympic gold medals
• Matti Nykänen – ski jumper
• Jussi Oksanen – snowboarder
• Kalle Palander – skier
• Tanja Poutiainen – skier
• Jari Puikkonen – ski jumper
• Siiri Rantanen – cross-country skier
• Marjut Rolig – cross-country skier
• Mikko Ronkainen – freestyle skier
• Veli Saarinen – cross-country skier
• Julius Skutnabb – speed skater
• Jani Soininen – ski jumper
• Heikki Sorsa – snowboarder
• Helena Takalo – cross-country skier
• Jaakko Tallus – Nordic combined
• Jouko Törmänen – ski jumper
• Clas Thunberg – speed skater, five Olympic gold medals
• Tuomo Ylipulli – ski jumper

Janne Petteri Ahonen ( ) (born May 11, 1977 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper. ... Antti Aleksanteri Autti (born March 15, 1985 in Rovaniemi, Finland) is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass, Andy Finch, and Ross Powers in the Mens SuperPipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to claim the gold. ... Veikko Hakulinen (January 4, 1925 - October 25, 2003) was a Finnish Forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in crosscountry skiing. ... Janne Happonen (born June 18, 1984 in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper. ... Heikki Hasu (born March 21, 1926 in Sippola) was a Finnish athlete. ... Matti Antero Hautamäki (born 14 July 1981 in Oulu) is a Finnish ski jumper. ... Antti Hyvärinen (born June 21, 1932 in Rovaniemi dead January 13, 2000). ... Kalevi Hämäläinen (born December 13, 1932 in Juva died January 10, 2005). ... Risto Jussilainen (born June 10, 1975 in Jyväskylä) is a Finnish ski jumper. ... Marjatta Kajosmaa (born February 3, 1938 in Vehkalahti) is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. ... Veikko Kankkonen (born January 5, 1940). ... Jouko Karjalainen (born July 27, 1956 in Kajaani) is a former Finnish nordic combined skier. ... Klaes or Klaus Karppinen (October 9, 1907 Iisalmi - 1992), was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. ... Harri Kirvesniemi (born May 10, 1958, in Mikkeli, Finland) is a nordic skiing world champion and a six-time Olympic medalist. ... Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (née Hämäläinen; born September 10, 1955 in Simpele). ... Anssi Koivuranta, born July 3, 1988, is a nordic combined athlete from Finland who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ... Markku Koski Markku Koski (born October 15, 1981) is a professional snowboarder from Sievias, Finland. ... ... Risto Laakkonen (born May 6, 1967 in Kuopio). ... Janne Lahtela (born February 28, 1974 in Kemijärvi) is a Finnish former athlete, who established himself as one of the most dominant persons in the history of moguls skiing. ... Mika Antero Laitinen (born April 5, 1973 in Kuopio) was a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1990 to 2000. ... Samppa Lajunen (born April 23, 1979, in Turku). ... Hannu Manninen, born (April 17, 1978). ... Marjo Tuulevi Matikainen-Kallström (born February 3, 1965 in Lohja) is a politician and former Finnish cross-country skier. ... Juha Mieto (born November 20, 1949 in Kurikka). ... Kaija Mustonen (born 4 August 1941) is a former speedskater from Finland. ... Mika Myllylã (born September 12, 1969 in Haapajärvi). ... Eero Antero Mäntyranta (b. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Ari-Pekka Nikkola (born 16 May 1969 in Kuopio) is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1998. ... Matti Ensio Nykänen ( ) (born July 17, 1963 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish former ski jumper, and was arguably the best in that sport, winning five Olympic medals (four Golds), nine World championships medals (five Golds) and 22 Finnish championships medals (13 Golds). ... Kalle Markus Palander (born May 2, 1977 in Tornio) is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport. ... Tanja Poutiainen (born 6 April 1980 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish alpine skier. ... Jari Puikkonen (born June 25, 1959 in Lahti). ... Siiri Rantanen is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s and early 1960s. ... Marjut Rolig (born Lukkarinen February 4, 1966). ... Categories: | ... Veli Saarinen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. ... Julius Skutnabb (born 12 June 1889 – died 26 February 1965) was a Finnish speed skater. ... Jani Soininen (born November 12, 1972). ... Anni Helena Takalo (born October 28, 1947 in Nivala is a former Finnish Cross-country skier. ... Jaako Tallus, born February 23, 1981, is a nordic combined athlete from Finland who won gold and silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ... Jouko Törmänen (born February 29, 1954 in Rovaniemi). ... Arnold Clas Robert Thunberg (5 April 1893, Helsinki – 28 April 1973, Helsinki) was a male Finnish ice speed skater. ... Tuomo Ylipulli (born March 3, 1965). ...

Other

• Paavo Aaltonen – gymnast, three Olympic gold medals (1919 – 1962)
• Jouko Ahola – World's strongest man champion twice
• Kalle Anttila – wrestler, two Olympic gold medals (1887 – 1975)
• Veikka Gustafsson – mountain climber
• Yrjö Hietanen – rower, two Olympic gold medals
• Veikko Huhtanen – gymnast, three Olympic gold medals (1919 – 1976)
• Robin Hull – snooker player
• Mikko Ilonen – golfer
• Pertti Karppinen – rower, three Olympic gold medals
• Antti Kasvio – swimmer
• Marko Kemppainen – skeet shooter
• Mika Koivuniemi – ten-pin bowler
• Väinö Kokkinen – wrestler, two Olympic gold medals (1899 – 1967)
• Markku Kuittinen – soaring world champion
• Pentti Linnosvuo – sport shooter, two Olympic gold medals
• Lasse Lintila – ten-pin bowler
• Hanno Möttölä – basketball player, first Finnish NBA player
• Jarkko Nieminen – tennis player
• Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala – inventor of Finnish Baseball (1888 – 1981)
• Kustaa Pihlajamäki – wrestler, two Olympic gold medals (1902 – 1944)
• Jarno Pihlava – swimmer
• Arto Saari – pro skateboarder
• Ale Saarvala – gymnast, two Olympic gold medals
• Kasperi Salo – badminton player
• Heikki Savolainen – gymnast, two Olympic gold medals (1907 – 1998)
• Hanna-Maria Seppälä – swimmer
• Jani Sievinen – swimmer
• Markku Uusipaavalniemi – curler
• Antti Viitikko – badminton player
• Janne Virtanen – World's strongest man champion
• Emil Väre – wrestler, two Olympic gold medals (1885 – 1974)
• Verner Weckman – wrestler, two Olympic gold medals (1882 – 1968)
• Kurt Wires – rower, two Olympic gold medals (1919 – 1991)

Paavo Johannes Aaltonen (December 11, 1919 – September 9, 1962) was a Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion. ... Jouko Ahola (born 1 December 1970, Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a bodybuilder and actor. ... Veikka Gustafsson(b. ... Veikko Aarne Aleks Huhtanen (June 5, 1919 — January 29, 1976) was a Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion. ... Robin Hull (born 16 August 1974) is a Finnish professional snooker player. ... Mikko Ilonen (born December 18, 1979 in Lahti, Finland) is a professional golf player. ... Pertti Johannes Karppinen (born February 17, 1953 in Vehmaa) is a Finnish rower who is legendary for his three consecutive Olympic Gold medals in Single Sculls in 1976, 1980, and 1984. ... Antti Alexander Kasvio (born December 20, 1973 in Espoo) is a former freestyle swimmer from Finland, who won the bronze medal in the 200m Freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Marko Kemppainen (born 13 July 1976 in Kajaani) is an athlete from Finland. ... Mika Koivuniemi is a professional bowler born Mika Juhani Koivuniemi in Finland on April 6, 1967. ... Pentti Tapio Akseli Linnosvuo (born March 17, 1933) is a Finnish former sport shooter, the most recent shooter to win Olympic gold medals in both 50 m Pistol and 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol (the only one who had managed this previously was Alfred Lane in 1912). ... Lasse Lintilä, born in Finland, is one of the worlds leading Ten-pin bowlers. ... Hanno Möttölä (born September 9, 1976 in Helsinki, Finland) is a professional basketball player at the power forward position, who previously played for the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. Möttölä was the first player from Finland to play in the NBA. Hanno attended the University of... “NBA” redirects here. ... Country: Finland Residence: Helsinki, FIN Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 78 kg (172 lb) Plays: Left Turned pro: 2000 Highest singles ranking: 24 (16-01-2006) Singles titles: 1 Career prize money: $1,935,641 Jarkko Nieminen (born July 23, 1981 in Masku, Finland) is a professional... Lauri Tahko Pihkala (1888 – 1981) was the father of Finnish baseball. ... Finnish baseball (pesäpallo) is a fast-moving ball sport greatly similar to baseball. ... Arto Saari in CKY2K Arto Saari (born November 9, 1981 in Seinäjoki, Finland) is a professional skateboarder. ... Kasperi Salo (born October 3, 1979) is a male badminton player from Finland. ... There have been two notable persons by the name of Heikki Savolainen, both from Finland A two-time Olympic gold medalist (1907-1998) in gymnastics. ... Hanna-Maria Seppälä (born December 13, 1984 in Kerava) is a freestyle swimmer from Finland, who won the world title in the 100m Freestyle at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain. ... Jani Nikanor Sievinen (born March 31, 1974 in Vihti) is a medley swimmer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Uusipaavalniemi (left) with current team members Wille Mäkelä, Kalle Kiiskinen and Teemu Salo and former member Perttu Piilo Markku Uusipaavalniemi (born November 23, 1966 in Karkkila) is a Finnish curler. ... Antti Viitikko (born November 29, 1976) is a male badminton player from Finland. ... The World StrongestMan champion in 2000, also Turkish Strongman Champion in 2002 Istanbul. ... Emil Ernst Väre[1] (born September 28, 1885 - died January 31, 1974) was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. ...

Theologians, clergymen

• Mikael Agricola
• Bishop Henry
• Lauri Ingman
• Markku Koivisto
• Lars Levi Læstadius
• Leo
• Jukka Paarma
• Paavo Ruotsalainen
• John Vikström

Mikael Agricola Mikael Agricola ( ) (c. ... Bishop Henry and Lalli as depicted in Missale Aboense. ... Lauri Ingman (1868-1934) was a Finnish theologian, clergyman and politician. ... Markku Koivisto is the leader of a Christian, charismatic Nokia Revival. ... Lars Levi Laestadius (1800-1861) Lars Levi Læstadius (October 1, 1800 - February 21, 1861) was a Swedish Lutheran pastor of Sami ancestry. ... Archbishop Leo (Makkonen) of Karelia and All Finland, head of the Finnish Orthodox Church, was born in Pielavesi in eastern Finland on June 4, 1948. ... Jukka Paarma is the current Archbishop of Turku, and is the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. ... Paavo Ruotsalainen (July 9, 1777 - January 27, 1852) was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher. ... John Edvin Vikström, (born 1931 October 1, in Kronoby, Finland) was the Archbishop of Turku and Finland from 1982 until 1998 and is now Archbishop emeritus of Finland. ...

Writers

• Juhani Aho – first professional writer
• Gunnar Björling
• Minna Canth – first notable woman author (1844 – 1897)
• Bo Carpelan
• Marco Casagrande
• Jörn Donner – author and politician
• Pentti Haanpää
• Aarne Haapakoski – pulp writer with pseudonym Outsider
• Paavo Haavikko
• Saima Harmaja – poet (1913 – 1937)
• Laila Hietamies
• Veikko Huovinen
• Boris Hurtta – science fiction writer
• Antti Hyry
• Anna-Leena Härkönen
• Risto Isomäki – science fiction writer
• Tove Jansson – children's author of Moomin fame (1914 – 2001)
• Eeva Joenpelto
• Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
• Markus Kajo – comedy writer (1957 –)
• Taito Kantonen
• Volter Kilpi
• Marko Kitti
• Aleksis Kivi – first significant author in Finnish (1834 – 1872)
• Leena Krohn
• Torsti Lehtinen, writer and philosopher
• Joel Lehtonen
• Juha Lehtonen master mariner, marine author and playwright
• Kimmo Lehtonen – science fiction novelist
• Eino Leino (1878 – 1926)
• Rosa Liksom
• Väinö Linna author of The Unknown Soldier (1920 – 1992)
• Elias Lönnrot – Compiled the Kalevala (1802 – 1884)
• Veijo Meri
• Pertti Nieminen
• Sofi Oksanen
• Arto Paasilinna
• Erno Paasilinna
• Olavi Paavolainen
• Onni Palaste – war novelist (1917 –)
• Kalle Päätalo (1919 – 2000)
• Paavo Rintala
• Päivi & Santeri
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg – national poet (1804 – 1877)
• Pentti Saarikoski
• Esa Sariola
• Mauri Sariola – detective writer
• Frans Emil Sillanpää – Nobelist (1888 – 1964)
• Johanna Sinisalo
• Tommy Tabermann – also known from tv-series Have I Got News For You aka Uutisvuoto
• Marton Taiga
• Jari Tervo – also known from tv-series Have I Got News For You aka Uutisvuoto
• Märta Tikkanen
• Zacharias Topelius – author and historian (1818 – 1898)
• Jouko Turkka
• Antti Tuuri
• Kaari Utrio
• Klaus Vala
• Hella Wuolijoki
• Mika Waltari (1908 – 1979)
• Maarit Verronen

Juhani Aho (September 11, 1861 - August 8, 1921) was the first professional Finnish writer and is regarded as a kind of national writer of Finland. ... Minna Canth (born Ulrika Wilhelmina Johnsson, March 19, 1844, Tampere - May 20, 1897, Kuopio) was a Finnish writer and social activist. ... Bo Carpelan is a Finnish poet. ... Marco Casagrande (born May 7, 1971 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish architect, writer and professor of architecture. ... Jörn Donner (born 1933), is a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer and politician associated with several different political parties, and has at different times been a member both of the Finnish parliament and the European Parliament. ... Pentti Haanpää (October 14, 1905 - September 30, 1955) was a Finnish author. ... Aarne Haapakoski (1904-1961) was a Finnish pulp writer. ... Paavo Haavikko (born 1931) is a Finnish poet and playwrite, considered one of the countrys most outstanding writers. ... Saima Harmaja (May 8, 1913 - April 21, 1937 was a Finnish poet and writer. ... Laila Ellen Kaarina Hirvisaari (until 2004 known as Laila Hietamies; born June 7, 1938 in Vyborg, Finland) is a Finnish author and writer. ... Veikko Huovinen (May 7, 1927 in Simo, Finland) is a Finnish novelist known for his realism, pacifism, sharp intellect, and peculiar humor. ... Anna-Leena Härkönen (born April 10, 1965) is a Finnish writer. ... Risto Isomäki (born June 8, 1961) is a Finnish environmental activist and author of science fiction and nonfiction books. ... Tove Marika Jansson ( ; August 9, 1914 – June 27, 2001) was a Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. ... The Moomins, comic book cover by Tove Jansson. ... Markus Aarni Erämies Kajo (born December 7, 1957 in Isojoki) is a Finnish reporter, scriptwriter and TV show host. ... Taito Kantonen was born in Finland in 1900. ... Volter Kilpi, born Volter Ericsson, (December 12, 1874 – June 13, 1939) was a Finnish author best known for his two-volume novel Alastalon salissa (1933) often considered one of the best written in the Finnish language. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Aleksis Kivi (October 10, 1834 - December 31, 1872), born Alexis Stenvall, was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seven Brothers (Finnish title: Seitsemän veljestä). Aleksis Kivi was born at Nurmijärvi, Finland, in a tailors family. ... Leena Krohn (born February 28, 1947) is a Finnish author. ... Torsti Lehtinen, Finnish writer and philosopher, was born in Helsinki in 1942 and studied philosophy, theology and literature at the University of Helsinki. ... Joel Lehtonen (November 11, 1881 - 1934) was a Finnish author, translator, critic and journalist. ... Kimmo Lehtonen (born 1967) is a Finnish science fiction novelist. ... Eino Leino (July 6, 1878 - January 10, 1926) was a Finnish poet and journalist, considered one of the important developers of Finnish poetry. ... Rosa Liksom (born 1958), is the assumed name of Finnish writer, artist, explorer, and photographer Anni Ylävaara. ... Väinö Linna (December 20, 1920 - April 21, 1992) was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. ... This article is about a Finnish novel and film. ... Elias Lönnrot ( ) (April 9, 1802 – March 19, 1884) was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. ... The Kalevala is an epic poem which the Finn Elias Lönnrot compiled from Finnish and Karelian folklore in the 19th century. ... Veijo Meri (born December 31, 1928) is a Finnish writer. ... Pertti Nieminen (born December 9, 1936 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. ... Arto Paasilinna (born April 20, 1942 in Kittilä) is a Finnish author and ex-journalist. ... 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Other notables

• Ior Bock – eccentric
• Donner family
• Karl Fazer – confectionery manufacturer
• Janina Frostell – model, sex symbol and singer
• Tony Halme – show wrestler (stage name Ludwig Borga), politician
• Erkki Hartikainen – atheist activist
• Jukka Hilden – part of The Dudesons
• Toni Jerrman – science fiction critic
• Kuikka-Koponen – trickster and conjurer
• Armi Kuusela – 1st Miss Universe
• Jarno Laasala – part of The Dudesons
• Aarne Lakomaa – aircraft designer (1914 – 2001)
• Jarno "Jarppi"/"Jarno2" Leppälä – part of The Dudesons
• Arvi Lind – newscaster
• Fanni Luukkonen – leader of Lotta Svärd (1882 – 1947)
• Sophie Mannerheim – nurse (1863 – 1928)
• Väinö Myllyrinne – the tallest Finn, 248 cm (1909 – 1963)
• Larin Paraske – poem singer
• Hannu-Pekka "HP" Parviainen – part of The Dudesons
• Pekka Parviainen – amateur astronomer and famed aurora borealis and general astronomy photographer
• Arndt Pekurinen – pacifist (1905 – 1941)
• Anne Marie Pohtamo – Miss Universe 1975
• Krisse Salminen – comedian and talk show hostess
• Santa Claus
• Eugen Schauman, assassin who killed Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov (1875 – 1904)
• Nils Torvalds – journalist
• Ole Torvalds – journalist (1916 – 1995)
• Nils-Aslak Valkeapää – Sami activist (1943 – 2001)
• Folke West – traveller

See also: List of Swedish-speaking Finns, List of people by nationality Ior Bock in 1989 Ior Bock born Bror Holger Svedlin (born January 17, 1942) claims that his family line (Boxström) has been keepers of an ancient folklore tradition passed down through the generations, that provides insight into the pagan culture of Finland and its history. ... The Donner family is one of the renowned and wealthy Finland-Swedish families that grew in importance during the times of the Grand Duchy of Finland. ... Karl Otto Fazer (b. ... Janina Päivänsäde Frostell (born November 12, 1973 in Porvoo) is Finnish pop singer and model. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... Marilyn Monroe, one of the most iconic and famous female sex symbols of all time. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Tony Christian Halme (born January 6, 1963) is a former member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the True Finns party. ... Erkki Hartikainen (b. ... Extreme Duudsonit are a group of men with a Finnish television show. ... Toni Jerrman is critic and editor of the Finnish Sci-Fi magazine Tähtivaeltaja. ... Legendary illusionist and trickster in folklore from Savo area in Finland. ... The Original Miss Universe, Armi Kuusela Armi Kuusela was the first-ever winner of the Miss Universe, a beauty pageant originally created to sell swimsuits for Catalina swimwear. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Extreme Duudsonit are a group of men with a Finnish television show. ... Aarne Lakomaa (1914–2001) was a Finnish aircraft designer. ... Born Jarno Juhani Leppälä in 1980 in Seinäjoki, Finland, Jarppi is a member of The Dudesons. ... Extreme Duudsonit are a group of men with a Finnish television show. ... Arvi Lind (born December 21, 1940, Lauritsala) is a retired Finnish television news presenter. ... Fanni Luukkonen (March 13, 1882 - October 27, 1947) was the longtime leader of the Finnish Lotta Svärd, a voluntary auxiliary organisation for women. ... The Lotta Svärd emblem designed by Eric Wasström in 1921. ... Sophie Mannerheim (1863-1928) A famous nurse known as pioneer of modern nursing in Finland. ... Väinö Myllyrinne, born in 1909 in Helsinki, and died in 1963 in Järvenpää, Finland, was first the tallest man in Europe and then from 1940 onwards the tallest man in the world. ... Larin Paraske Larin Paraske (December 27, 1833 – January 3, 1904) was a Finnish oral poet. ... Extreme Duudsonit are a group of men with a Finnish television show. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes or gaining advantage. ... Anne Marie Pohtamo (born August 15, 1955), from Helsinki, Finland became the second Finnish to claim the Miss Universe crown in 1975. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Krisse Salminen (born 1976) is a Finnish female stand-up comedian and television talkshow hostess. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Joulupukki is the Finnish name for Santa Claus. ... Eugen Schauman (May 10, 1875 - June 16, 1904) was a Finnish nationalist who assassinated the Governor-General Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nils Torvalds works with Swedish language radio and TV in Finland. ... Ole Torvalds (1916-1995) was a Finland-Swedish journalist and poet from Finland. ... Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, sami languageÁilluhas (March 23, 1943 - November 27, 2001) was a saami writer, musician and artist of Finnish citizenship born in Enontekiö in the Finnish part of Lapland. ... Folke West (Westerholm) is a Finnish television producer, reporter, tour leader and lecturer. ... This is a list of Swedish-speaking Finns. ... There are a variety of articles listing people of a particular nationality. ...