List of Finns


List of Finns


This is a list of notable people from Finland. Finland is a Nordic country located between Sweden, Norway and Russia.

Actors and actresses

Architects

Visual artists

Business people

Computer pioneers

Designers

Filmmakers

Musicians

Classical

Electronic

Folk

Metal

Opera

Other

A–M

N–Z

Musical groups

Philosophers

Politicians

Scientists

Soldiers

Sportspeople

Athletics

Basketball

  • Petteri Koponen – basketball player, first Finnish first round pick in NBA draft
  • Lauri Markkanen – basketball player, currently with the NBA's Utah Jazz
  • Hanno Möttölä – basketball player, first Finnish NBA player
  • Miron Ruina (born 1998) – Finnish-Israeli basketball player

Football

Ice hockey

A–K

L–Q

R–Z

Motorsports

Rowing

  • Yrjö Hietanen – rower, two Olympic gold medals
  • Pertti Karppinen – rower, three Olympic gold medals
  • Kurt Wires – rower, two Olympic gold medals (1919–1991)

Winter sports

Other

Theologians, clergymen

Writers

Other notables

  • Simo Aalto – stage magician
  • Kaarlo Bergbom – theatre director, founder of the Finnish National Theatre
  • 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
  • Pirkko Hämäläinen, Ambassador to Austria
  • Seppo Hentilä – historian
  • Jukka Hilden – member of The Dudesons
  • Toni Jerrman – science fiction critic
  • Pepe Jürgens – sports commentator
  • Vesa Kanniainen – economist and academic
  • Liisa Kauppinen (born 1939) – human rights activist
  • Helena Kekkonen (1926–2014) – peace activist
  • Kuikka-Koponen – trickster and conjurer
  • Armi Kuusela – Miss Universe 1952
  • Jarno Laasala – member of The Dudesons
  • Aarne Lakomaa – aircraft designer (1914–2001)
  • Jarno "Jarppi"/"Jarno2" Leppälä – member of The Dudesons
  • Arvi Lind – newscaster
  • Fanni Luukkonen – leader of Lotta Svärd (1882–1947)
  • Venla Luukkonen – Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion
  • Sophie Mannerheim – nurse (1863–1928)
  • Tuomas "Tunna" Milonoff – starring in the Finnish television program Madventures
  • Väinö Myllyrinne – the tallest Finn, 248 cm (1909–1963)
  • Larin Paraske – poem singer
  • Hannu-Pekka "HP" Parviainen – member of The Dudesons
  • Arndt Pekurinen – pacifist (1905–1941)
  • Anne Marie Pohtamo – Miss Universe 1975
  • Riku Rantala – starring in the Finnish television program Madventures
  • Krisse Salminen – comedian and talk show hostess
  • Santa Claus
  • Eugen Schauman – assassin who killed Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov (1875–1904)
  • Tabe Slioor – socialite, reporter, photographer; founded the first gossip magazine in Finland
  • Nils Torvalds – journalist
  • Ole Torvalds – journalist (1916–1995)
  • Teppo Turkki – futurologist
  • Nils-Aslak Valkeapää – Sami activist (1943–2001)
  • Folke West – traveller

See also

  • List of Swedish-speaking Finns
  • List of people by nationality
  • Finland

References


Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: List of Finns by Wikipedia (Historical)



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