List of Finns

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

Contents 1 Actors 2 Architects 3 Artists 4 Business people 5 Composers and conductors 6 Computer pioneers 7 Designers 8 Filmmakers 9 Musicians 9.1 Opera 9.2 Classical 9.3 Folk music 9.4 Other 10 Philosophers 11 Politicians 12 Scientists 13 Soldiers 14 Sportspersons 14.1 Athletics and running 14.2 Soccer 14.3 Ice hockey 14.4 Motorsports 14.5 Winter sports 14.6 Other 15 Theologians, clergymen 16 Writers 17 Other notables

[edit] Actors

• Ida Aalberg (1858 – 1915)
• Aino Ackte (1876 – 1944)
• Jouko Ahola
• Irina Björklund
• Anna Falchi
• 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
• Henry Saari
• Albert Salmi (1928 – 1990)
• Pentti Siimes
• Yanti Sommer
• Markku Toikka
• Ritva Valkama

[edit] Architects

• Aino Aalto (1894 – 1949)
• Alvar Aalto (1898 – 1976)
• 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)

[edit] Artists

• Wäinö Aaltonen – sculptor (1894 – 1966)
• Eija-Liisa Ahtila – photographer, video artist (1959 –)
• 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

[edit] 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)
• 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] Musicians

[edit] 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

[edit] Classical

• Kalevi Aho – composer
• Paavo Berglund – conductor
• Linda Brava – violinist
• Mikko Franck – conductor
• Ralf Gothoni – pianist
• 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

[edit] Folk music

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

[edit] Other

• Ismo Alanko – rock musician
• Mikko Alatalo – pop & folk rock musician
• Kirill Babitzin
• Darude – pop musician
• Pikku G - rap musician
• 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
• Maria Kalaniemi
• Perttu Kivilaakso-cellist of cello-metal band Apocalyptica
• Viktor Klimenko
• Timo Kotipelto
• 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
• Juice Leskinen – rock musician
• Jyrki Linnankivi-lead singer of [[the 69 Eyes}
• Tommy Mansikka-Aho
• Jari Mäenpää - frontman of Wintersun, ex-Ensiferum
• Mariska - female rapper
• 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
• Pekka Pohjola
• Kimmo Pohjonen
• Lauri Porra
• Tomi Putaansuu - frontman and singer of Lordi
• Iiro Rantala
• Pauli Rantasalmi – guitarist of The Rasmus
• Tapio Rautavaara
• Jari Sillanpää, Finnish "tango king", singer
• Aki Sirkesalo – singer (1962 – 2004)
• Jimi Tenor – acid jazz musician
• Jonna Tervomaa - pop singer
• Timo Tolkki
• 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
• Janne Wirman - keyboard player for Children of Bodom and Warmen
• 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

[edit] 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
• 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

[edit] Politicians

See also: Prime Minister of Finland, President 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 – current foreign minister
• 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

[edit] 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
• Helena Ranta – pathologist, forensic dentist
• Juha Suoranta – educational researcher
• 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Sportspersons

[edit] 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

[edit] Soccer

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

[edit] Ice hockey

• Aki Berg
• Matti Hagman
• Niklas Hagman
• Riku Hahl
• Raimo Helminen
• Jussi Jokinen
• Olli Jokinen
• Niko Kapanen
• Sami Kapanen
• Miikka Kiprusoff
• Saku Koivu – current IOC member
• Jari Kurri
• Jere Lehtinen
• Kari Lehtonen
• Jyrki Lumme
• Toni Lydman
• Pentti Lund
• Jussi Markkanen
• Ville Nieminen
• Janne Niinimaa
• Antero Niittymäki
• Teppo Numminen
• Ville Peltonen
• Joni Pitkänen
• Timo Pärssinen
• Reijo Ruotsalainen
• Christian Ruuttu
• Jarkko Ruutu
• Tuomo Ruutu
• Sami Salo
• Teemu Selänne
• Ilkka Sinisalo
• Petri Skriko
• Esa Tikkanen
• Kimmo Timonen
• Hannu Toivonen

[edit] Motorsports

• Pentti Airikkala – rally driver
• Markku Alén – rally driver
• Samuli Aro – 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 test 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

[edit] 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
• 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
• 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

[edit] 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)
• 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)
• 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
• Matti Rajakylä – 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)

[edit] Theologians, clergymen

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

[edit] Writers

• Juhani Aho – first professional writer
• Gunnar Björling
• Minna Canth – first notable woman author (1844 – 1897)
• Bo Carpelan
• 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
• 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

[edit] 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
• Toni Jerrman – science fiction critic
• Kuikka-Koponen – trickster and conjurer
• Armi Kuusela – 1st Miss Universe
• Aarne Lakomaa – aircraft designer (1914 – 2001)
• 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
• Arndt Pekurinen – pacifist (1905 – 1941)
• Anne Marie Pohtamo – Miss Universe 1975
• Charlotta Poppius – model and socialite
• Krisse Salminen – comedian and talk show hostess
• Santa Claus
• Emma Liisa Simpson Helsinki Zoo keepter
• Eugen Schauman, assassin who killed Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov (1875 – 1904)
• Nikke 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