Turku, Southwest Finland

1. Sami Salo (1974)

Ice Hockey Player

Finnish NHL defender who began his career with the Ottawa Senators in 1998. He played for the Vancouver Canucks from 1998 to 2012 before joining the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2. Mauno Koivisto (1923)

Politician

Finnish Social Democratic politician who served as President of Finland during the 1980s and early 1990s. Prior to being elected President, he served as Finland's Prime Minister (from 1968 to...

3. Teemu Selänne (1970)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Prolific NHL scorer who helped lead the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to a Stanley Cup Championship in 2007. He retired in 2014, finishing his career with 684 goals and 1457 points...

4. Jethro Rostedt (1976)

Business Executive

Became known as the CEO and owner of Aninkaisten Real Estate Brokerage. He starred in his own reality series called Commercial Counsellor Jethro, which focuses on his life as a...

5. Jarno Saarinen (1945)

Finnihs Motorcycle Racer

Grand Prix motorcycle racer from 1970-1973, including in 1972 when he was the 250cc champion.

6. Rasmus Ristolainen (1994)

Hockey Player

Finnish defenseman who was selected by the Buffalo Sabres with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL on opening night of that season....

7. Niilo Sevänen (1979)

Finnish Musician

Vocalist and bassist for the Finnish death metal band Insomnium. The band are best known for albums like 2006's "Above the Weeping World".

8. Miikka Kiprusoff (1976)

Ice Hockey Player

Finnish goaltender became the Calgary Flames' franchise leader in shutouts, while helping the team reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 1994.

9. Joalin Loukamaa (2001)

Dancer

Finnish dancer and pop singer who became a member of the international pop group Now United. Her band's Instagram account has amassed over 3.7 million followers.

10. Kaapo Kakko (2001)

Hockey Player

Finnish professional ice hockey player who is recognized for his work as a forward for the Turun Palloseura club. He is also known for playing as a right wing and...

11. Saku Koivu (1974)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Former NHL center who served as both captain of the Montreal Canadiens and assistant captain of the Anaheim Ducks over the course of nearly two decades.

12. Mikko Koivu (1983)

Ice Hockey Player

NHL center who was named captain of the Minnesota Wild in 2008.

13. Marco Casagrande (1971)

Finnish Architect

Environmental artist known for architectural installations such as Land(e)scape in Finland. He was named the laureate for the European Prize for Architecture in 2013 and was awarded the CICA Award...

14. Miikka Ilo (1982)

Footballer

Miikka Ilo is a Finnish football player currently playing for KuPS.

15. Tom Koivisto (1974)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Tomas Koivisto is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for Jokerit in the SM-liiga. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as their eighth-round pick 253rd overall in the 2002...

16. Henri Tuominen (1991)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Henri Tuominen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Ilves in the SM-liiga.

17. Ville Liukko (1974)

Tennis Player

Ville Liukko is a former professional tennis player from Finland.

18. Henrik Moisander (1985)

Footballer

Henrik Moisander is a Finnish football player who plays for Turun Palloseura.

19. Niklas Moisander (1985)

Footballer

Niklas Moisander is a Finnish footballer who plays as a centre back for AFC Ajax and for the Finland national teamHe is the twin brother of goalkeeper Henrik Moisander and...

20. Tiina Sten (1985)

Basketball Player

Tiina Irene Sten is a Finnish basketball player currently playing for Sedis Bàsquet in the Spanish League. She is a 1. 89 m power forward. She is a member of...

21. Vesa Heikinheimo (1983)

Footballer

Vesa Heikinheimo is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FF Jaro. He has also represented FC Honka and FC Hämeenlinna earlier in his career.

22. Tuomas Ketola (1975)

Finnish Tennis Player

Tuomas Ketola is a Finnish former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. Ketola was the number two tennis player in Finland behind Jarkko Nieminen and as of April 14...

23. Jani Hurme (1975)

Ice Hockey Player

Jani Petteri Hurme is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the third round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft with the 58th...

24. Minna Meriluoto (1985)

Footballer

Minna Johanna Meriluoto is a Finnish international football goalkeeper. At club level she plays in the Swedish Damallsvenskan for Vittsjö.

25. Aleksi Randell (1975)

Finnish Politician

Aleksi Randell is a Finnish politician. He has served as the mayor of Turku since 2010. From 2003 to 2010 he served as the chairman of the municipal board in...

26. Mika Lehtinen (1975)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Mika Lehtinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for A. S. Asiago Hockey in Italy's Serie A league. Lehtinen began his career with hometown team TPS in...

27. Lola Wallinkoski (1977)

Finnish Model

Iyabode Ololade Remilekun Wallinkoski is a Finnish model and Miss Finland 1996. In 1997 she won the crown of Miss Scandinavia. On 17 June 1996 at the Miss Universe competition...

28. Leena Brusiin (1946)

Actor

49. Fred Karlsson (1946)

Finnish Linguist

Karlsson is a professor of general linguistics at the University of Helsinki. In computational linguistics Karlsson has designed a language-independent formalism called Constraint Grammar. It makes possible the automatic morphological...

50. Johan Creutz (1651)

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Former Canadian...

Profession