1. Hannes Kolehmainen (1889)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Finnish long-distance runner who won four Olympic gold medals, three in 1912 in Stockholm and one in 1920 in Antwerp.

2. Kasperi Kapanen (1996)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Professional ice hockey player recognized for playing with the Finnish national team. In 2016, the team took gold at the Helsinki World under-20 championship. He was selected by the Pittsburgh...

3. Kimmo Timonen (1975)

Ice Hockey Player

Defenseman who was selected to his first NHL All-Star team in 2000 as a member of the Nashville Predators. He set a Predators franchise assists record with 222 across seven...

4. Jenni Vartiainen (1983)

Finnish Singer

Award-winning multi-platinum Finnish artist known for her time with band Gimmel and her ensuing solo success. Her 300,000-plus album sales make her one of the 50 best-selling acts in Finland's...

5. Rasmus Rissanen (1991)

Finnish Ice Hockey Defenceman

Rasmus Rissanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League.

6. Tuomas Rannankari (1991)

Footballer

Tuomas Rannankari is a professional footballer who plays for the Finland under-21s.

7. Janne Väätäinen (1975)

Ski Jumper

Janne Henrik Väätäinen was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1992 to 2001. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer he finished fifth in the team large hill and...

8. Tommi Miettinen (1975)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Tommi Miettinen is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player currently working as a coach for KalPa the Finnish club he played for until he ended his playing career in...

9. Karita Tykkä (1976)

Finnish Model

Karita Tykkä is a Finnish television host actress and model. She won the Miss Finland beauty pageant in 1997 and the Miss Baltic Sea pageant in 1998. In 2001 she...

10. Petteri Pennanen (1990)

Footballer

Petteri Pennanen is a Finnish football player currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga side RoPS. A product of local KuPS Pennanen made his senior debut on 29 April 2007 at the...

11. Jouko Parviainen (1958)

Finnish Nordic Combined Skier

Jouko Antero Parviainen was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed from 1985 to 1988. He finished seventh in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1988 Winter...

12. Jasse Ikonen (1990)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Jasse Ikonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with HIFK in the Finnish Liiga. Ikonen previously played with KalPa and JYP of the SM-liiga.

13. Teemu Hartikainen (1990)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Teemu Hartikainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League.

14. Olli-Pekka Ojansivu (1987)

Finnish Volleyball Player

Olli-Pekka Lelu Ojansivu is Finland professional volleyball player who for the Romanian club CVM Tomis Constanţa. He is also a member of the Finland men's national volleyball team.

15. Iiro Viinanen (1944)

Finnish Politician

Iiro Viinanen is a Finnish politician. He was a Member of the Finnish Parliament from 1983 to 1996. His political party was National Coalition Party. He served as the Minister...

16. Tuomo Turunen (1987)

Finnish Footballer

Tuomo Turunen is a Finnish footballer. He currently represents Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat playing in Ykkönen the Finnish second division. He plays as a defender or midfielder. Before moving to Trelleborg...

17. Mira Kuisma (1987)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Mira Kuisma is a hockey player who competes for Finland. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

18. Patrik Turunen (1988)

Footballer

Patrik Turunen is a Finnish football player currently playing for KuPS.

19. Samuli Kaivonurmi (1988)

Footballer

Samuli Kaivonurmi is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Finnish Ykkönen club KTP.

20. Karl August Ramsay (1791)

Finnish Politician

Karl August Ramsay was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

21. Juuso Puustinen (1988)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Juuso Puustinen is a Finnish ice hockey player for HIFK of the SM-liiga. He plays as a forward and shoots right. He was selected in fifth round 149th overall by...

22. Jaana Lyytikäinen (1982)

Footballer

Jaana Lyytikäinen is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Åland United in Finland's Naisten Liiga. She has been a member of the senior Finland women's national football team since her...

23. Leena Luhtanen (1941)

Finnish Politician

Leena Luhtanen is a Finnish politician and a former member of the cabinet. Luhtanen is a member of the Social Democratic Party and served in the parliament from 1991 until...

24. Joni Nissinen (1991)

Footballer

Joni Nissinen is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga club KuPS.

25. Jussiville Partanen (1991)

Finnish Ice Dancer

Jussiville Partanen is a Finnish ice dancer. From 2011 to 2013 he competed with Canadian Sara Aghai. He teamed up with Cecilia Törn in 2013.

26. Roope Talaja (1988)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Roope Talaja is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for HIFK of the Finnish Liiga. Talaja joined HIFK from fellow Finnish club Espoo Blues in 2012.

27. Pele Koljonen (1988)

Footballer

Pele Koljonen is a Finnish football player currently playing for MYPA. He is the son of former Finnish international Atik Ismail.

28. Kalle Parviainen (1982)

Footballer

Kalle Parviainen is a Finnish professional football striker who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Inter in Finland. While Parviainen was the leading scorer at his previous club KuPS...

29. Pekka Leskinen (1954)

Figure Skater

Juha Pekka Leskinen is a former professional figure skater from Finland. He is 6'0 and weighs around 150 pounds. He was born in Kuopio Pohjois-Savo Finland. He was a member...

30. Rauno Miettinen (1949)

Finnish Nordic Combined Skier

Rauno Miettinen is a former Finnish Nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the individual event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Miettinen also won three Nordic combined...

31. Erja Lyytinen (1976)

unknow

Erja Lyytinen is a Finnish blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.

32. Ilpo Tiihonen (1950)

Finnish Writer

Ilpo Tiihonen is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1991.

33. Vilho Petter Nenonen (1883)

Finnish General

Vilho Petter Nenonen was a Finnish general. He received his military education in the Hamina Cadet School 1896-1901 in the Mihailov Artillery School in St Petersburg 1901-1903 and in St...

34. Atte Hoivala (1992)

Footballer

Atte Hoivala is a Finnish football player currently playing for VPS. He made his Veikkausliiga debut in the opening match of the 2009 season in a 0-3 defeat against the...

35. Kari Alitalo (1952)

Biologist Medical Researcher

Kari Kustaa Alitalo is a Finnish medical researcher. He is a professor of the Finnish Academy of Sciences and a foreign associated member of the National Academy of Sciences of...

36. Jaakko Hallama (1917)

Finnish Politician And Diplomat

Jaakko Eino Untamo Hallama was a former Finnish Foreign Ministry official who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the politically neutral cabinet of Reino Lehto. Hallama served as the...

37. Oskari Wilho Louhivuori (1884)

Finnish Politician

Oskari Wilho Louhivuori was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

38. Kari Ukkonen (1961)

Footballer

Kari Ukkonen is a Finnish former football player and current football manager. As player Ukkonen was fielded as defender as well as midfielder. Ukkonen represented Finland at the 1980 Summer...

39. Ari-Pekka Nikkola (1969)

Ski Jumper

Ari-Pekka Nikkola is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1998. He won two gold medals in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics...

40. H. Olliver Twisted (1983)

Finnish Singer

Olli Herman Kosunen is a Finnish singer who was the former frontman to the Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. Twisted is currently a member of the Finnish glam metal band...

41. Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893)

Finnish General

Kurt Martti Wallenius was a Finnish Major General.

42. Ilja Venäläinen (1980)

Footballer

Ilja Venäläinen is a Finnish football player currently playing for KuPS who has formerly played also in FF Jaro and FC KooTeePee.

43. Edvard Gylling (1881)

Finnish Politician

Edvard Otto Vilhelm Gylling was a prominent Social Democratic politician in Finland later leader of Soviet Karelia. He was a member of Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party...

44. Eero Haapalainen (1880)

Finnish Politician

Eero Haapalainen was a Finnish Communist leader. He was born in Kuopio in eastern Finland. His mother Wilhelmiina worked in Minna Canth's fabric shop and his father Aaro was a...

45. Marko Ahosilta (1980)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Marko Ahosilta is a Finnish former professional ice hockey left wing. He played in the SM-liiga for KalPa. He was drafted 227th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the...

46. Jukka Voutilainen (1980)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Jukka Voutilainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently with KalPa in the Finnish SM-liiga.

47. Tuula Puputti (1977)

Ice Hockey Player

Tuula Puputti is a Finnish female ice hockey player. She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal.

48. Maria Heiskanen (1970)

Actress

Maria Heiskanen is a Finnish actress. She works in cinema television and theatre. Heiskanen received her breakthrough role in the 1991 Swedish film Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem directed by...

49. Jussi Utriainen (1978)

Finnish Distance Runner

Jussi Pekka Utriainen is a Finnish long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's marathon finishing in 69th place.

50. Janne Leskinen (1971)

Olympic Alpine Skier

Janne Leskinen is a Finnish former alpine skier who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics.