1. Sita Salminen (1992)

YouTube Star

Finnish social media starlet who is famous for her eponymous YouTube channel. She has seen her fanbase grow in response to her lifestyle vlogging documenting her personal adventures, travels, and...

2. Antti Tuisku (1984)

Finnish Singer

Pop singer best known for placing third in the 2003 Finnish Idols reality television talent competition. In 2016, he won the Best Male Artist award at Emma-gaala.

3. Tomi Putaansuu (1974)

Metal Singer

Known by the stage name Mr. Lordi, he is the lead singer for the heavy metal band Lordi, the group known for songs like "Inferno."

4. Petteri Lampinen (1975)

Finnish Bandy Player

Petteri Lampinen is a Finnish bandy player who plays for Russian side Rodina. Petteri plays in defence and has gained three national champions medals whilst at Edsbyns IF. Petteri plays...

5. Antti Autti (1985)

Finnish Snowboarder

Antti-Matias Antero Autti is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass Andy Finch and Shaun White in the Men's Superpipe at the...

6. Harri Olli (1985)

Finnish Ski Jumper

Harri Olli is a Finnish former ski jumper who has been competing on World Cup level since 2002. He is best known for his silver medal in the individual large...

7. Tapio Nurmela (1975)

Finnish Nordic Combined Skier

Tapio Nurmela is a Finnish nordic combined athlete who competed during the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1998 Winter...

8. Janne Ryynänen (1988)

Finnish Nordic Combined Skier

Janne Ryynänen is a Finnish Nordic combined athlete who has been competing since 2003. His ski club is Ounasvaaran hiihtoseura. One of his greatest achievements include a gold medal from...

9. Olli Muotka (1988)

Nordic Combined Skier And Ski Ju

Olli Muotka is a Finnish ski jumper and former Nordic combined athlete. Before 2007 Muotka competed mainly in Nordic combined in the Junior World Ski Championships and World Cup B...

10. Kari Ylianttila (1953)

Finnish Ski Jumper

Kari Sakari Kaale Ylianttila is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1972 to 1982. He won the overall Four Hills Tournament in 1977-78. Ylianttila's lone victory was during that...

11. Tuula Laaksalo (1953)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Tuula Kaarina Laaksalo is a retired javelin thrower from Finland who was among the best female javelin throwers in the world in the 1980s. She twice competed for her native...

12. Tuukka Tiensuu (1976)

Writer

Tuukka Tiensuu is a Finnish TV-director, writer and producer. He is best known for the internationally successful Finnish TV-series The Dudesons, Kill Arman and The Dudesons in America. ...

13. Rax Rinnekangas (1954)

Director

14. Jari Tervo (1959)

Finnish Writer

Jari Tervo is a Finnish author. He is a major name in current Finnish literature. He writes traditional plot-driven prose sometimes more humoristic sometimes more like a detective story. Often...

15. Toni Hannula (1962)

Olympic Wrestler

Toni Leander Hannula is a Finnish former wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

16. Jarmo Lampela (1964)

Film Director Screenwriter

Jarmo Lampela is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He has directed more than 15 films since 1988. His 2003 film Eila was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film...

17. Antti Iivari (1992)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Antti Iivari is a Finnish ice hockey player. His is currently playing with Lahti Pelicans in the Finnish SM-liiga. Iivari made his SM-liiga debut playing with Lahti Pelicans during the...

18. Ari Palolahti (1968)

Olympic Cross-country Skier

Ari Palolahti is a Finnish cross-country skier. He represented Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City where he competed in the 15 km and in the sprint.

19. Antti Hyvärinen (1932)

Ski Jumper

Antti Abram Hyvärinen was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He was born in Rovaniemi. His best year as a ski jumper was 1956 when he won...

20. Matti Torvinen (1957)

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21. Kimmo Yliriesto (1983)

Finnish Ski Jumper

Kimmo Yliriesto is a Finnish ski jumper. At the 2000 Junior World Ski Championships he won a bronze medal in the team competition and at the 2001 Junior World Ski...

22. Marko Kilpi (1969)

Writer

23. Mona-Liisa Nousiainen (1983)

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24. Tanja Poutiainen (1980)

Alpine Skier

Tanja Tuulia Poutiainen is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Finland. She specialized in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom and was the silver medalist in...

25. Raimo Ylipulli (1970)

Finnish Ski Jumper

Raimo Ylipulli is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1994. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski...

26. Hannu Manninen (1978)

Finnish Nordic Combined Skier

Hannu Kalevi Manninen is a retired Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15 he took his first medal three years...

27. Janne Turpeenniemi (1989)

Finnish Footballer

Janne Turpeenniemi is a Finnish football player currently playing for Bodens BK. His father Jorma played also in RoPS as sweeper and is the current Director of Football of RoPS.

28. Marko Koivuranta (1978)

Footballer

Marko Koivuranta is a former Finnish football player who played last time for RoPS; he formerly played for FC Jazz AC Oulu and FC YPA. After Finnish Premier League season...

29. Pekka Saravo (1979)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Pekka Saravo is a Finnish professional ice hockey defender who is currently playing for the Tappara of the SM-liiga.

30. Antti Erkinjuntti (1986)

Finnish Ice Hockey Player

Antti Erkinjuntti is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays professionally in Finland for Tappara of the SM-liiga.

31. Esko-Juhani Tennilä (1947)

Finnish Politician

Esko-Juhani Tennilä is Finnish leftist politician from Lapland and member of Parliament since 1975 until 2011. Tennilä was born in Rovaniemi and has studied in University of Tampere and worked...

32. Kimmo Tauriainen (1972)

Footballer

Kimmo Tauriainen is a former Finnish professional footballer.

33. Sami Keinänen (1973)

Finnish Musician

Sami Keinänen is a Finnish bass player and a former member of Lordi. Using stage name G-Stealer Keinänen played the bass in the band from 1996 to 1999 and recorded...

34. Pete Riski (1974)

Film Director

Pete Riski is an award-winning Finnish music video and commercial director.

35. Mr Lordi (1974)

Finnish Singer

Tomi Petteri Putaansuu better known by his stage name Mr. Lordi is a Finnish musician businessman special effect make-up artist songwriter actor painter comics artist and graphic designer. He is...

36. Pirjo Muranen (1981)

Cross-country Skier

Pirjo Muranen is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics...

37. Jukka Ylipulli (1963)

Finnish Nordic Combined Skier

Jukka Ylipulli is a former Finnish nordic combined skier who competed during the 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the individual Nordic combined at the 1984...

38. Tuomo Ylipulli (1965)

Finnish Ski-jumper

Tuomo Ylipulli. is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1983 to 1988. He won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics...