List of famous Finns

This is a partial list of famous Finnish, Finnish-speaking/writing people, and people born in Finland.

Contents

1 Science 2 Music 3 Literature 4 Arts 5 Entertainment 6 Sports 6.1 Football 6.2 Ice-Hockey 6.3 Snowboarding 6.4 Motorsports 6.5 Athletics 6.6 Other 7 Military 8 Politics and diplomacy 9 Others 10 See also

Science

• A. I. Virtanen (1895–1973), chemistry, Nobel Prize winner
• Georg Henrik von Wright (1916–2003), philosopher

Music

• Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958–), composer, conductor
• Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), composer
• Lauri Ylönen (1979–), singer (of The Rasmus)
• Ville Valo (1974–), singer (of HIM)

Literature

• Elias Lönnnroth (1808–1884), writer (father of Kalevala)
• Arto Paasilinna (1942–), writer
• Frans Emil Sillanpää (1888–1964), writer, Nobel Prize winner
• Mika Waltari (1908–1979), writer

Arts

• Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931), painter
• Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), architect
• Hugo Simberg (1873–1917), painter

Entertainment

• Renny Harlin (1959–), film director
• Aki Kaurismäki (1957–), film director
• Mika Kaurismäki (1955–), film director

Sports

Football

• Jari Litmanen (midfield)
• Sami Hyypiä (defense)
• Antti Niemi (goalkeeper)

Ice-Hockey

• Aki Berg (1977-), NHL player
• Olli Jokinen (1978-), NHL player
• Sami Kapanen (1973-), NHL player
• Miika Kiprusoff (1976-), NHL player (goalie)
• Saku Koivu (1974-), NHL player
• Jari Kurri (1960-), NHL player
• Teemu Selänne (1970-), NHL player
• Kimmo Timonen (1975-), NHL player

Snowboarding

• Antti Autti (-), snowboarder
• Risto Mattila (-), snowboarder
• Heikki Sorsa

Motorsports

• Mika Häkkinen ([[]]-), Formula 1 driver
• Jyrki Järvilehto (1966-), Formula 1 driver
• Tommi Mäkinen (1964-), rally driver
• Keijo Rosberg (1948-), Formula 1 driver

Athletics

• Hannes Kolehmainen (1889-), runner
• Paavo Nurmi (1897-), runner
• Lasse Viren, runner

Other

• Matti Nykänen (1963-), ski jumper

Military

• Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951), military commander, commander-in-chief of Finnish army

Politics and diplomacy

• Martti Ahtisaari (1937-), president, ambassador, ambassador of the UN
• Tarja Halonen (1943), president (the second female president in the world)

Others

See also

• Finland
• Finnish culture
• Finnish literature
• Finnish music