Finnish Famous Boy Names with Letter A

Was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Svanström finished third i

Was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Svanström finished third in his semifinal heat of the 1500 metres with a time of 4:25.2. He did not advance to the final.

Is a Finnish actor. He is most famous for appearing on comedy-sketch shows such as Velipuolikuu and

Is a Finnish actor. He is most famous for appearing on comedy-sketch shows such as Velipuolikuu and Pulttibois (both with Pirkka-Pekka Petelius).Since 1995 Kalliala has starred the drama series Kotikatu in which he plays sexton Mauri Alho. In 1999, he appeared in Aaken ja Sakun kesäkeittiö on Finnish television on MTV3.

Was one of the most important architects of Finland's post-WWII reconstruction period.Ervi graduated

Was one of the most important architects of Finland's post-WWII reconstruction period.Ervi graduated as an architect from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1935. After his graduation, he worked in the architect offices of Alvar Aalto and Toivo Paatela, before starting his own office in 1938.

Was a Finnish pulp writer. He is perhaps best known for a detective fiction series about architect/d

Was a Finnish pulp writer. He is perhaps best known for a detective fiction series about architect/detective "Klaus Karma"[1] and a science fiction series about a robot named "Atorox." The Atorox stories were written under the pseudonym Outsider.[2] The Atorox prize for Finnish science fiction is named for Atorox.

Is a former Finnish ice hockey player and coach.Honkavaara participated in the Continuation War betw

Is a former Finnish ice hockey player and coach.Honkavaara participated in the Continuation War between 1942 - 1944 and played his first actual SM-sarja game in 1944 against HSK. Honkavaara played for Ilves, which was along with TBK one Tampere's top team

Was a Finnish gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in th

Was a Finnish gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Reini competed at the 1936 Summ

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Reini competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.[1]

Is a Finnish singer.Tapani Kansa made his first record deal in 1967 and had a breakthrough the next

Is a Finnish singer.Tapani Kansa made his first record deal in 1967 and had a breakthrough the next year, with his version of the hit song Delilah, translated into Finnish. Tapani Kansa had established a career in singing at a very young age. He had started studying singing in the Kotka music academy in the middle 1960s.

Was a Finnish architect, professor and director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture. He studied at

Was a Finnish architect, professor and director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture. He studied at Helsinki University of Technology, completing his studies in 1951.Aarno Ruusuvuori was one of the central architects in Finland during the 1960s, well known for designing modern buildings, often using exposed concrete, often in a Brutalist style. His best-known work is the Church of Hyvinkää (1961, located in Hyvinkää, Uusimaa). Other churches are Huutoniemi Church (1964, located in Vaasa), Tapiola Church (1965, located in Espoo) and the Chapel of Rauhanummi cemetery (1972, located in Hyvinkää).

Is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. His main instrument is piano but he has also mastered

Is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. His main instrument is piano but he has also mastered violin, cello and accordion.Raninen began his musical studies at a young age. After he moved to Helsinki in 1966 he got a job as a studio conductor at Musiikki-Fazer. While working there he made a lot of cooperative work with the likes of songwriter Juha Vainio. Later on Raninen went to work in Discophon where he wrote lyrics for many Finnish musicians, such as Seija Simola, Carola, Tauno Palo, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Monica Aspelund, Heikki Kinnunen, Arja Koriseva, Erkki Liikanen and the Soitinmenot-ensemble.

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist.He received a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling at the

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist.He received a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]

Is a Finnish journalist and the main owner of SanomaWSOY and the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. He has

Is a Finnish journalist and the main owner of SanomaWSOY and the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. He has a Master of Science degree in Journalism from the Columbia College of Columbia University. Erkko is married to Mrs. Jane Erkko. His father was the politician and journalist Eljas Erkko, and his mother was Eugenia Violet Sutcliffe.[2] Erkko's grandfather Eero Erkko was also a journalist and politician, best remembered as the founder of Helsingin Sanomat.

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1940s. He finished eighth in the individual large hill

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1940s. He finished eighth in the individual large hill event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Is an American professional ice hockey winger for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey Leag

Is an American professional ice hockey winger for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.Prior to his NHL career Burish, a Madison, Wisconsin native, played four years at the University of Wisconsin. He served as captain for the national cha

Was a Finnish cross country skier in the late 1920s and early 1930s.At the 1928 Winter Olympics he c

Was a Finnish cross country skier in the late 1920s and early 1930s.At the 1928 Winter Olympics he competed in the 50 kilometre event but did not finish.Paananen won a bronze medal at the 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 50 km.

Was a Finnish general.During the Winter War he served on the staffs of the 7th Division and the Cava

Was a Finnish general.During the Winter War he served on the staffs of the 7th Division and the Cavalry Brigade. From the beginning of the Continuation War he served as the chief of staff of the 2nd Division until he was seriously wounded. After he recovered he was appointed to lead the 7th Infantry regiment (JR 7) of the 2nd Division. During the battles on the Karelian Isthmus he was awarded the Mannerheim cross.

Was a Finnish geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer and a member of the prominent Finland-Swed

Was a Finnish geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer and a member of the prominent Finland-Swedish Nordenskiöld noble family of scientists. Born in the Grand Duchy of Finland at the time it was a part of the Russian Empire, he was later forced to live in political exile in Sweden because of his political activity. He is most remembered for the Vega expedition along the northern coast of Eurasia. He was the matenal uncle of Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld, another famed polar explorer (note the different spelling of the latter's family name).[1]

Was a Finnish political journalist, writer and historian. His writing is critical of Finland's statu

Was a Finnish political journalist, writer and historian. His writing is critical of Finland's status at the time as a Grand Duchy under the Russian Tsars. His writing activity cost him his job as a lecturer at The Royal Academy of Turku and he had to emigrate to Sweden, where he continued his political activity. The Finnish national movement considered Arwidsson the mastermind of an independent Finland.

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.Lindfors competed at the 1920 Su

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.Lindfors competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the heavyweight class.[1]

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Agrarian League (later known as Keskusta, Centre Pa

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Agrarian League (later known as Keskusta, Centre Party) and was Prime Minister of Finland for two terms . Karjalainen can be considered one of the most influential people in post-war Finnish politics and ec

Is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party.Pekkala worked as a manager in a bank in Haapavesi 195

Is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party.Pekkala worked as a manager in a bank in Haapavesi 1952-1985. He was elected to the parliament in 1970 and was a deputy chairman of Centre Party from 1971 to 1986, when he left the parliament. He served as a d

Was, outside of botany, best known as Prime Minister of Finland up to the Winter War.He was a profe

Was, outside of botany, best known as Prime Minister of Finland up to the Winter War.He was a professor of Forestry 1911–34; director-general for Finland's Forest and Park Service 1934–1943; prime minister in 1922, 1924, and 1937–1939; chairman of the Na

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received two silver medals at the 1966 World Orienteering C

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received two silver medals at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships.[1] He also received a bronze medal at the 1964 Euoropean championship.

Is a Finnish decathlete. His personal best result was 8188 points, achieved in August 2000 in Lahti.

Is a Finnish decathlete. His personal best result was 8188 points, achieved in August 2000 in Lahti.

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won three medals at the 19

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, with a silver in the 15 km, and two bronze medals in 50 km and the 4x10 km relay, respectively.