Finnish Famous Baby Names

Was Finnish architect, professor and painter.In 1900 he started working in the Polytechnic Institute

Was Finnish architect, professor and painter.In 1900 he started working in the Polytechnic Institute as a history of art professor.[1] From 1902 to 1912 he held the position of the artistic director of the higher department of the Central School of Arts and Crafts of Helsinki[2] In 1905 Lindgren departed from Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen and set up his own office. In the 1910s he collaborated closely with Wivi Lönn. They designed together the Uusi ylioppilastalo in 1910 and the Estonia Theatre in 1912.[3]

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

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

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.He competed for Finland in the 1912 Su

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.He competed for Finland in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the discus throw where he won the gold medal. He followed this up with another gold medal in the discus throw – both hands, where the distance thrown with left arm was added to the distance thrown with the right arm.After the war, Armas was one of the few defending champions to return to the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he attempted to defend his discus title, the discus – both hands was not an event in any other games except 1912. He failed to win the gold finishing second to fellow Finn Elmer Niklander.

A Finnish shot putter with the team Perhon kiri. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics w

A Finnish shot putter with the team Perhon kiri. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a distance of 21.29 metres. His personal best is 21.39, which he put in the qualifiers for the same Olympics. Due to his success in the Olympics and elsewhere that year, Harju was named Finnish Athlete of the Year in 2000. Harju was the 12th member to be inducted into the 20 meter club after he successfully putted the shot 20.16 m in a competition on March 2, 1997 in Tampere, Finland.

Was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Finnish bo

Was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Lucky Girl, which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Lindfors competed at the 1920 S

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Lindfors competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the middleweight class.[1] He received a second silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2]

Is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the twelfth round, 239th overall,

Is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the twelfth round, 239th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He played twenty-five games in the National Hockey League: nineteen with the Jets and six with the Los An

A Finnish philosopher, aesthetician and Professor of Aesthetics at the Institute for Art Research at

A Finnish philosopher, aesthetician and Professor of Aesthetics at the Institute for Art Research at Helsinki University, Finland. Haapala received his PhD from Birkbeck, University of London in 1985.In addition to aesthetics, Haapala also specialises in hermeneutics, especially the philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Martin Heidegger.

Is a documentary filmmaker from Finland. He was also teacher of cinematography in Joensuu between 19

Is a documentary filmmaker from Finland. He was also teacher of cinematography in Joensuu between 1986-1989.

Is a former boxer from Finland.

Is a former boxer from Finland.

Is a professor of entrepreneurship at the Helsinki School of Economics.He was an independent nominee

Is a professor of entrepreneurship at the Helsinki School of Economics.He was an independent nominee for the Finnish presidential election in 2006 with themes including preserving the status of small enterprises, rights of overleveraged, political honesty

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.

A former Finnish hurdling athlete. He is currently known as a member of the Parliament of Finland, r

A former Finnish hurdling athlete. He is currently known as a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1995 to 1999 and 2003 to 2007. His personal best time 13,35, made during trials in 1984 Los Angeles Games, is still the record time in Finland and in Nordic countries. Bryggare made Finnish history by becoming the first Finn to medal in a sprint event.Bryggare attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, which feature a distinguished track program.[1] He started his international career as a 20 year old newcomer in the 1978 European Championships in Prague, barely winning bronze by just 2/100 seconds. This started a chain of victories still unique for a Finnish hurdler, for eight years Bryggare won a medal in every international race he participated. He ended his hurdling career in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he considered having been as a "tourist".

A retired Finnish javelin thrower. He won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, with a throw o

A retired Finnish javelin thrower. He won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, with a throw of 86,76 metres.

Is one of the most well-known journalists on Yleisradio in Finland. He hosts his own talk show calle

Is one of the most well-known journalists on Yleisradio in Finland. He hosts his own talk show called Arto Nyberg. Before getting his own show, Nyberg worked as a journalist and host on the Finnish morning television programme Aamu-TV.For two years in a row (in 2006 and 2007), Nyberg received the Venla award for best TV performer.

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 15 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Is a Finnish cellist[1] who started his studies in Sibelius Academy at age of 8 years. His teacher w

Is a Finnish cellist[1] who started his studies in Sibelius Academy at age of 8 years. His teacher was Yrjö Selin. Noras continued his studies in Paris where his teacher was Paul Tortelier.Arto Noras is founder and Artistic Director of the Naantali Music Festival, is one of Finland's most celebrated instrumentalists and amongst the most outstanding internationally acknowledged cellists of his generation. He is known as an expressive and technically brilliant soloist and as an intensive and sensitive chamber musician. After completing his studies with Professor Yrjo Selin at the Sibelius Academy,

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Kärpät.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Kärpät.

Is a professional skateboarder. He lives in Huntington Beach, California. He was selected as the "20

Is a professional skateboarder. He lives in Huntington Beach, California. He was selected as the "2001 Skater of the Year" by Thrasher magazine. His skating stance is regular. He is known for his big and aggressive skating style with lipslides., he starre

Was a Finnish writer known for his social commentary. Salminen, who had also worked as a journalist

Was a Finnish writer known for his social commentary. Salminen, who had also worked as a journalist and taxi driver, wrote six novels which criticised with a morbid black sense of humour such current phenomena in Finnish society as neoliberalist politics, the decline of the welfare state, tabloid media, reality television and so on. His books gained a small cult following in Finland and they also received excellent reviews even though they did not sell particularly well.

Is a retired professional Finnish ice hockey player. Currently he is the General Manager of Kouvolan

Is a retired professional Finnish ice hockey player. Currently he is the General Manager of Kouvolan Kiekko-65 who play in Mestis, the second highest league in Finland.

A Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of the most successful noveli

A Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of the most successful novelists of Finland[2], he has won a broad readership outside of Finland[3] in a way few other Finnish authors have before[2][4][5]. Translated into 27[6] languages, he has sold tens of millions[4] of books worldwide and been claimed as "instrumental in generating the current level of interest in books from Finland"[5].Paasilinna is best known[2] for his 1975 novel The Year of the Hare (Jäniksen vuosi), a best-seller in France and Finland,[7] translated into 18[3] languages, awarded three international prizes, and adapted twice into feature films.

Was a Finnish cross country skier.He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 x

Was a Finnish cross country skier.He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km. Additionally, Tianen won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, a silver in 50 km (1966) and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km (1958).