Finnish Famous Baby Names

Is a former Finnish footballer.

Is a former Finnish footballer.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Inter Turku. He formerly played for KPV and i

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Inter Turku. He formerly played for KPV and in the 2009 season on loan for VPS Vaasa.

A Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

A Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Is a retired Finnish television news presenter. He worked as the news anchor on Yleisradio TV1 from

Is a retired Finnish television news presenter. He worked as the news anchor on Yleisradio TV1 from 1965 to 2003. Along with Kari Toivonen, he was one of the longest-serving employees of Yleisradio news.Lind is also a sports hobbyist, and played ice hockey in a team called Zoom. His son Juha Lind has played in national and NHL level.

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 cross-country skier who competed in the 1950's. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950's. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Uurainen and died in Myllykoski.Viitanen also won five medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay (1954), a silver in the 15 km (1954), and bronzes in the 50 km (1954, 1958) and the 4 x 10 km relay (1958).

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.He competed for Finland in the 1936 S

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.He competed for Finland in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 10,000 metres where he won the silver medal.

Was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympic

Was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[2]

Was a Finnish pediatrician who significantly decreased Finnish infant mortality during the 20th cent

Was a Finnish pediatrician who significantly decreased Finnish infant mortality during the 20th century. He is credited as the father of the public child welfare clinic system in Finland. He is often referred to as the Dr. Benjamin Spock of Finland.Ylppö was born in 1887 in Akaa, Finland into a farming family. He was apparently born premature and remained small in stature through his life. He entered the University of Helsinki in 1906 and decided to specialize in pediatric medicine. In 1912 he moved to the Imperial Children's Hospital in Berlin, Germany, where he wrote his thesis about infants' bilirubin metabolism in 1913. It was printed in Germany. He graduated as medical doctor in March 1914 in Helsinki.

Was a Finnish swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer

Was a Finnish swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.In the 1912 Olympics he was sixth in the semifinal of 200 m breaststroke event and third in the semifinal of 400 m breaststroke event and did not advance in both occasions,

A Finnish ultramarathon runner.One of the best multiday runners in the world ranked second all-time

A Finnish ultramarathon runner.One of the best multiday runners in the world ranked second all-time for 3100 miles 2006. For three straight years he ran all three yearly Self-Transcendence multidays in New York (six days, 3,100 miles (5,000 km), 700 miles)- a feat unprecedented in multiday annals. He has won the 3,100-mile (5,000 km) race five times, finishing the 2008 race on July 29, 2008 at 44 days 02:42:15 for a daily average of 70.278 miles (113.102 km). On October 29, 2006 Aalto finished the San Francisco One Day 24 hour endurance race in first place, logging just over 125 miles (201 km) in a 24 hour period.

Is a retired Finnish pole vaulter, now is Fitness Coach from FC Haka.

Is a retired Finnish pole vaulter, now is Fitness Coach from FC Haka.

Was a Finnish pianist, composer and actor.Fagerström studied music and appeared in a number of jazz

Was a Finnish pianist, composer and actor.Fagerström studied music and appeared in a number of jazz bands in Finland before acting and first appeared in film in 1935. He made a number of appearances in Finnish film between then and the 1980s always appearing as a pianist or organist in films such as the Rauni Mollberg historical film Aika hyvä ihmiseksi in 1977 to which he also composed the soundtrack to.

Was a Finnish speed skater and racing driver who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he fin

Was a Finnish speed skater and racing driver who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished fifth in the 500 metres event, tenth in the 5000 metres competition, and also tenth in the 10000 metres event. He also participated in the 1500 metres event but did not finish, therefore he was also unplaced in the all-round competition.

A Finnish musician and singer. She records in English. Her album Poverina was released May 11, 2005

A Finnish musician and singer. She records in English. Her album Poverina was released May 11, 2005 in Finland (on Delphic Recordings) and May 22, 2007 in the U.S. (on Minty Fresh). Singles from the album were "Poverina" and "Good Girl".She performed an a

Was a Finnish left-wing intellectual, journalist, member of Finnish parliament (1936-1953) and cultu

Was a Finnish left-wing intellectual, journalist, member of Finnish parliament (1936-1953) and cultural critic. He was born in Saltvik. Wirtanen rose to parliament from the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) list, but in 1946 he defected to the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). Wirtanen was also active in the Socialist Unity Party (SYP) and served as its chairman 1948-1955. In 1955, Wirtanen led the SYP's out of the SKDL. Wirtanen was fired twice (1941 and 1947) from the publication Arbetarbladet and once (1953) from the magazine Ny Tid.

Is a Finnish professional hockey Goaltender. He currently plays for the Finnish SM-liiga's TPS. He w

Is a Finnish professional hockey Goaltender. He currently plays for the Finnish SM-liiga's TPS. He was drafted 204th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. After spending his whole career in his hometown team Lukko, Engren signed

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for KuPS.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for KuPS.

Is a professional ice hockey defender. He is currently a defenceman for Tappara in the Swedish Elite

Is a professional ice hockey defender. He is currently a defenceman for Tappara in the Swedish Elite League. Before he signed with Tappara April 2007 did he play with Färjestads BK (2006-07) Tappara (2003-04) and Ässät (2004-06).

Was born in Raahe. The original name of his family was Leinonen. He came to Vaasa at the age of 19 a

Was born in Raahe. The original name of his family was Leinonen. He came to Vaasa at the age of 19 and started to work at a pharmacy. He wanted to start his own pharmacy in the town but did not get the permission to do so. Instead of continuing with the pharmacy he became an industrialist.

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

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland. He belonged to the conservative Finnish Party.

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940's and early 1950's. He won two silve

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940's and early 1950's. He won two silver medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was born in Gromovo, Russia.

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

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[1]

Is a retired shot putter from Finland. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympic

Is a retired shot putter from Finland. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in 9th place (18.98 metres) in the overall-standings.

Was a ski jumper from Finland. He won a silver medal in the Individual large hill event at the 1956

Was a ski jumper from Finland. He won a silver medal in the Individual large hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics.Kallakorpi also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1955.