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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.

Was a Finnish architect and designer. She was born in Helsinki, and completed her school education i

Was a Finnish architect and designer. She was born in Helsinki, and completed her school education in 1913 at the Helsingin Suomalainen Tyttökoulu (Helsinki Finnish Girls' School). She began studies in architecture that same year at the Institute of Technology, Helsinki, and qualified as an architect in 1920. That same year she went to work for architect Oiva Kallio in Helsinki. In 1923 she moved to the city of Jyväskylä to work in the office of architect Gunnar A. Wahlroos, but the following year switched to working in the office of architect Alvar Aalto when they got married. The Aaltos spent their honeymoon in northern Italy. It was common at that time for young architects in Scandinavia to travel to Italy to study the vernacular architecture, and it had a profound influence on Scandinavian architecture during the 1920s, including the Aaltos, flourishing in the so-called Nordic Classicism style.

Was a Finnish soprano. She was the first international star of the Finnish opera scene after Alma Fo

Was a Finnish soprano. She was the first international star of the Finnish opera scene after Alma Fohström, and a groundbreaker for the domestic field.Ackté's parents were mezzosoprano Emmy Achte and the conductor-composer Lorenz Nikolai Achte. Aino Ackté married doctor Heikki Renvall in 1901 and gave birth to a daughter (Glory Leppänen). Mies Reenkola, their son, was born in 1908.The young Ackté studied singing under her mother's tutelage until 1894 when she entered the Paris Conservatory (Edmond Duvernoy and Alfred Girodet). Her successful debut at the Paris Grand Opera happened in 1897 in Faust and she was signed on for six years as a result.

Was a Finnish politician in the Centre Party. Haapoja was born in Kauhava and became a Member of Par

Was a Finnish politician in the Centre Party. Haapoja was born in Kauhava and became a Member of Parliament in 2003 and was elected for a second term in 2007. In 2005, she became the chair of the Kauhava city council. She was an agrologist by training.

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won three bronze medals with one in 2006 (Team sprint) and two in 2010 (30 km, 4 x 5 km).Saarinen also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with four golds (Team sprint: 2009, 10 km: 2009, 4 x 5 km: 2007, 2009) and a bronze (7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit: 2009). She has six individual victories in FIS races since 2002, but did not win her first World Cup event until she won the 30 km classical event at the Holmenkollen ski festival on March 17, 2007.

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.

Is a former Finnish footballer.

Is a former Finnish footballer.

A Finnish script writer and film director.Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the

A Finnish script writer and film director.Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the films of his elder brother Mika Kaurismäki. His debut as an independent director was Crime and Punishment (1983), Dostoevsky's famous crime story set in modern-day Helsinki.His style has been influenced a lot by such directors as Jean-Pierre Melville and Robert Bresson, as he relies on low-key acting and simple cinematic storytelling to get his message(s) across. Critics have also seen an influence from Rainer Werner Fassbinder but Kaurismäki - a keen film buff himself - has said that he somehow never got around to seeing any Fassbinder movies until recent years. His movies have a unique downplayed humorous side that can also be seen in the films of Jim Jarmusch, who has a cameo in Kaurismäki's film Leningrad Cowboys Go America. Jarmusch also used frequent Kaurismäki actors in his film Night on Earth, a part of which takes place in Helsinki, Finland.

His style has been influenced a lot by such directors as Jean-Pierre Melville and Robert Bresson, as

His style has been influenced a lot by such directors as Jean-Pierre Melville and Robert Bresson, as he relies on low-key acting and simple cinematic storytelling to get his message(s) across. Critics have also seen an influence from Rainer Werner Fassbinder but Kaurismäki - a keen film buff himself - has said that he somehow never got around to seeing any Fassbinder movies until recent years. His movies have a unique downplayed humorous side that can also be seen in the films of Jim Jarmusch, who has a cameo in Kaurismäki's film Leningrad Cowboys Go America. Jarmusch also used frequent Kaurismäki actors in his film Night on Earth, a part of which takes place in Helsinki, Finland.

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for HJK Helsinki in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He is kno

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for HJK Helsinki in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He is known as a hard working, defensive midfielder. Riihilahti started his career at HJK where he made his Veikkausliiga debut in 1995. He won the Finnish champio

Started his public career in 1984 as an announcer in the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) radio sh

Started his public career in 1984 as an announcer in the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) radio show Rockradio. In 1986 he formed a band called Giddyups, followed with a successful a cappella group Veeti and the Velvets. He released his first solo album Mielenrauhaa ("peace of mind") in 1995. He went on to make four more solo albums, the latest of which was released posthumously in February 2005. Sirkesalo sold more than 100,000 records, which is a substantial amount in a small market like Finland. He also hosted music-related TV shows for the Finnish Broadcasting Company.

Is a Finnish basketball player. He stands 6'10 tall and weighs 255lbs. Ulander has been a member of

Is a Finnish basketball player. He stands 6'10 tall and weighs 255lbs. Ulander has been a member of the Finland national basketball team for several years.

A Finnish Javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and a

A Finnish Javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships. His best throw is 93.09 in 1999. His best Olympic placing is 5th in 2000. In the spring of 2006, Parviainen announced his retirement due to injuries.

Was a Finnish lieutenant general and main strategic planner during the Winter War and the Continuati

Was a Finnish lieutenant general and main strategic planner during the Winter War and the Continuation War. He was the virtual second-in-command of the Finnish army under Field Marshal C.G.E. Mannerheim.As a young man he became a supporter of Finnish independence. His father changed the original, Swedish, family name Johansson to Airo (lit. "oar").During the Civil War in Finland (1918), Airo served in the artillery on the White side, taking part in battles near Viipuri. At the end of the war he was a lieutenant. Afterwards he was trained as an officer in Lappeenranta artillery school and was sponsored to the French military academy, École militaire in St.-Cyr in 1920. In 1921 he was accepted into École Supérieure de Guerre, the French officer training academy, from which he graduated as a captain in 1923, at the age of 27. Mannerheim invited him to join Finland's Defense Council as a secretary.

Was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national

Was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic (illustration, below). His work was considered very important for the Finnish national identity.Gallen-Kallela was born Axél Waldemar Gallén in Pori (in Swedish Björneborg), Finland. His father Peter Gallén worked as police chief and lawyer.[1] At the age of 11 he was sent to Helsinki to study at a grammar school, because his father opposed his ambition to become a painter. After his father's death in 1879, Gallen-Kallela attended drawing classes at the Finnish Art Society.

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki of Veikkausliiga, the premier division of footb

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki of Veikkausliiga, the premier division of football in Finland. Pelvas got started with football in the age of five, when he joined Etelä-Espoon Pallo in Espoo. In 2003, he joined HJK's juniors at the ag

Is a musician, record producer and sound engineer from Lahti, Finland. He plays drums in the metal b

Is a musician, record producer and sound engineer from Lahti, Finland. He plays drums in the metal band Entwine[1] and vocals and drums in the group Tuoni. Hanttu is also involved with Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, which has worked with artists such as Nightwish, Reflexion, Soulrelic and the Belarusian 2009 Eurovision Song Contest entry Petr Elfimov. He mixed the album, Fuel for the Fire by Finnish Idols winner, Ari Koivunen. He was a co-writer on Julma Satu, the debut album of Villieläin and also provided backing vocals on most of the tracks, as well as helping to produce it at Wave Sound Studios in Aatolike.

Is an American ice hockey player.

Is an American ice hockey player.

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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.

Is a Soviet Union-born Finnish football player currently playing for IFK Mariehamn.Anttilainen forme

Is a Soviet Union-born Finnish football player currently playing for IFK Mariehamn.Anttilainen formerly played for KooTeePee, JIPPO and Dinaburg. He has also played in Zenit St. Petersburg academy team.

Is a Soviet Union-born Finnish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently represents FC Honka i

Is a Soviet Union-born Finnish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently represents FC Honka in the Finnish Premier Division. Kokko made his first appearance in the Finnish top flight at the age of 17 with FC Jazz. He joined FC Honka before the 2007

Was a Finnish artist, designer, writer and thinker. He was known as a renaissance man and is an impo

Was a Finnish artist, designer, writer and thinker. He was known as a renaissance man and is an important figure in Finnish cultural history.

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Toivola competed at the 1924 Su

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Toivola competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.[1]