Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is a football striker. He played for MyPa of the Veikkausliiga until 2008. Currently Eero Peltonen i

Is a football striker. He played for MyPa of the Veikkausliiga until 2008. Currently Eero Peltonen is playing for FC Viikingit in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen).

Was a Finnish pentathlete. After pentathlon was removed from the Olympic programme for 1928, Lehton

Was a Finnish pentathlete. After pentathlon was removed from the Olympic programme for 1928, Lehtonen quit his career.

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

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

Was a Finnish American architect and product designer of the 20th century famous for varying his sty

Was a Finnish American architect and product designer of the 20th century famous for varying his style according to the demands of the project[citation needed]: simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism.Eero Saarinen, who was born in Hvitträsk, coincidentally shared the same birthday as his father, Eliel Saarinen [1]. Saarinen emigrated to the United States of America in 1923 when he was thirteen years old [2]. He grew up within the community of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, where his father taught. Saarinen studied under his father and took courses in sculpture and furniture design. He had a close relationship with fellow students Charles and Ray Eames

Is a Finnish ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien. H

Is a Finnish ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien. He has won the Finnish Championship twice, in 1996/97 with Jokerit and 2004/05 with Kärpät.

A Finnish musicologist and semiotician, currently serving as Professor of Musicology at the Universi

A Finnish musicologist and semiotician, currently serving as Professor of Musicology at the University of Helsinki.fter receiving his Ph.D. degree at the University of Helsinki in 1978, Tarasti served a while at the University of Jyväskylä, appointed as Professor of arts education in 1979-1983 and professor of musicology in 1983-1984. In 1984 he attained position as professor of Musicology in Helsinki. Tarasti has held several posts as Director or President in semiotic and musical societies and has written and edited numerous books with a semiotical approach on music since the 1970s. He is the President of the International Association for Semiotic Studies (since 2004).

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 Finnish footballer, who plays for S.V. Zulte Waregem.He has played in the Finnish premier divis

Is a Finnish footballer, who plays for S.V. Zulte Waregem.He has played in the Finnish premier division of football, Veikkausliiga, representing MyPa of Anjalankoski. On 1 January 2009 he joined Belgian club S.V. Zulte Waregem, together with teammate Tarm

Is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960's. She won a bronze

Is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960's. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.Ruoppa also won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.

Is a former speed skater from Finland.Being for a decade almost the only female skater able to compe

Is a former speed skater from Finland.Being for a decade almost the only female skater able to compete against the Soviet ladies on the longer distances, Eevi Huutunen made a comeback specially for the 1960 Winter Olympics (the first where women speed skaters were allowed to compete), where she managed to win the bronze on the 3000m. She competed in eleven World Allround Championships which was till 1960 the only international speed skating event for women, from 1948 to 1960 (every year except 1956 and 1958), winning the 1951 event and being on many occasions the best non-soviet skater, certainly in the longer distances.

Is a Finnish actress. She is known of her roles in several Finnish comedy series, for example Fakta

Is a Finnish actress. She is known of her roles in several Finnish comedy series, for example Fakta homma and Hynttyyt yhteen. She plays Second Lieutenant Pienimäki's wife in the five Vääpeli Körmy films.She has also done voice-over work for Finnish film dubs. She provided the voice of Marge Simpson in The Simpsons Movie and Maggie the cow in Disney's Home on the Range.

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion.[1] She won a gold medal at the 1995 World O

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion.[1] She won a gold medal at the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold with the Finnish relay team. She received a silver medal with the relay team in 1993 (West Point), and a bronze medal in 1989 (Skaraborg). She received an individual bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships (Short distance) and a silver medal at the 1995 World Championships (Classic distance).

Is a Finnish actress, author, screenwriter, playwright and columnist.After having graduated from the

Is a Finnish actress, author, screenwriter, playwright and columnist.After having graduated from the Iisalmi Lukio (High School), Nuotio studied dance and mime in France and screenwriting in New York City. She has appeared on several Finnish television series as well as at theaters. Her television appearances include the drama series Tuliportaat ("Stairs of Fire"), Sisaret ("The Siblings") and the character comic series Kesäkerttu ("The Summer Kerttu"), which caused some controversy in Finland in the late 1990s. Sisaret was co-written by Eppu Nuotio and Sirpa Hyttinen. Nuotio has also made translations of stageplays originally published in English or Swedish. Furthermore, she has created lyrics for songs.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer O

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of ninth in the K-1 500 m event at Rome in 1960.

Was a Finnish sculptor. She is most famous for the Sibelius monument (1967). A statue by Hiltunen re

Was a Finnish sculptor. She is most famous for the Sibelius monument (1967). A statue by Hiltunen resembling a smaller version of the Sibelius Monument stands on the grounds of the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

Was a Finnish singer. Her song ”Onni jonka annoin pois” (The Luck I Gave Away) was a hit.

Was a Finnish singer. Her song ”Onni jonka annoin pois” (The Luck I Gave Away) was a hit.

Was a Finnish poet.Kivikk'aho was born in Sortavala soon after the World War I. One of her most famo

Was a Finnish poet.Kivikk'aho was born in Sortavala soon after the World War I. One of her most famous poems is "Nocturno", which was already published in the debut work Sinikallio (1942).

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Was a Finnish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a part of th

Was a Finnish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a part of the Finnish football team squad, which finished fourth in the football event. He participated in all four matches in the main tournament and scored one goal

Was a middle-distance runner from Finland.

Was a middle-distance runner from Finland.

Was a fighter pilot of the Finnish Air Force, and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all ti

Was a fighter pilot of the Finnish Air Force, and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time. This makes him the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force, leading all Finnish pilots in score against Soviet aircraft in the Winter War (1939–1940) and in the Continuation War (1941–1944), with 94 confirmed aerial combat victories in 437 sorties.[1]

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 Heatherbell, which won the bronze medal in the 12 metre class.

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1962. He finished seventh in the individual large

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1962. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.Kirjonen earned a total of three career victories, all in normal hill events (1955, 1957, 1961). He also won the Four Hills Tournament event in 1961-62.

Was a Finnish poet and journalist and is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry. His poems

Was a Finnish poet and journalist and is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry. His poems combine modern and Finnish folk elements. The style of much of his work is like the Kalevala and folk songs. Nature, love, and despair are frequent themes

Was a Finnish marathon runner who won the Boston Marathon three times (1959, 1961 and 1962). Oksanen

Was a Finnish marathon runner who won the Boston Marathon three times (1959, 1961 and 1962). Oksanen also won the 1957 Turku Marathon in Finland and the 1959 Athens Marathon.