Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a Finnish sailor and olympic medalist.Dittmar competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, whe

Was a Finnish sailor and olympic medalist.Dittmar competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he received a bronze medal in the monotype class.[1]

Is a Finnish hard dance DJ. Proteus has gained the respect to be called Finland's most known Hard Da

Is a Finnish hard dance DJ. Proteus has gained the respect to be called Finland's most known Hard Dance DJ and has become one of the key players of the global hard dance scene. Proteus has been DJ'ing for 12 years and producing music about 7 years. Proteus and his friends have been the key figures in creating the harder dance scene in Finland. Proteus belongs to the famous Finnish artist and label collective FINRG.

Was a Finnish athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1928 Summer Olympics.Harry Larva was forced to change

Was a Finnish athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1928 Summer Olympics.Harry Larva was forced to change his last name from Lagerström to Larva in 1928 by a young president of Finnish Athletics Union and known nationalist Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, because his name didn't sound as Finnish.

Is a former hammer thrower from Finland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his n

Is a former hammer thrower from Finland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980.

A Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Ol

A Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals (all bronzes), and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000. He was born at Mikkeli.His biggest successes though were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he earned a total of 8 medals. This included one gold (15 km: 1989), three silvers (4 x 10 km: 1989, 1995. 1997), and four bronzes (15 km: 1982, 30 km: 1985, 4 x 10 km: 1982 (shared with East Germany), 1991). Kirvesniemi ended his competition career after being caught in a doping scandal at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Koskela competed at the 1988 Sum

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Koskela competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the light heavyweight class.[1]

Is a Finnish ski jumper who has been competing since 2002. He is best known for his silver medal in

Is a Finnish ski jumper who has been competing since 2002. He is best known for his silver medal in the individual large hill at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. Olli has a total of four Continental Cup wins in the individual normal hill during 2005-06.

Is a Finnish entrepreneur. Roschier was the CEO for Talentum Oyj, a leading business to business med

Is a Finnish entrepreneur. Roschier was the CEO for Talentum Oyj, a leading business to business media company in the Nordic countries between 1992 and 2006. During the Roschier years company grew from a less than 10 M€ company to a 100M€ company, It was for several years one of the fastest growing media companies in terms of revenue and market capitalization in the Nordic Countries. After leaving Talentum Roschier co-founded the Avaus Group consisting of a strategy consultancy and a marketing and technology services provider.

Is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six

Is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals (all bronzes), and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000. He was born at Mikkeli.

Is a boxer from Finland.He competed for Finland in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finlan

Is a boxer from Finland.He competed for Finland in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place.

Is a Finnish footballer, who is currently playing for KuPS.

Is a Finnish footballer, who is currently playing for KuPS.

Was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished sixth in the K-1 1000 m even

Was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished sixth in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

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 Nina, which won the silver medal in the 10 metre class.

Was a Finnish boxer. He was born in Helsinki and died in Espoo.

Was a Finnish boxer. He was born in Helsinki and died in Espoo.

Was an American professional ice hockey forward who played for the Hamilton Tigers, New York America

Was an American professional ice hockey forward who played for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans, Chicago Black Hawks, and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. Although US born, Burch moved to Toronto, Ontario at an early age, where he grew

Is an Iraqi-born film director and writer who lives in Finland. He writes in Arabic.Blasim went to F

Is an Iraqi-born film director and writer who lives in Finland. He writes in Arabic.Blasim went to Finland as a refugee in 2004 after getting in trouble when making the film The Wounded Camera in the Kurdish area in northern Iraq. He made four short films for the Finnish broadcasting company Yle. His short story collection Madman of Freedom Square is on the long list for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2010.[1]

A Finnish singer and lyricist. She has sung in band Aikakone (Finnish for "time machine") under the

A Finnish singer and lyricist. She has sung in band Aikakone (Finnish for "time machine") under the name Vera. In Aikakone she did mostly backing vocals, but also some lead vocals in songs such as "Toiseen maailmaan" and "Tulisitko"'. She has also written

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and World Hockey Association.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and World Hockey Association.

Was a Finnish composer.His film compositions included music for Veteraanin voitto, Kvinnan bakom all

Was a Finnish composer.His film compositions included music for Veteraanin voitto, Kvinnan bakom allt, and Prinsessa Ruusunen.

Is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a right defender. Aho currently represents FF Jaro, which play

Is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a right defender. Aho currently represents FF Jaro, which plays in the Finnish premier division, Veikkausliiga. He represented Tampere United and won three Finnish championships before moving to FF Jaro for the 2009 s

Was a four time World Champion motocross racer. Known as the "Flying Finn", and characterized by a f

Was a four time World Champion motocross racer. Known as the "Flying Finn", and characterized by a fierce, determined style, he was the first Finn to win a motocross world championship.He won his first 500 cc Motocross World Championship on a Husqvarna in

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti; he formerly played for Wimbledon F.C.,

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti; he formerly played for Wimbledon F.C., FC Jokerit and AC Allianssi.

Is a Finnish entertainer, actor and musician, best remembered for his role in the early 1990s hit sh

Is a Finnish entertainer, actor and musician, best remembered for his role in the early 1990s hit show Kummeli and his hit song Uneton Yö, featured on his debut album, Kaikista Kaikkein. Since then, he has recorded three more albums (Kaksi Maailmaa, Lauantain Toivotut Levyt and se tulee läpi), along with playing numerous roles in Kummeli's spinoff films and other titles such as the comedy film Kahlekuningas (Handcuff King).

Is Finnish musician and actor. He was guitarist and songwriter of several notable Finnish bands in 1

Is Finnish musician and actor. He was guitarist and songwriter of several notable Finnish bands in 1970s and 1980s. He is also a singer on his solo albums. Even better Silvennoinen is known as a member of comedian group Kummeli which started their television show in 1991.

Is a Finnish actor, who became well-known in the beginning of 1970s in the comedy program Ällitäll

Is a Finnish actor, who became well-known in the beginning of 1970s in the comedy program Ällitälli. Kinnunen was known specially for his roles in comedy films and -series. He has played the leading role in Vääpeli Körmy films and appeared in five Uuno Turhapuro films.