Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for Finland in the 1

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the Cross Country where he won the bronze medal and helped the Finnish team of multiple gold medalist Paavo Nurmi and Teodor Koskenniemi. He returned four years later to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the Cross Country Team where he again won the gold medal with the gold and silver medal winners Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in three Sum

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968.

Is a Finnish film actor.Nousiainen entered film in 1971 as both a director and actor in Saatanan rad

Is a Finnish film actor.Nousiainen entered film in 1971 as both a director and actor in Saatanan radikaalit and has made over 40 Finnish film and TV appearances to date. He has worked with Finnish director Timo Koivusalo on a number of films such as Sibelius in 2003 and Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa (2005), as well as in other Finnish movies and TV series. In 2006 he starred in 3 different films.

Is a Finnish former discus thrower.

Is a Finnish former discus thrower.

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Par

Was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland, Minister of Internal Affairs, and for a short time also Deputy Minister of Justice. He was the closest work colleague of Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg and was Minister of Internal Affairs in J.H. Vennola's first and second governments from 1919 to 1922 for a total of 526 days. Heikki Ritavuori is a unique figure in Finland's political history because he is not remembered for his life's work, but instead for its end. Minister Ritavuori was shot dead at the door to his home in Helsinki in February 1922.

Was a Finnish actor renowned for the part of Urho Hietanen in Edvin Laine's 1955 Tuntematon sotilas

Was a Finnish actor renowned for the part of Urho Hietanen in Edvin Laine's 1955 Tuntematon sotilas (The Unknown Soldier). In addition, he also played several comedic roles in 50's Finnish movies, as well as performing in several radio plays.

Is a retired Finnish pole vaulter, who is nicknamed Väärä .His personal best jump was 5.77 metres

Is a retired Finnish pole vaulter, who is nicknamed Väärä .His personal best jump was 5.77 metres, achieved in August 1996 in Helsinki. The Finnish record currently belongs to Jani Lehtonen with 5.82 metres.

Was a Finnish composer.Suolahti studied under Arvo Laitinen in Helsinki from 1929 to his death. In 1

Was a Finnish composer.Suolahti studied under Arvo Laitinen in Helsinki from 1929 to his death. In 1935, he composed Sinfonia piccola, which was first performed on February 1938 under Tauno Hannikainen. Hannikainen also orchestrated some of Suolahti's songs. Sinfonia piccola was published in the United States in 1959. When the composer died at the age of 16, none of his works had been performed publicly yet. He left the opera Pärttylin yö and a few other works unfinished.

Is a Finnish singer-songwriter who has also distinguished himself as a translator of song lyrics. To

Is a Finnish singer-songwriter who has also distinguished himself as a translator of song lyrics. To the public he's better known by the name Hector, which he has used since the release of his debut single "Palkkasoturi", a Finnish translation of Buffy Sainte-Marie's

A Finnish Nordic skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s who was born in Sippola.Compet

A Finnish Nordic skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s who was born in Sippola.Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with two medals in nordic combined (gold: 1948, silver: 1952) and one in cross country skiing (4 x 10 km: 1952).Hasu also won two medals at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid, New York with a gold in the Nordic combined and a silver in the 4 x 10 km.

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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

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

Lives and works Helsinki, Finland. Education: University of Art and Design Helsinki.

Lives and works Helsinki, Finland. Education: University of Art and Design Helsinki.

Is a Finnish actress.She starred in the 2005 film Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa working with actors s

Is a Finnish actress.She starred in the 2005 film Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa working with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and Vesa-Matti-Loiri and director Timo Koivusalo.

Was a Finnish painter. She is most widely known for her realist works and self-portraits, and less w

Was a Finnish painter. She is most widely known for her realist works and self-portraits, and less well known for her landscapes and still-lifes. Throughout her long life, her work changed dramatically.Finland to Svante Schjerfbeck and Olga Johanna (née Printz), Schjerfbeck showed talent at an early age. By the time Schjerfbeck was eleven, she was enrolled at the Finnish Art Society drawing school. Since the Schjerfbeck family was not very wealthy, Adolf von Becker, a man who saw promise in Schjerfbeck, got her into the school tuition free (Ahtola-Moorhouse). It was at the Finnish Art Society drawing school that Schjerfbeck met Helena Westermarck.

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 2007 Long distance World Orienteering Championship

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 2007 Long distance World Orienteering Championships,[2] and finished second in 2005.[3] In the Middle distance she finished second 2007, and third 2003 and 2004. Two times Relay World Champion, from 2006 and 2007, as member of the Finnish winning team, and also silver medal from 2004.[2][3]

Is a former Finnish track & field athlete. She was born in Kauhajoki and represented Kauhajoen Karhu

Is a former Finnish track & field athlete. She was born in Kauhajoki and represented Kauhajoen Karhu throughout her career. She currently lives in Vaasa. Her main athletic events were the triple jump and the long jump. She holds the current Finnish recor

A Finnish javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. S

A Finnish javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She won with a throw of 67.94 meters, more than two meters ahead of the silver medalist, Louise McPaul of Australia.

A Finnish artist and a painter. Mustonen's works of art are mainly paintings, but she also creates s

A Finnish artist and a painter. Mustonen's works of art are mainly paintings, but she also creates sculptures in bronze. Helvi Mustonen's art has typically very strong and emotional themes and strong colours. The paintings are usually quite dark and symbolistic.Mustonen was born in Kemi. She started painting and sculpting in Oulu during the early 1970s and continued in Hyvinkää where she moved in the early 1980s. Since then Mustonen has taken part in numerous group exhibitions and has had her own solo exhibitions in many art museums and galleries in Finland.

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. He won the overall even

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. He won the overall event at the 1954-55 Four Hills Tournament, then won the 1955-56 Four Hills event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.Silvennoinen also finished tenth in the individual large hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He also finished fourth in the individual normal hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1962 in Zakopane.

Is an alpine skier. Raita has been part of the Finnish Alpine skiing team since the 1990s. She got h

Is an alpine skier. Raita has been part of the Finnish Alpine skiing team since the 1990s. She got her first world cup points during the season 1999-2000 in Copper Mountain, USA when she was 13th in slalom. She competed in three Olympic Games between 1998

Is a Finnish actress. She is known for her role as Aamu Korhonen in the popular Finnish soap opera S

Is a Finnish actress. She is known for her role as Aamu Korhonen in the popular Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät.Vänninen now studies in the department of acting at the University of Tampere. She is scheduled to graduate in 2008.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Honka.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Honka.

Is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 221st which was archived on 4 October 2010. His b

Is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 221st which was archived on 4 October 2010. His brother Micke is also a junior tennis player. Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat. He reached the final of the 20