Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Finnish race walker. His trainer is from year 1999 Kari Ahonen.

Is a Finnish race walker. His trainer is from year 1999 Kari Ahonen.

Is a professional tennis player from Finland. His highest ranking is 13th which was archived on July

Is a professional tennis player from Finland. His highest ranking is 13th which was archived on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching

Was a Finnish poet and a writer of prose and plays. He also translated American literature to Finnis

Was a Finnish poet and a writer of prose and plays. He also translated American literature to Finnish.Jarkko Laine was born in Turku, Finland. He became known from the 1960s underground movement, deriving inspiration from popular culture, pop music and co

Songwriter and member of the rock band YUP. In addition to his musical career Martikainen has worked

Songwriter and member of the rock band YUP. In addition to his musical career Martikainen has worked as a columnist, a producer and a documentarist. Martikainen has also illustrated his first solo-album Mierolainen (2004) and YUP's third album, Toppatakke

Is an American dancer and actress, best known for her role as River Tam in the short-lived science f

Is an American dancer and actress, best known for her role as River Tam in the short-lived science fiction series Firefly and follow-up movie Serenity as well as Tess in The 4400. She now appears on the Fox network TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Cameron Phillips.Glau was classically trained as a ballerina[1] and also studied tango and flamenco. A professional dancer since age 12, she appeared in several television commercials.Having relocated to Los Angeles in 2002, Glau's first television credit was a guest role as a ballerina on the 2002 episode "Waiting in the Wings" (episode 3x13) of the television series Angel. There she caught the eye of director Joss Whedon,

The developer of the first Internet chat network, called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), where he is know

The developer of the first Internet chat network, called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), where he is known as WiZ.[1] While working at Finland's University of Oulu in August 1988, he wrote the first IRC server and client programs, which he produced to replace the MUT (MultiUser Talk) program on the Finnish BBS OuluBox.[2] Using the Bitnet Relay chat system as inspiration,[3] Oikarinen continued to develop IRC over the next four years, receiving assistance from Darren Reed in co-authoring the IRC Protocol.[4] In 1997, his development of IRC earned Oikarinen a Dvorak Award for Personal Achievement—Outstanding Global Interactive Personal Communications System;[5] in 2005, the Millennium Technology Prize Foundation, a Finnish public-private partnership, honored him with one of three Special Recognition Awards.[6]

Is a Finnish professional football defender who currently plays in defence for the Veikkausliiga sid

Is a Finnish professional football defender who currently plays in defence for the Veikkausliiga side JJK in Jyväskylä, Finland.

A Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL

A Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the brother of Tuomo Ruutu, also currently playing in the NHL, and retired player Mikko Ruutu.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti.

Is a Finnish ice hockey player who had a very brief stint in the NHL. His only two active seasons in

Is a Finnish ice hockey player who had a very brief stint in the NHL. His only two active seasons in the NHL were in 1993-94 and 1994-95 with the Dallas Stars. In 13 career games, he notched three goals, four assists (for seven points), and had four penal

Is a former Finnish footballer who most recently played for Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliig

Is a former Finnish footballer who most recently played for Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He played in the position of defensive midfielder. Wiss has represented TPV Tampere, FF Jaro and HJK in Finland, Molde, Lillestrøm and Moss in Norway, S

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 amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a par

Was a Finnish amateur 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 tw

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who in the early 1950s. He finished sixth in the C-1 10000 m event at the

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who in the early 1950s. He finished sixth in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he participat

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he participated in the javelin throw competition, freestyle javelin throw event, and in the standing long jump contest but in all three competitions his final ranking i

Was a Finnish mathematician known for work on the central limit theorem.

Was a Finnish mathematician known for work on the central limit theorem.

Is a retired Finnish long jumper, best known for his bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Champi

Is a retired Finnish long jumper, best known for his bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. His personal best was 8.16 metres, achieved in June 1989 in Riga. This mark tied (with Rainer Stenius) for the Finnish record until 2005, when it

Is a retired professional hockey player who briefly played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins and Ott

Is a retired professional hockey player who briefly played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators. Currently he is an Assistant General Manager and Director of Amateur Scouting for the St. Louis Blues. After he left Finland in 1999 Kekäläi

Is a Finnish actor. He stars as Seppo Taalasmaa in the half-hour soap opera Salatut Elämät.

Is a Finnish actor. He stars as Seppo Taalasmaa in the half-hour soap opera Salatut Elämät.

Is a Finnish actor.Mäkinen began acting in 1989 on television working consistently throughout the 1

Is a Finnish actor.Mäkinen began acting in 1989 on television working consistently throughout the 1990s appearing in several films and TV series mostly notably in Vita lögner which he starred in 27 episodes in 1999. However since 2000 he has gradually made more appearances on the big screen, and in film he starred in the 2003 film Sibelius working with Finnish director Timo Koivusalo and actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen, Seela Sella, Miina Turunen and Vesa Vierikko.

Is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars

Is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars as their ninth-round pick, #172 overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Finnish hockey team SaiPa.

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

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

Was a Finnish jazz pianist and composer. He was born in Iisalmi, Eastern Finland, and first studied

Was a Finnish jazz pianist and composer. He was born in Iisalmi, Eastern Finland, and first studied classical piano. He later turned his attention to jazz and studied at Berklee College of Music (starting in 1980).

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, h

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m event and the C-2 1000 m event.

Is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.

Is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.