Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Inter Turku; he formerly played for VG-62 and

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Inter Turku; he formerly played for VG-62 and FF Jaro.Gustafsson is member of the Finland national under-21 football team. He was captain of Finland team in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which

Is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hoc

Is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.

Is a Finnish ice hockey forward. Niinimäki played four seasons for Ilves in the Finnish SM-liiga, a

Is a Finnish ice hockey forward. Niinimäki played four seasons for Ilves in the Finnish SM-liiga, and was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall.

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2003. He finished 22nd in the individual spr

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2003. He finished 22nd in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Väänänen's best World Cup finish was fourth in a sprint event in Estonia in January 2010.

Is a Finnish retired ice dancer. She competed with Juha Valkama. They teamed up in 1999 and are the

Is a Finnish retired ice dancer. She competed with Juha Valkama. They teamed up in 1999 and are the 2002-2004 Finnish national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 18th at the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships.

Is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He played 285 games in the National Hockey Lea

Is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He played 285 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim before finishi

Is the vocalist of Finnish progressive rock band Wigwam. A British expatriate, Pembroke had played w

Is the vocalist of Finnish progressive rock band Wigwam. A British expatriate, Pembroke had played with London group Taverners' Guild before arriving in Finland in 1965. He immediately found himself in some demand, gigging on an ad hoc basis with various lineups (e.g. the Beatmakers, later renamed Jormas), until forming The Pems. He joined Blues Section in 1967, recording a blues-jazz-pop fusion album now considered seminal in Finnish rock. After the band folded Pembroke taught himself piano, then joined Wigwam in early 1969. He has remained their frontman and principal songwriter, while also releasing occasional solo records

A Finnish musician. His band Jimi Tenor & His Shamans published its first album in 1988, Jimi's firs

A Finnish musician. His band Jimi Tenor & His Shamans published its first album in 1988, Jimi's first solo album appeared in 1994. "Take Me Baby" became his first hit in 1994. He has released albums on Sähkö Recordings, Warp Records and Kitty-Yo labels.

Is a Finnish footballer who represents Vaasan Palloseura of Veikkausliiga.

Is a Finnish footballer who represents Vaasan Palloseura of Veikkausliiga.

Is a retired ice hockey player. Cavanagh was named All-American in ice hockey at Harvard University

Is a retired ice hockey player. Cavanagh was named All-American in ice hockey at Harvard University for three straight years.

Is a retired American ice hockey center. He played in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers and New York

Is a retired American ice hockey center. He played in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers and New York Islanders.

Was a Finnish author, translator, critic and journalist. Born in Sääminki, close by to Savonlinna

Was a Finnish author, translator, critic and journalist. Born in Sääminki, close by to Savonlinna he committed suicide in November 1934. His childhood was fatherless and poverty-stricken, his mother suffered from mental frailties and Joel himself was forced into paupery. Joel's foster mother supported his schooling and Lehtonen was able to study literature for a few years in the University of Helsinki, but dropped out without completing a degree.

Is a Finnish professional football player who is currently playing for the Allsvenskan side Djurgår

Is a Finnish professional football player who is currently playing for the Allsvenskan side Djurgården. Perovuo began his career with Espoon PS on youthside, before moving to FC Honka. He gradually became an important player in the Honka team. In December

Started and ran the Anon.penet.fi internet remailer.Anon.penet.fi was one of the most popular Intern

Started and ran the Anon.penet.fi internet remailer.Anon.penet.fi was one of the most popular Internet remailers, handling 10,000 messages a day. The server was the first of its kind to use a password-protected PO box system for sending and receiving e-mails. In the eighties he was the system administrator for the central Finnish news node as well as one of the founding members of the Finnish UNIX User Group.

Was a notable Finnish architect.Ehrenström was a resident of the Finland in the Swedish Kingdom. Fo

Was a notable Finnish architect.Ehrenström was a resident of the Finland in the Swedish Kingdom. Following the Swedish defeat in the Finnish War, Finland became a part of the Russian Empire. The city of Helsinki was promoted to be the new capital of the new Grand Duchy of Finland. Ehrenström was selected to be the chairman of the committee in charge of rebuilding the city of Helsinki after a fire that destroyed many of its old wooden structures in 1808.

Is the former chairman of the Christian Democratic Party (KD), previously known as the Finnish Chris

Is the former chairman of the Christian Democratic Party (KD), previously known as the Finnish Christian Coalition (SKL), and a member of the Parliament of Finland. Kallis works as the principal of the Kokkola academy of commerce and has a Master's degree

Is a Finnish triple jumper.He finished ninth at the 1998 European Championships and tenth at the 200

Is a Finnish triple jumper.He finished ninth at the 1998 European Championships and tenth at the 2001 World Championships. He also competed at the 1999 World Championships and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final.

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 composer of the later Romantic period and one of the most notable composers of the lat

Was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period and one of the most notable composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity.

Was a Finnish poet, and is the national poet of Finland. He wrote in the Swedish language.Runeberg s

Was a Finnish poet, and is the national poet of Finland. He wrote in the Swedish language.Runeberg studied first in the cities of Vaasa and Oulu, later on at Academy of Åbo, where he befriended Johan Vilhelm Snellman and Zacharias Topelius. His studies co

Is a Finland-Swedish politician and diplomat.Norrback graduated as a folkskola teacher in 1965 and w

Is a Finland-Swedish politician and diplomat.Norrback graduated as a folkskola teacher in 1965 and was the ombudsman for the Swedish People's Party in Ostrobothnia between 1967 and 1971, and a member of the Swedish Ostrobothnia's Region Board between 1971

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 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.

Was a Finnish architect. He graduated as an architect in 1931 and is best known for Eduskuntatalo, w

Was a Finnish architect. He graduated as an architect in 1931 and is best known for Eduskuntatalo, which is where the Parliament of Finland meets. The building was finished the year he graduated.Sirén was a shareholder at "K. Borg, J.S. Sirén & Hj. Åberg" from 1918 to 1925. In 1931, Sirén set up his own office and also worked as a professor of Architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology until 1957.

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.