Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Finnish sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympic

Was a Finnish sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1906 he became the first Finnish Olympics winner against Austrian Rudolf Lindmayer, as he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class as well as the silver medal in the overall competition.

Was a Finnish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member o

Was a Finnish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member of the Finnish cycling team which finished fifth in the team time trial event. In the individual time trial competition he finished 34th.

Was a Finnish Prime Minister who served from 1941 to 1943 . He was an economist with little politica

Was a Finnish Prime Minister who served from 1941 to 1943 . He was an economist with little political experience at first. That stated he is known for refusing a Nazi proposal to transport Finnish Jews to Poland. He also defended the occupation of East Ka

Is a Finnish female ice hockey player.

Is a Finnish female ice hockey player.

A Finnish singer. Her first published work was a duet Tahdon tanssia kanssasi with Tomi Metsäketo i

A Finnish singer. Her first published work was a duet Tahdon tanssia kanssasi with Tomi Metsäketo in 2004. Kurkela released her first album Hetki hiljaa in 2005. She got a lot of publicity in Finnish Preselection final for Eurovision Song Contest 2007, pr

Is a Finnish middle distance runner, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Is a Finnish middle distance runner, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Is a Finnish 100m hurdler and long jumper. She is 165cm (5'5") tall, and weighs 55kg (121lb, 8st 9lb

Is a Finnish 100m hurdler and long jumper. She is 165cm (5'5") tall, and weighs 55kg (121lb, 8st 9lb), and trains with Suodenniemen Urheilijat. She is also the national indoor champion in the 60 meters hurdles and long jump in 2003, 2004 & 2006 national c

Is a Finnish actress and singer, best known as Paula Sievinen in the Finnish soap series Salatut elämät.[1] She has acted in Salatut elämät from year 2004. In the series she has three daughters,a son and a husband. In real life she has a husband and two children, Joona and Juuli.

Was chosen Miss Finland in 1974. Ms. Raunio competed in the 1974 Miss Universe and Miss Internationa

Was chosen Miss Finland in 1974. Ms. Raunio competed in the 1974 Miss Universe and Miss International pageants and placed second runner-up in both competitions. She works nowadays as a hostess and actress. Since 2005, she has played Tanja Jääskeläinen in the Finnish soap series Salatut elämät on MTV3. She has acted also in theatre and in the TV series Tähtitehdas. Her role in both Tanja Jääskeläinen and Salatut elämät is that of a mother whose son is killed. In Tähtitehdas her son Kimi dies from a shooting and in Salatut elämät her son Riku dies in a car accident.

Is a Finnish television and film director.Vuoksenmaa is in a relationship with film and television s

Is a Finnish television and film director.Vuoksenmaa is in a relationship with film and television scriptwriter Mika Ripatti.[1]

Was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarte

Was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Richard Vogt.

Was a Finnish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he did not finish

Was a Finnish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he did not finish in the individual time trial event. Therefore he was the weakest link of the Finnish cycling team which competed in the team time trial event and finished fifth.

Was a Finnish author and journalist.He started as a realist and his first novel Rautatie (Railroad),

Was a Finnish author and journalist.He started as a realist and his first novel Rautatie (Railroad), which is considered one of his main works, is from this period. Later he moved towards neoromanticism with novels Panu and Kevät ja takatalvi as well as Juha. The last one is one of his most famous works and has been adapted to opera by Arne Merikanto, and to film four times, most recently in 1999 by Aki Kaurismäki.

Was a Finnish politician from Young Finnish Party. Lundson was speaker of the parliament in 1917 and

Was a Finnish politician from Young Finnish Party. Lundson was speaker of the parliament in 1917 and was chairing the session on 6 December 1917 when the declaration of independence was approved.

Is a Finnish footballer, who currently represents Tampere United of Veikkausliiga, the premier divis

Is a Finnish footballer, who currently represents Tampere United of Veikkausliiga, the premier division of football in Finland. He is also part of Finland national under-18 football team. He is a defender and usually plays the position of central defender

Is a Finnish footballer (defender) who currently plays for the Finnish Premier Division side IFK Mar

Is a Finnish footballer (defender) who currently plays for the Finnish Premier Division side IFK Mariehamn.Nordström has played for IFK Mariehamn his whole footballing life. He's regarded as a very talented defender and has established himself as a regula

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga.

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga.

Is a retired American ice hockey winger.Byce was drafted in the 11th round by the Boston Bruins in t

Is a retired American ice hockey winger.Byce was drafted in the 11th round by the Boston Bruins in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft while attending James Madison Memorial High School, and joined up with the team during the 1989–90 NHL playoffs, playing eight game

Was an American cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 67th in the 18 km event a

Was an American cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 67th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.Burton was a Harvard University graduate, playing ice hockey while a student. After serving in the United States Navy, h

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics, playing five matches and

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics, playing five matches and scoring two goals. The American ice hockey team won the silver medal that year.

Is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 494 NHL games with the St. Louis Blu

Is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 494 NHL games with the St. Louis Blues and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1985. He was born in Buffalo, New York. Brownschidle was also a member of the University of Notre Dame hockey team

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member o

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches and scored three goals.

A Finnish violinist and conductor.Storgårds studied violin with Esther Raitio and Jouko Ignatius at

A Finnish violinist and conductor.Storgårds studied violin with Esther Raitio and Jouko Ignatius at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, and continued his violin studies with Chaim Taub in Israel. He was a founding member of the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra. After experience leading orchestras from the front desk of the violin section, his interest in conducting increased after an invitation to conduct the Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra.[1] He subsequently returned to the Sibelius Academy from 1993-1997 to study conducting with Jorma Panula and Eri Klas.

Is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Honka based i

Is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Honka based in Tapiola in Finland.

Was a Finnish footballer.He played for the Finnish clubs MP Mikkeli, FC Haka, TPV and KTP. With FC H

Was a Finnish footballer.He played for the Finnish clubs MP Mikkeli, FC Haka, TPV and KTP. With FC Haka he became Finnish league champion in 1995.He also played for Gefle IF and Lira Luleå BK in Sweden, and was capped 11 times for Finland between 1994 and