Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. From the early 19

Was one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. From the early 1970s onward he released nearly 30 full-length albums, as well as writing song lyrics for dozens of Finnish artists. Several of Leskinen's songs have reached classic status in Finnish popular music, e.g., "Viidestoista yö", "Kaksoiselämää" and "Syksyn sävel". His early records are considered staples of the so-called Manserock movement of the mid-'70s. In addition to Leskinen's musical work, he extended his focus to poetry and playwriting with nine collections of verse and seven plays published.

Is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the ski jumpin

Is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the ski jumping gold medal at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. He has one child (daughter Kirsi Kärkinen).

A Finnish composer of modern classical music. Lives in Helsinki.Juhani Komulainen has studied compos

A Finnish composer of modern classical music. Lives in Helsinki.Juhani Komulainen has studied composition at the University of Miami in the U.S., and with Einojuhani Rautavaara in Finland. He gained a reputation in the 1990s through his successful participation in several Finnish and international competitions. His choral music combines a melodic propensity, a lyrical basic mood, a soft brand of free tonality and a style-independent freedom of expression.

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga.He has visited Serie B clu

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga.He has visited Serie B clubs Vicenza and Brescia.

Is a former Finnish footballer. Peltonen was the first Finnish player to play in the German Bundesli

Is a former Finnish footballer. Peltonen was the first Finnish player to play in the German Bundesliga. The forward made 38 appearances for Hamburger SV between 1964 and 1966, scoring six goals. His career in Germany ended after only two seasons because o

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish rel

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus.[1]He received a silver medal in the relay at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships with the Finnish team, and again in 1968.[2]

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

Is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and World Hockey Association. He played for TPS, HJK, HIFK, Cleveland Crusaders, and Phoenix Roadrunners.

A Finnish architect and former professor of Architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology an

A Finnish architect and former professor of Architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology and a former Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture (1978-1983). He runs his own architect's office - Arkkitehtitoimisto Juhani Pallasmaa KY - in Helsinki. He is also Ruth & Norman Moore Visiting Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, U.S..His exhibitions of Finnish architecture, planning and visual arts have been displayed in more that thirty countries and he has written numerous articles on cultural philosophy, environmental psychology and theories of architecture and the arts. Many of his articles are first featured in ARK (The Finnish Architectural Review).

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930's. He won three medals at the FIS Nordic

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930's. He won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4 x 10 km in 1937, a gold in the same event in 1938, and a gold in the 18 km in 1939.

Was a Finnish-Canadian hockey player and coach. He was the first Finnish-born hockey player in the N

Was a Finnish-Canadian hockey player and coach. He was the first Finnish-born hockey player in the National Hockey League and possibly in North America. Following his hockey career Pudas was active in the capacity of referee.

Was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was a foreign minister and negotiated with the Soviet Un

Was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was a foreign minister and negotiated with the Soviet Union before the Winter War started. Erkko's father was politician and journalist Eero Erkko and son journalist Aatos Erkko.

Is a Finnish footballer who plays for HJK Helsinki in Veikkausliiga. He is a striker especially know

Is a Finnish footballer who plays for HJK Helsinki in Veikkausliiga. He is a striker especially known for his pace.Mäkelä started his career with OLS Oulu and Tervarit in his home-town, before moving to Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki for the 2003 season.

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for AC Oulu in Oulu in Finland.

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for AC Oulu in Oulu in Finland.

Was a Finnish politician prior to, during, and after the Winter War. He was a member of parliament 1

Was a Finnish politician prior to, during, and after the Winter War. He was a member of parliament 1917-1932 and 1936-1954, and represented the Agrarian Party (Maalaisliitto). He served as a minister in many cabinets. His most important office was as Mini

Is a Finnish businessman. He has resigned from the position of President & CEO at Finnair Plc August

Is a Finnish businessman. He has resigned from the position of President & CEO at Finnair Plc August 7th, 2009 (effective Jan 31st, 2010)[1]. His previous positions include Vice President at Stockmann. Hienonen lives in the city of Kauniainen with his wife and two daughters. He is fluent in Finnish, English, Swedish and Russian.

Is a Finnish football defender who currently plays for Kokkolan Palloveikot.After sereval years away

Is a Finnish football defender who currently plays for Kokkolan Palloveikot.After sereval years away from Kokkola, at the age of 32, Hakala signed one year deal with KPV on April 2010.

Is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1998 and again from 2006 to 2009. His bes

Is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1998 and again from 2006 to 2009. His best World Cup finish was fifth in a 15 km event at Lahti in 1995.Hartonen also finished 13th in the 30 km event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 14th in the 50 km event at Falun in 1993.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, who plays for Jokerit.Hentunen played a total of 38 ga

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, who plays for Jokerit.Hentunen played a total of 38 games in the 2001–02 NHL season for the Calgary Flames and the Nashville Predators, who he was traded to on March 19, 2002.

Is a Finnish actor.

Is a Finnish actor.

Is a retired football midfielder. During his club career, Ikäläinen played for Kemin Into, Örgryt

Is a retired football midfielder. During his club career, Ikäläinen played for Kemin Into, Örgryte IS, GIF Sundsvall, Kiruna FF and Kemin Palloseura. He also played international football for the Finland national team. He was the Finnish Football Associat

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Finnis

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Finnish national men's ice hockey team.

He has played different kinds of music and is bassist on the bands Scarlet Thread, Burning Point, St

He has played different kinds of music and is bassist on the bands Scarlet Thread, Burning Point, Stargazery and Rytmiterapia.

Is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender. His previous clubs includes Willem II Tilburg in Ne

Is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender. His previous clubs includes Willem II Tilburg in Netherlands, Anyang LG Cheetahs in South Korea, Reipas Lahti, MyPa, FC Haka and FC Lahti in Finland.

Is a Finnish comedian, impressionist and compere. For most of the public he is familiar as one of th

Is a Finnish comedian, impressionist and compere. For most of the public he is familiar as one of the regular competitors in popular YLE TV2 sports quiz show Se on siinä. In the show he often shows his impressionist skills imitating many celebrities and also the way the Estonian people talk. In 1998 he made, together with Juha Laitila and Joonas Myllyveräjä, a comedy show Huuliveikot for tv-channel Nelonen. In 1993 he acted in movie Uuno Turhapuron poika. Laaksonen is also a popular master of ceremonies and performer in different public or private staged events.

Is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor who has represented Finland internationally from 1996. He h

Is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor who has represented Finland internationally from 1996. He has achieved silver medals at the world championships, both individually and in the relay. In the World Cup his best overall result is finishing second in 2001, as well as several victories in individual races.