Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents FF Jaro of Veikkausliiga, the Finnish premier division of fo

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents FF Jaro of Veikkausliiga, the Finnish premier division of football.

Is a retired football defender.During his club career, Europaeus played for HJK Helsinki, Gefle IF,

Is a retired football defender.During his club career, Europaeus played for HJK Helsinki, Gefle IF, Östers IF, RoPS and Atlantis FC. He made 56 appearances for the Finland national team.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. H

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. He played for Tappara, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and Quebec Nordiques.

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for IF Elfsborg and the Finland national football team.

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for IF Elfsborg and the Finland national football team.

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 1988. He finished eighth in the 4 x 10 k

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 1988. He finished eighth in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.Laukkanen's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was ninth in the 15 km event at Oberstdorf in 1987. His best World Cup finish was sixth in a 15 km event in Canada in 1987.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. H

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. He played for HIFK, and Colorado Rockies.

The Finnish born bassist of the progressive power metal band Evergrey. He was previously a member of

The Finnish born bassist of the progressive power metal band Evergrey. He was previously a member of Stratovarius.Kainulainen plays Music Man Bongo 6 basses and uses Ampeg amplifiers. He is influenced by Geezer Butler, Billy Sheehan, Cliff Burton, and Steve Harris.[1]

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

The founder of the band Wintersun in which he performs vocals and plays guitar. He also played bass

The founder of the band Wintersun in which he performs vocals and plays guitar. He also played bass and keyboards on Wintersun's first album before hiring a full-time line-up. Before forming Wintersun, Jari was best known for his time in the viking/folk metal band Ensiferum, which he joined in 1996 after leaving his prior band named Immemorial.[3] Wintersun was initially planned as a parallel project alongside Ensiferum, but in January, 2004 he was forced to leave Ensiferum due to clashes between their touring schedule and the studio recording time he had booked for Wintersun.

Is a former Finnish archer, who participated in three consecutive Olympic competitions, starting in

Is a former Finnish archer, who participated in three consecutive Olympic competitions, starting in 1992.

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Tampere United in the Finnish premier division Veikk

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Tampere United in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga. He has also played for R.A.E.C. Mons, Standard Liège and K. Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgium. In the Finnish Veikkausliiga Niemi has played for TPV

Is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in Finla

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

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006. He won three bronze medals i

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006. He won three bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998).Isometsä also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (4 x 10 km: 1995, 1997) and two bronzes (4 x 10 km: 1991, 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1995). He also won 18 FIS World Cup races between 10 km and 30 km during 1993-2005.

He was chosen as the best Finnish player of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Finland

He was chosen as the best Finnish player of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Finland in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003 [2]. Litmanen also finished 42nd in the 100 Greatest Finns voting in 2004. The Association of Football Statist

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. He is currently the General Manager of Team Fi

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. He is currently the General Manager of Team Finland.He began his pro career with Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga. After his eleven point Rookie Season for Jokerit in 1977-78, Kurri had two good seasons

Was a former Finnish ski jumper. Puikkonen made his debut internationally in the Four Hills Tourname

Was a former Finnish ski jumper. Puikkonen made his debut internationally in the Four Hills Tournament competition in Oberstdorf on December 30, 1977. He won his first World Cup victory at Innsbruck in 1981. That year he finished third overall in the Four Hills Tournament and he won three more victories in the ski jumping World Cup to finish fifth overall. He also won three medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the team large lill (1988 Winter Olympics), and bronze medals in both the individual normal hill (1984 Winter Olympics) and the individual large hill (1980 Winter Olympics).

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998. He won two bronze medals in the 4

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998. He won two bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994).Räsänen also won four 4 x 10 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three silvers (1989, 1995, 1997) and a bronze (1991). He also won two FIS races at 10 km, one in 1994 and the other in 1995 (Both in Finland).

Is the founder, chief owner and CEO of Trainer's House, a Finnish company that arranges training and

Is the founder, chief owner and CEO of Trainer's House, a Finnish company that arranges training and lectures particularly for marketing topics.Sarasvuo has worked as an editor and chief editor in several magazines and also in Helsinki's Radio City. His first publicity was as a host in a talk show on the Finnish channel MTV3 in the 1990s. After leaving jobs in television, he has worked as a lecturer and as a motivational coach, also publishing six books on the same topic. One of his famous concepts is the "inner hero" (sisäinen sankari), and he has also coined the term huomiotalous ("attention economy"), describing the central role of publicity in the today's economy.

A well-known Finnish author of prose. He is a major name in current Finnish literature.He writes tra

A well-known Finnish author of prose. He is a major name in current Finnish literature.He writes traditional plot-driven prose, sometimes more humoristic (Poliisin poika), sometimes more like a detective story (Myyrä). Often he includes autobiographical elements. For example, Kallellaan is a diary, and Minun sukuni tarina has a protagonist which is, in all but de jure, the author himself. Despite the good reputation he has gained in Finland his novels have not yet been translated into English.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-Liiga, the National Hockey League (

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-Liiga, the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Swedish Elitserien. He played for Jokerit, Ottawa Senators, HV71 Jonkoping and Sodertalje SK over 14 seasons.

Is a former Finnish football player who spent the majority of his career in Finland, although he did

Is a former Finnish football player who spent the majority of his career in Finland, although he did make one substitute appearance for Bradford City in England. He won 23 caps and scored two goals for the Finnish national side.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre. He currently represents Kärpät in the Finnish SM-liig

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre. He currently represents Kärpät in the Finnish SM-liiga.

Is a Finnish footballer.Hurme, a right back, started his career at OLS Oulu and AC Oulu, before movi

Is a Finnish footballer.Hurme, a right back, started his career at OLS Oulu and AC Oulu, before moving to Veikkausliiga club RoPS Rovaniemi for the 2005 season. He then transferred to Udinese Calcio of the Italian Serie A on January 1, 2006. He played for

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. He participated on the Finnish winning team

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. He participated on the Finnish winning team in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships.[1] He also has silver medals from the 2003 and 2006 Team Events, and individual medals from the Short Distance (silver in 2006, and a bronze in 2005).[1]

A professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for JYP in the Finnish SM-liiga.Immonen was dr

A professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for JYP in the Finnish SM-liiga.Immonen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft as their 8th round pick, 254th overall. Immonen was drafted whilst playing in the SM-Liiga.