Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouv

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event.Perälä also finished 23rd in the sprint event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec.

Is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1999 to 2008. Her lone World Cup victory was in a

Is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1999 to 2008. Her lone World Cup victory was in a 4 x 5 km event in Sweden in 2005.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Välimaa-Antila finished 34th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event. Her best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Oberstdorf in 2005.

Is a Finnish designer and principal of Sotamaa Design Ltd. He is the son of Finnish designer and col

Is a Finnish designer and principal of Sotamaa Design Ltd. He is the son of Finnish designer and college administrator Yrjö Sotamaa. Sotamaa holds a Masters degree from the University of Art and Design Helsinki. He is currently visiting professor at UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design. Previously he has been Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ohio State University and visiting professor at the Universität für Angewandte Kunst [2006], Institut für Architektur in Vienna. Until 2006 he was one of the principals of Ocean North.

Is a Finnish road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Team Sky. He has raced in the Tour de France i

Is a Finnish road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Team Sky. He has raced in the Tour de France in 2005, 2006 and 2007. His best performance so far in the Tour de France has been 2nd place on the 8th stage in the 2006 Tour de France.

A Finnish author and journalist.In 2006, Westö won the prestigious Finlandia Prize for his novel Där vi en gång gått. He has been long-listed for the 2007 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Is Finnish radio host. He began his radiocareer in YLE, in 1988, as personnel of the Finnish radio c

Is Finnish radio host. He began his radiocareer in YLE, in 1988, as personnel of the Finnish radio channel Radiomafia. He worked there from the channel's founding to its end. From 1990 to 2006 Flaming hosted a radio show on Radiomafia and YleX called "Metal Alliance". He made 772 broadcasts of the program.

Finland, Finland-Swedish film director. In 2004, Härö won Finland's State Prize for Art.[1]

Finland, Finland-Swedish film director. In 2004, Härö won Finland's State Prize for Art.[1]

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay.Karppinen's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships where he earned 10 medals, including 5 golds (18 km: 1935, 4 x 10 km: 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939) and 5 silvers (18 km: 1939; 50 km: 1935, 1937, 1939; and 4 x 10 km: 1937).

Was a Finnish YLE radio correspondent until 1983. Möller worked as correspondent in the front durin

Was a Finnish YLE radio correspondent until 1983. Möller worked as correspondent in the front during the Continuation War. After the war he was long time correspondent in Copenhagen.Kaj Möller returned to Denmark in 1907 and married Agnes Birn. They moved to Saint Petersburg where he worked as chef in a hotel. During the Russian Revolution in 1917 they moved to Helsinki.

Was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman, best known as a founder of Nokia.In May 1865, Idestam

Was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman, best known as a founder of Nokia.In May 1865, Idestam obtained a permit to construct a groundwood paper mill at Tampere, Finland. The mill began operations in 1866. In 1871, Idestam and Leo Mechelin founded Nokia Ltd. and moved the company's operations to the city of Nokia, Finland.

Was a left-wing Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Zilliacus was born on 13 September 189

Was a left-wing Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Zilliacus was born on 13 September 1894 in Japan, where his parents, Finland-Swedish Konrad Viktor (Konni) Zilliacus (1855–1924), a prominent activist for a Finland independent of Russia, and A

Was a Finnish actor, writer, and director.Tallroth was a pioneering filmmaker in Finland, and he occ

Was a Finnish actor, writer, and director.Tallroth was a pioneering filmmaker in Finland, and he occasionally worked in Sweden as well.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti.

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 folk-virtuoso who made the traditional pelimanni-style folk music a Finnish cultural phenomeno

Was a folk-virtuoso who made the traditional pelimanni-style folk music a Finnish cultural phenomenon of wider currency, bringing his natural genius and traditional style to a burgeoning nationwide television audience, thus laying the foundation for a rich and popular traditional music scene in Finland.

Is a Finnish actress.She is most famous for her appearances in movies Jadesoturi (Jade Warrior; Finl

Is a Finnish actress.She is most famous for her appearances in movies Jadesoturi (Jade Warrior; Finland-China 2006) and Suden vuosi (The Year of the Wolf; Finland 2007). She is also played in Finnish television series like Suojelijat (Guardians; 2007) and Uutishuone (Newsroom, 2009).

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finis

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 26th in the 30 km and 53rd in the 10 km event.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Lähteenmäki finished 37th in the 10 km event.Her best World Cup finish was sixth in a relay event in Finland in 2010 while his best individual finish was 18th in a 10 km event at Estonia that same year.

Is a Finnish architect. The son of Harry and Maire Gullichsen he was born into a family of industria

Is a Finnish architect. The son of Harry and Maire Gullichsen he was born into a family of industrialists, designers and artists.Kristian Gullichsen has been a member of the board of governors of the Alvar Aalto Academy and the committee of the Alvar Aalto Symposium. From 1988 to 1993 he held the title of Finnish State Artist Professor.

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

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents Tampere United of Veikkausliiga, the Finnish premier division of football. He played formerly for FC Espoo, AC Allianssi, FC Hämeenlinna and FF Jaro. Kojola played with the Finland national under-17 football team at

Is a former Finnish figure skater. She currently resides in Canada as a coach and choreographer.

Is a former Finnish figure skater. She currently resides in Canada as a coach and choreographer.

Is a Finnish actress, who has acted in many TV shows and movies. She also has a long career in theat

Is a Finnish actress, who has acted in many TV shows and movies. She also has a long career in theater and she is a renowned cabaret artist.In 2006 Elstelä was one of the competitors in Dancing with the Stars television series. She and her partner Marko Keränen were ranked seconds, right after Tomi Metsäketo and Sanna Hirvaskari.

Is a Finnish actress.Halttu began her career in acting in 1991 appearing recently in the 2006 film S

Is a Finnish actress.Halttu began her career in acting in 1991 appearing recently in the 2006 film Saippuaprinssi in which she worked with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi, Pamela Tola and Teijo Eloranta.

A Finnish pop singer. She was a finalist in the third season of Idols in 2007. She was placed third

A Finnish pop singer. She was a finalist in the third season of Idols in 2007. She was placed third after Ari Koivunen and Anna Abreu.Soon after Idols participation, Brask made a recording contract with Helsinki Music Company. Her debut album, Silmät sydämeeni, was released on November 2007. It has sold more than 15 000 copies (gold). Two singles, "Nyt mä meen" and "Silmät sydämeeni", have been released.In addition to music, Brask loves ice hockey. She comes from Sorsakoski, Leppävirta, and studies in a music-based high school in Kuopio.

Is a Finnish footballer, who currently is a midfielder in Norwegian football club Sarpsborg Sparta F

Is a Finnish footballer, who currently is a midfielder in Norwegian football club Sarpsborg Sparta FK. He has also played in English football club Derby County during their tenure in the Premier League. His younger brother Alexander Weckström plays in IFK

Is a Finnish television actor who has appeared in several Finnish films.In film, Ojansivu has worked

Is a Finnish television actor who has appeared in several Finnish films.In film, Ojansivu has worked with director Timo Koivusalo on several occasions appearing in the film Rentun Ruusu in 2001 and in the 2003 film Sibelius alongside actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen, Seela Sella, Miina Turunen, Vesa Vierikko, Raimo Grönberg and Jarmo Mäkinen.