Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Finnish ski jumper, who competes since 2002. His current club is Lahden Hiihtoseura (Lahti), hi

Is a Finnish ski jumper, who competes since 2002. His current club is Lahden Hiihtoseura (Lahti), his nicknames are K2ri, Kal-el and Kallemon.Keituri debuted in the Continental Cup in 2002. He won a bronze medal at the 2002 Junior World Championship in Schonach. On March 1, 2002 he made his debut during the Ski Jumping World Cup meeting in Lahti, finishing in 19th position and gaining 12 points. He finished the season in 66th position. In the next season, he was 26th in Lahti. In 2004 he did not participate in the World Cup.

Is Finnish ice hockey forward. He played in KalPa his junior years and men's lower levels before mak

Is Finnish ice hockey forward. He played in KalPa his junior years and men's lower levels before making his SM-liiga debut with SaiPa during 2002-03 season. He played in SaiPa for three seasons before moving to Sweden.

A Finnish curler. He currently plays third for Markku Uusipaavalniemi.Kiiskinen then joined up with

A Finnish curler. He currently plays third for Markku Uusipaavalniemi.Kiiskinen then joined up with Uusipaavalniemi, playing in his first World Curling Championships in 2002. He has played both second and third for Uusipaavalniemi. While never winning a m

Is a defenceman playing for the JYP hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga.

Is a defenceman playing for the JYP hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga.

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He finished tenth in the individual sp

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He finished tenth in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Lassila's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 11th in the sprint event at Sapporo in 2007.His best World Cup finish was fourth in a sprint event in Finland in November 2008.

Is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.In 1999 Palander won the

Is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palan

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Bei

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he competed in the K-2 500 m and K-2 1000 m events, but was eliminated in the semifinals of both events.Mikkonen's wife, Jenni, is a sprint canoer who won a bronze medal in the K-2 200 m event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged. Jenni also competed in two Summer Olympics for Finland.

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 Finnish professional football striker who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in

Is a Finnish professional football striker who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in Finland.While Parviainen was the leading scorer at his previous club, KuPS, he has played mostly as a defender at FC Haka. Versatile Parviainen played as

Is a retired freestyle sprint swimmer from Finland. Varonen competed for his native country at 1996

Is a retired freestyle sprint swimmer from Finland. Varonen competed for his native country at 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His best result was a 12th place with the men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay team, alongside Jani Sievinen, Antti Kasvio, and Janne Blomqvist.

Was a Finnish skier.He was member of the Finnish Militäry patrol team (demonstration event) at the

Was a Finnish skier.He was member of the Finnish Militäry patrol team (demonstration event) at the 1928 Winter Olympics which placed second.At the Nordic World Ski Championships 1938 he finished 51st at the cross-country skiing competition.[1]

Is a Finnish professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays for Go Ahead Eagles.

Is a Finnish professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays for Go Ahead Eagles.

Is a Finnish interior designer and former Professor of Industrial Furniture Design at MUOVA, the Des

Is a Finnish interior designer and former Professor of Industrial Furniture Design at MUOVA, the Design Centre of Western Finland in Vaasa (1988-1994). He has also taught at University of Art and Design Helsinki (known in Finnish as TAIK) (1973-1988). Asikainen studied at the Institute for Applied Arts (forerunner to TAIK), completing his studies in 1966. His most well-known design is for the Kari Chair (1982), for which he was awarded the SIO (Finnish Association of Interior Architects) 1982 award for best piece of furniture for a public space. In 1984 he won the prestigious State Applied Arts Commission's Award.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 267 games in the National Hockey League. He p

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 267 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues.

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman who has spent the majority of his career in Scandinavia, wit

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman who has spent the majority of his career in Scandinavia, with the exception of brief stints in Germany and in the Edmonton Oilers player development system in North America. The Oilers selected Haakana in the eight

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. He won two medals at th

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 15 km in 1985 and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km (1982, shared with East Germany). He was born in Ristijärvi.

Is a former Finnish ice hockey player and current coach.

Is a former Finnish ice hockey player and current coach.

He played parts of two seasons at the NHL level, with the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, but is

He played parts of two seasons at the NHL level, with the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, but is best known for his time in SM-liiga and with the Finnish national team.Jalonen represented Finland internationally on nine occasions, including with the s

Is a Finnish politician who was Minister of the Interior of Finland in 2003–2007. He is member of

Is a Finnish politician who was Minister of the Interior of Finland in 2003–2007. He is member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), and has been MP since 1983 and a member of Varkaus town council since 1973.

Was a Chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation and a significant and popular person in the industry, wh

Was a Chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation and a significant and popular person in the industry, who was also actively involved in Finland's foreign policy.Kari Kairamo had an education in Garden Engineering. Early on in his career, he had leading positions in several international firms in the paper industry. Nokia hired him in 1967, when it was still a major player in the forest industry. In 1977, Kairamo became CEO of Nokia after Björn Westerlund retired. Kairamo's mission was to build Nokia fast into an internationally large multi-industry company, and he led several courageous acquisitions for the company.

Is an Finnish ice hockey player.

Is an Finnish ice hockey player.

Is a retired football goalkeeper. During his club career, Laukkanen notably played for KuPS, Stuttga

Is a retired football goalkeeper. During his club career, Laukkanen notably played for KuPS, Stuttgarter Kickers and Waldhof Mannheim. He also made 49 Appearances for the Finland national team. He is the current coach of NJS Nurmijärvi, playing in Kolmone

A Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League

A Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. He was selected 2nd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Thrashers, becoming the highest-drafted European goaltender as well as the highest Finnish player ever in NHL history.Kari Lehtonen was drafted second overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers after an outstanding 01/02 season in the Finnish SM-Liiga. Lehtonen was the backup goalie for Jokerit but captured the starting position and won the Urpo Ylönen trophy, given to the best goalie of the season, and the league's playoff MVP award, Jari Kurri trophy. Lehtonen stayed with Jokerit for one more season before crossing the sea.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga for Ässät.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga for Ässät.