Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. Martikainen started his SM-liiga career at a relati

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. Martikainen started his SM-liiga career at a relatively old age, playing his first game at the age of 23 with Jokerit. He was one of the team's defensive mainstays in the first half of the 1990s, and after

Is a Finnish architect. Palaste is the son of the Finnish Winter War veteran and writer Onni Palaste

Is a Finnish architect. Palaste is the son of the Finnish Winter War veteran and writer Onni Palaste. He studied architecture at the Technical University in Oulu and graduated as an architect in 1986. He is the CEO of Virta-Palaste-Leinonen Arkkitehdit OY, an architecture bureau that has had numerous contracts for hospitals, laboratories and residential buildings in Finland and Russia.

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 1

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.Ristanen also won a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He won the 1985 Individual World Orienteering Championships in

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He won the 1985 Individual World Orienteering Championships in Bendigo, Australia.[1] He was also part of the Finnish team that obtained bronze in the 1981 Relay World Championship in Thun, Austria.

Was a Finnish legal scholar. He was Professor of Finance Law at the University of Helsinki and one o

Was a Finnish legal scholar. He was Professor of Finance Law at the University of Helsinki and one of Finland's leading experts on taxation.Tikka was a member of several law preparation work groups, and had a central influence in the development of Finnish taxation law. Among his achievements are the system for refunding corporate tax, which was later abandoned,

He played six seasons in the NHL, serving as a backup to Don Beaupre, Jon Casey and Bill Ranford. He

He played six seasons in the NHL, serving as a backup to Don Beaupre, Jon Casey and Bill Ranford. He was selected in the tenth round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, 200th overall, by the Quebec Nordiques, but was unable to come to contract terms. He re-enter

Is a Finnish former football player and current football manager. As player, Ukkonen was fielded as

Is a Finnish former football player and current football manager. As player, Ukkonen was fielded as defender as well as midfielder. Ukkonen represented Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Three years later, he earned his first cap for Finland i

Is a Finnish actor. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introd

Is a Finnish actor. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki; and belongs to the list of his "trusted" stable of actors.So far his most challenging role has undoubtedly been the eponymous mafia hitman of Rosso, for which he learned all his lines phonetically, without previously speaking a word of Italian.

Was Finland's most famous political cartoonist. His first cartoon appeared in the start of the year

Was Finland's most famous political cartoonist. His first cartoon appeared in the start of the year 1950, showing an infant boy (the symbol of the New Year) contemplating two toys: a tank and a dove carrying an olive branch. The boy is saying: "Tank... or dove? I want them both!"Suomalainen started drawing daily political cartoons in Helsingin Sanomat in the year 1951, during Juho Kusti Paasikivi's presidency. His cartoons soon became popular throughout the nation. While most of them comment on current politics, some are based on every-day life.

Is a Finnish actor, who has appeared particularly in movies. He has been as candidate for the winner

Is a Finnish actor, who has appeared particularly in movies. He has been as candidate for the winner of Jussi Award for the best minor roles in the films Nousukausi and Rock'n Roll Never Dies.

Was a Finnish journalist, writer and politician. Politically she began her career in the Social Demo

Was a Finnish journalist, writer and politician. Politically she began her career in the Social Democratic Party, but later joined the Communist Party. Rydberg used the aliases 'Karin Alm', 'Eino Jalas' and 'Utelias'.

Is a French cross country skier who has competed since 1994. Her best World Cup finish was second in

Is a French cross country skier who has competed since 1994. Her best World Cup finish was second in a 10 km event in China in 2007. Laurent Philippot also competed in four Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouv

A leading opera soprano. She was born Karita Marjatta Mattila on September 5, 1960 in Somero, Finlan

A leading opera soprano. She was born Karita Marjatta Mattila on September 5, 1960 in Somero, Finland.Mattila appears regularly in the major opera houses world-wide, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, Théâtre du Châtelet, O

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

He became interested in drawing and painting. His art studies in Turku, Stockholm and Düsseldorf we

He became interested in drawing and painting. His art studies in Turku, Stockholm and Düsseldorf were financially supported by the Finnish Art Society. For his paintings "Ace of Clubs" and "The Speaker" he was awarded a medal at the world exhibition in Vienna 1873.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.

Was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarte

Was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Robert Galataud.

Was one of the leading Finnish generals during World War II. He held a string of high staff assignme

Was one of the leading Finnish generals during World War II. He held a string of high staff assignments and front commands, and at the end of the Continuation War fully two-thirds of the Finnish ground forces were under his command. Oesch earned a reputation of being able to deal with difficult situations, a trait that Mannerheim used to the full.

Was a well known industrialist in Jakobstad in the first half of the 20th century.As of 1934, Nars w

Was a well known industrialist in Jakobstad in the first half of the 20th century.As of 1934, Nars was the owner of the steampowered sawmill in Jakobstad (Swedish: Jakobstad ångsåg). Karl Nars and his sons founded and developed the Nars Industries (Swedish: Narska företagen) into a significant industrial group, mainly in the areas of timber and wood processing, as well as in plastics manufacturing. His son Walter Nars founded Nars Ab in 1943.

Was a Finnish commercial counselor, businessman, and sport shooter.Fazer studied baking in Berlin, P

Was a Finnish commercial counselor, businessman, and sport shooter.Fazer studied baking in Berlin, Paris, and Saint Petersburg before becoming a pioneer of Finnish confectionery. Together with his wife Berta he opened a French-Russian confectionery at Kluuvikatu in Helsinki on September 17, 1891. Later he opened a chocolate and candy factory in Punavuori.

Was a Finnish industrialist and general.He received his military education in Hamina Cadet School 18

Was a Finnish industrialist and general.He received his military education in Hamina Cadet School 1892-1900. He was dismissed from service in 1902, in connection with a conscription strike. After leaving the army Walden sought a career in business. He moved to Saint Petersburg, the capital of Tsarist Russia, and after few years managed to create a major sales agency for Finnish paper.

Is a Finnish actress and Thai boxer . She is mostly known for her appearance in Star Wreck: In the P

Is a Finnish actress and Thai boxer . She is mostly known for her appearance in Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning parody scifi fan-film (where she was one of the only three professional actors in cast) but has also had roles in several big-budget Finnish television series. Karoliina served as the host for Finnish reality TV show Suuri Seikkailu in 2005

Is a Finnish female ice hockey player.

Is a Finnish female ice hockey player.

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed since 1992. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km re

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed since 1992. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay and earned his best individual finish of 14th at those same championships.

A Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey Lea

A Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.Rämö was drafted by Tampa Bay as their sixth-round pick, #191 overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. A product of HeKi of Heinola, Finland, Rämö made his SM-liiga debut in the 2003-04 season with Pelicans after the team had lost their chance at the playoffs. In the next season he played 26 games with Pelicans, earning a contract with HPK for 2005-06. Rämö shared goaltending duties with Miika Wiikman, putting up excellent stats and winning the SM-liiga championship. Rämö also represented Team Finland at the 2006 Under-20's World Championships as Tuukka Rask's backup.