Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter L

A Finnish geneticist.Palotie received her Doctor of Medicine degree (higher doctoral degree in Finla

A Finnish geneticist.Palotie received her Doctor of Medicine degree (higher doctoral degree in Finland, resembling a PhD) from the University of Oulu. Palotie has contributed to the discovery of 15 genes for heritable diseases in the Finnish population, including arterial hypertension, schizophrenia, lactose intolerance, arthrosis and multiple sclerosis.From 1998 to 2002 Palotie helped to found the UCLA Human Genetics Genome Center. She has had a professorial position in the Academy of Finland since 2003. In April 2005 Palotie was employed in the University of Helsinki and the National Public Health Institute of Finland. She is also project director in the EU project GenomEUtwin that was formed to define and characterize the genetic components in the background of different diseases. Since 2004, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of Orion Corporation, the largest Finnish pharmaceutical company. In September 2007, Palotie joined the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute as the head of Human Genetics.

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and world champion.She won a gold medal in the relay event at t

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and world champion.She won a gold medal in the relay event at the 1979 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere, with Leena Salmenkylä and Liisa Veijalainen on the Finnish relay team.[1]

Was a Finnish composer.Born in Oulu, Finland, he was the son of Antti Madetoja and Anna Hyttinen. Hi

Was a Finnish composer.Born in Oulu, Finland, he was the son of Antti Madetoja and Anna Hyttinen. His father emigrated to the United States to earn money for the family, but died of tuberculosis by the Mississippi river never having seen his son.

A Finnish conductor and composer.He studied violin, piano and conducting at the Sibelius Academy in

A Finnish conductor and composer.He studied violin, piano and conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and conducting at the Juilliard School in New York with Jean Morel.Segerstam has served as chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra from 1995 to 2007, and now holds the title of chief conductor emeritus with the orchestra. He has held positions with numerous other orchestras, including the Danish National Radio Symphony and the Austrian Radio Symphony, and guest conducted many orchestras throughout the world including the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Toronto Symphony and the Brazilian OSESP - the Symphony Orchestra of the State of São Paulo. He is also the professor of conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. His students include Susanna Mälkki, Mikk Murdvee, Sasha Mäkilä and Markku Laakso.

A Finnish philosopher, and Professor of Philosophy at the Department of History and Philosophy at Ta

A Finnish philosopher, and Professor of Philosophy at the Department of History and Philosophy at Tampere University, Finland.Haaparanta studied philosophy at the University of Helsinki, where she received her PhD in 1985.In 1985 she was a Research Affiliate at Yale University, USA. Since 1986 she has been a Docent at the University of Helsinki. She was appointed full professor at Tampere University in 1998.

Was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympic

Was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1] He is European champion from 1946.

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 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 speedskater who specialised on the shorter distances, the 500 m and the 1000 m.He wo

Was a Finnish speedskater who specialised on the shorter distances, the 500 m and the 1000 m.He won the first ever official World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in 1972. In January of that year in Davos, he also set world records on the 500 m with 38.0 and in the sprint combination with 156.500 (38.7 – 1:19.3 / 38.0 – 1:20.3). Remarkably, three other skaters (Hasse Börjes, Erhard Keller, and Lasse Efskind) equalled the 38.0 world record time before it was lowered by Yevgeny Kulikov to 37.99 in 1975. At the 1972 Winter Olympics, Linkovesi placed sixth on the 500 m. Linkovesi died in Kerava, Finland at the age of 59.

Is a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Honkala won the bronze medal at the 1

Is a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Honkala won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in wrestling.

Is a Finnish former car racer, the first Formula One driver from his country. He is also remembered

Is a Finnish former car racer, the first Formula One driver from his country. He is also remembered for his success in sportscar racing and rallying.Kinnunen won the Nordic Challenge Cup in 1969, the Interserie from 1971-1973 and helped Porsche to take th

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1940's. He finished 6th in the individual large hill co

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1940's. He finished 6th in the individual large hill competition at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Was a Finnish diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 competed in both the Men's Pla

Was a Finnish diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 competed in both the Men's Platform and Men's Plain High events.

Is a retired professional tennis player from Finland. During his career on the ATP Tour, Palin won o

Is a retired professional tennis player from Finland. During his career on the ATP Tour, Palin won one doubles title, and reached one singles and one other doubles final. He reached career-high rankings of 92 in singles (in 1982) and 111 in doubles (in 19

He was an All-American left wing on Boston College's 1949 NCAA championship team, and was captain of

He was an All-American left wing on Boston College's 1949 NCAA championship team, and was captain of the 1950–51 squad. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway.

Is an Estonian-born Finnish ice hockey player. He holds dual nationality from Finland and Russia. He

Is an Estonian-born Finnish ice hockey player. He holds dual nationality from Finland and Russia. He currently plays in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Is a Finnish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor and world champion in both sports.She won

Is a Finnish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor and world champion in both sports.She won a gold medal in the relay event at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere with the Finnish team.[1] She became Junior World Orienteering Champion in the classic distance in 1993.

Is a Finnish film actress.Although Kuoppamäki began her career in 1986 working in film, she mainly

Is a Finnish film actress.Although Kuoppamäki began her career in 1986 working in film, she mainly appeared on television between 2000 and 2004. In 2006, she appeared in the Timo Koivusalo film Kalteva torni which co-stars Martti Suosalo and Seela Sella.

Is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1970s. She won a silver medal i

Is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1970s. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck.

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[1] and took silver medal 1978 and 1979. She is also three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Finnish winning team 1972, 1978 and 1979 (silver 1976 and 1981).

Was a Finnish astronomer, the first woman to get a Ph.D. degree in astronomy in Finland.She discover

Was a Finnish astronomer, the first woman to get a Ph.D. degree in astronomy in Finland.She discovered or co-discovered some comets, including periodic comets 38P/Stephan-Oterma and 39P/Oterma, and some other asteroids.The asteroid 1529 Oterma was named in her honour.

A Finnish philosopher and Professor of History of Philosophy at Department of Philosophy at Uppsala

A Finnish philosopher and Professor of History of Philosophy at Department of Philosophy at Uppsala University, Sweden. She specialises in the history of philosophy - with particular interest in René Descartes and David Hume but she has also contributed to feminist philosophy.Her critically received book[1] on Descartes (2003) Alanen goes beyond mere history, drawing out the historical antecedents and the intellectual evolution of Descartes's thinking about the mind, and showing how his emphasis on the embodiment of the mind has implications far more complex and interesting than the usual dualist account associated with his thinking suggests.

A Finnish classical violinist and recording artist.Brava first came into the public spotlight as a c

A Finnish classical violinist and recording artist.Brava first came into the public spotlight as a child prodigy on the violin, performing on Finnish TV countless times since the age of eight. Around the same time, she was performing as a soloist of the Helsinki Strings, playing in concerts in London, New York, Tokyo and others. Brava's first solo appearance with a professional orchestra took place at the age of 11, when she performed with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. After years of studying at the world-renowned Sibelius Academy and playing the 1st violin in the Finnish National Opera Orchestra, she started a full-time career as a soloist in 1996.

Brava has performed around the world since the age of eight playing in and with many European orches

Brava has performed around the world since the age of eight playing in and with many European orchestras, pianists and other artists. Brava has done innumerable public concerts in addition to her head of state and royal concert appearances. As a musician,

His interest in computers began with a Commodore VIC-20.[3] After the VIC-20 he purchased a Sinclair

His interest in computers began with a Commodore VIC-20.[3] After the VIC-20 he purchased a Sinclair QL which he modified extensively, especially its operating system. He programmed an assembler and a text editor for the QL, as well as a few games.[4] He