Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Lukko, RU-38 P

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Lukko, RU-38 Pori, HJK Helsinki, Jokerit, and TPS Turku.

Is a Finnish ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering competitor. He is ski-O world champion

Is a Finnish ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering competitor. He is ski-O world champion and winner of the overall ski-O world cup year 2001.He received a gold medal in the long course at the 2002 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Borovetz, and a gold medal in Levi, Finland in 2005.[2]

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.

Is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi (JJK) in the Finnish Ykk

Is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi (JJK) in the Finnish Ykkönen (second highest level). He plays as a midfielder.In 2005, he transferred to another Finnish club, FC Lahti who were playing in Veikkausliiga at the time

Is Finland's leading downhill cyclist. His previous achievements include 2001 junior European champi

Is Finland's leading downhill cyclist. His previous achievements include 2001 junior European championship from Italy's Livigno and top-ten placings in the downhill World Cup during 2002-2004. After having ridden a few years in Team Arai/Global Racing, he joined Team Honda G Cross in 2005.

Is a male backstroke swimmer from Finland. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Oly

Is a male backstroke swimmer from Finland. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is a Finnish actor who has worked predominantly on Finnish television.Mäntylä began acting in 1979

Is a Finnish actor who has worked predominantly on Finnish television.Mäntylä began acting in 1979 and has made many appearances mostly on TV in Finland since the early 1980s although he had appeared in several films such as the 1983 James Bond spoof Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit where he acted alongside actors Ilmari Saarelainen and Tenho Sauren.

Is a 192 cm tall Finnish shotputter, who represented Kyröskosken Ponsi and weighed 121 kg when comp

Is a 192 cm tall Finnish shotputter, who represented Kyröskosken Ponsi and weighed 121 kg when competing. He was the second Finn to put the shot more than 20 m in an official competition when he put it 20.04 metres in Hämeenkyrö, Finland on August 2, 1972

Is a Finnish pole vaulter.He finished fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenb

Is a Finnish pole vaulter.He finished fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He also competed in the 2004 Olympics, but failed to qualify from his pool, despite equalling his personal best vault of 5.65 metres.

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

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

Is a retired Finnish athlete who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles.

Is a retired Finnish athlete who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles.

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 an award-winning Finnish actor and a musician. He rose to international fame with his roles in b

Was an award-winning Finnish actor and a musician. He rose to international fame with his roles in both Aki Kaurismäki's and Mika Kaurismäki's films; particularly being a regular in Aki's films, appearing in 18 of them.

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He won the ski jumping gold medal at the 1954 FI

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He won the ski jumping gold medal at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.Pietikäinen also finished fourth in the individual large hill event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two m

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980. He also finished 6th in the 30 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Was a Finnish cross country skier in the 1920s.Raivio won gold medals at the 1926 FIS Nordic World S

Was a Finnish cross country skier in the 1920s.Raivio won gold medals at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in both the 30 km and 50 km events.At the 1924 Winter Olympics he finished seventh in the 50 kilometre event. as well as seventh in the 18 kilometre competition.

Is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Finland. He holds several Finnish national records in both

Is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Finland. He holds several Finnish national records in both long course and short course. He participated in the summer olympics in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

Is a Finnish accordionist. He won the Finnish Youth Accordion Championship four successive times fro

Is a Finnish accordionist. He won the Finnish Youth Accordion Championship four successive times from 1964 to 1967, national championship in 1968, the Scandinavian championship in 1969 and 1970, and was equal third in the world championship in 1970.[1]

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

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

Is a former Finnish ice hockey professional. Hagman was the first Finnish-born and Finnish trained p

Is a former Finnish ice hockey professional. Hagman was the first Finnish-born and Finnish trained player to play an NHL game and the first to play in a Stanley Cup final. First Finnish-born player in NHL was actually Pentti Lund, who actually never playe

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for JJK.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for JJK.

A Finnish bass singer who has sung in all of the most important opera houses of the world, including

A Finnish bass singer who has sung in all of the most important opera houses of the world, including the Metropolitan and Bayreuth Festival. He has a contract at the Zurich opera and he also frequently performs in his native Finland. Most of all he has been admired in such Wagner roles as Gurnemanz and Titurel (Parsifal), King Marke (Tristan und Isolde), Fasolt and Fafner (Das Rheingold / Siegfried), Hunding (Die Walküre), and Hagen (Götterdämmerung). Other important roles are Philip II (Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi), Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) and title roles of The Horseman by Aulis Sallinen and Rasputin by Einojuhani Rautavaara.

Is a Finnish comic actor and voice actor.Ruohola began acting as early as 1965 and has made several

Is a Finnish comic actor and voice actor.Ruohola began acting as early as 1965 and has made several appearances in mostly film but Finnish television also always in comedy. He has appeared in films such as in the 1983 James Bond spoof Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit opposite actors Ilmari Saarelainen and Tenho Sauren but more recently since 1990 has provided the voice for Finnish cartoons such as Moomin.

Is a Finnish volleyball player who plays in the Italian Volleyball League club Copra Berni Piacenza

Is a Finnish volleyball player who plays in the Italian Volleyball League club Copra Berni Piacenza and the Finland men's national volleyball team. His brother is Mikko Oivanen.[1]During this time, the pair was selected by coaches for the Finland youth national volleyball team. They moved to Kuortane, Finland, to attend high school, where they trained with the national team until graduation. Oivanen and his brother also played with Vammalan Lentopallo during their last years of high school, until they graduated in 2004.

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

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