Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He has twice been runner-up in the 125cc World Championshi

Is a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He has twice been runner-up in the 125cc World Championship, and currently competes in the 250cc class on a factory KTM.He started racing in 1997 and won the Finnish championship in road racing with further succes

Is a Finnish ski jumping coach and politician. Kojonkoski was a ski jumper himself in the 1980s, but

Is a Finnish ski jumping coach and politician. Kojonkoski was a ski jumper himself in the 1980s, but he never reached the level of the best Finnish jumpers like Matti Nykänen. His best result was his 16th place in the 1985 Ski flying World Championships.

Is a Finnish shot putter who has quit active competition. When competing, he represented Kemin Kunto

Is a Finnish shot putter who has quit active competition. When competing, he represented Kemin Kunto and Helsingin Kisa-Veikat, weighing in at 140 kg on his 190 cm frame.

Is currently the drummer for the Finnish band, HIM. He is also the drummer for Finnish deathgrind ba

Is currently the drummer for the Finnish band, HIM. He is also the drummer for Finnish deathgrind band To Separate the Flesh from the Bones, punk band Ååritila and metal band Bendover. He also was a drum tech for Stratovarius at one point and was on the Stratovarius DVD for a couple of parts. Mika married his girlfriend Natali in Helsinki on 30th of August 2008 in Temppeliaukio church. Mika became a proud dad of his daughter on 16th of January 2009. [1]

Was a Finnish orienteering competitor. He died in a car accident.He finished 3rd overall in the Orie

Was a Finnish orienteering competitor. He died in a car accident.He finished 3rd overall in the Orienteering World Cup in 1994, behind winner Petter Thoresen and Janne Salmi.[1] He finished 25th in the World Cup 1992.He competed at the 1991 World Orienteering Championships in Marianske Lazne, where he finished 8th in the short course, and 17th in the classic distance. At the 1993 World Orienteering Championships in West Point he received a bronze medal in relay with the Finnish team, and finished 19th in the classic distance.[2]

Was a cross country skier who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km rela

Was a cross country skier who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and also had his best individual Winter Olympics finish with a 23rd in the 50 km event in those same games.

Is a Finnish footballer. He is a forward. As of 2009, he plays for Finnish team JJK of the Veikkausl

Is a Finnish footballer. He is a forward. As of 2009, he plays for Finnish team JJK of the Veikkausliiga. He has previously played for Tampere United at the top level. He has also played loan at RoPS, Rovaniemi.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. Lehtinen began his career with hometown team TPS in

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. Lehtinen began his career with hometown team TPS in 1991 where he spent eleven seasons. In 2002, he moved to the Swedish Elitserien to play for Modo Hockey. He returned to Finland in 2004, signing for the E

Is a retired Finnish football player who played in Finland for TPS, in Spain for Real Mallorca, in t

Is a retired Finnish football player who played in Finland for TPS, in Spain for Real Mallorca, in the Netherlands for FC Twente and BVO Emmen, and in Switzerland for FC Aarau. He also played for the Finnish national side.

Is a Finnish professional football who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in Finland

Is a Finnish professional football who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in Finland.

Is a Finnish football player and manager. He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish natio

Is a Finnish football player and manager. He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time eighth most capped player and third top goalscorer. He is the eldest of three brothers, all of whom have playe

A former Finnish cross country skier who is convicted of doping and competed from 1992 to 2005. He w

A former Finnish cross country skier who is convicted of doping and competed from 1992 to 2005. He won six medals at the Winter Olympics, earning one gold (1998: 30 km), one silver (1994: 50 km), and four bronzes (1994: 30 km, 4 x 10 km; 1998: 10 km, 4 x 10 km).Myllylä also won a total of nine medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning four golds (1997: 50 km, 1999: 10 km, 30 km, 50 km), three silvers (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1997, 1999; 4 x 10 km relay: 1997), and two bronzes (10 km: 1995, 1997).

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

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

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for IFK Mariehamn.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for IFK Mariehamn.

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman, currently with Ilves in the Finnish elite league SM-liiga.

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman, currently with Ilves in the Finnish elite league SM-liiga.

A Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Linköpings HC of Elitserien.Nor

A Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Linköpings HC of Elitserien.Noronen was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft with pick number 21. In his native Finland, he has played for Tappara and HPK in the SM-liiga. He has also played for the Rochester Americans in the AHL.At the trade deadline in the 2005–06 season, Noronen was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. On March 14th, 2006, Noronen played his first game as a Vancouver Canuck, allowing five goals in a 5–0 loss to the Nashville Predators.

Is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side FC Inter Tur

Is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side FC Inter Turku.Ojala was selected in the Finnish national squad by Stuart Baxter in August 2008. He was also a member of the U-21 squad that reached the 2009 UEFA Euro

Is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One champion. He was Michael Schumacher's greatest r

Is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One champion. He was Michael Schumacher's greatest rival in F1 from 1998-2000. The German has said himself that Häkkinen is the rival he respected the most during his Formula One career.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He was eliminated in the semfinals in both

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He was eliminated in the semfinals in both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 1000 m events at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

General Peltonen was born in Tampere, Finland in 1956. He was a foreign exchange student taking part

General Peltonen was born in Tampere, Finland in 1956. He was a foreign exchange student taking part in the Youth For Understanding exchange program. He lived in Glendale, California where he attended and graduated from Herbert Hoover High School. He graduated from high school in Finland in 1976 and the Finnish Military Academy in 1980.General Peltonen has had an illustrious career in the Finnish Military. He has served as Aid De Camp to three successive Finnish Presidents, taught at the Finnish Military Academy, and had command of an infantry brigade, Inspector on Finnish Infantry and Deputy Chief of Army Staff.

A Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer, who resides in New York City.He received his formal educat

A Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer, who resides in New York City.He received his formal education in a Steiner school, where his first instrument was violin. He then studied drums, and in 1979 piano and basic music theory with his father, Heikki Pohjola, who is a notable Finnish jazz guitarist. In 1982, young Pohjola entered the Helsinki cathedral boy choir, Cantores Minores under the direction of Heinz Hofmann. At the age of ten, Pohjola had started studies in classical piano, music theory and counterpoint at the Vantaa Conservatory, while also starting to play jazz. His early classical influences were Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg and Johann Sebastian Bach, and Finnish prominent composers, such as Selim Palmgren, Oskar Merikanto and Aarre Merikanto. Pohjola was introduced to the music of Art Tatum, Charlie Parker and Oscar Peterson by his father, who played his large record collection at home. Pohjola performed music by Mozart, Beethoven and Debussy at regional recitals and received a shared second prize in the classical piano competition of Vantaa in 1987, and represented his city and conservatory at the Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Competition.

Is a Finnish speed skater who held a Finnish record in the sport.[1] He finished 22nd at Speed skati

Is a Finnish speed skater who held a Finnish record in the sport.[1] He finished 22nd at Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres. He has a business education and is set to represent Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2]

Is an ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL upon signing a f

Is an ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL upon signing a free agent contract after concluding a two-year contract with Timrå IK of the Swedish Elite League. Pyörälä has also played for Kärpät in the Finnish SM-lii

Is a Finnish film director from Oulu, Northern Finland. His best-known films are documentaries Screa

Is a Finnish film director from Oulu, Northern Finland. His best-known films are documentaries Screaming Men (2003) and Freetime Machos (2009), the former being a portrayl of a Finnish screaming male choir Mieskuoro Huutajat, and latter being a portrayal of a rugby team which is allegedly the most northern and the third lousiest in the world.

Is a pioneer in new media. Most recently he was President of Global Digital Media for MTV Networks/V

Is a pioneer in new media. Most recently he was President of Global Digital Media for MTV Networks/Viacom overseeing more than 1500 employees in 60 countries. Reporting directly to the Chairman and CEO of MTV Networks, Judy McGrath and as a member of her senior strategy team, Salmi worked across MTVN’s many brands, including Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV, and over 30 others.