Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Finnish pop singer. She is known to have represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in

Is a Finnish pop singer. She is known to have represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 and 1973, her two Eurovision songs were a big success and in 1973 she managed to bring Finland's second best result ever in this contest, placing 6th.

A Finnish rapper. She writes her songs by herself, and the lyrics often deal with relationships, mal

A Finnish rapper. She writes her songs by herself, and the lyrics often deal with relationships, male chauvinism and politics.Mariska began to play piano in Sibelius-Akatemia at the age of 7. She soon changed her style to punk and joined a punk-band calle

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion.[1] She won a gold medal at the 1978 World O

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion.[1] She won a gold medal at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg with the Finnish relay team. She received a silver medal in 1981 (Thun).

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Finland, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer O

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Finland, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 16th place with the 4x100 Freestyle Relay Team, alongside Paula Harmokivi, Marja Pärssinen, and Minna Salmela.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Finland, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer O

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Finland, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 16th place with the 4×100 m freestyle relay team, alongside Paula Harmokivi, Marja Pärssinen, and Minna Salmela.

Is a retired female butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Finland. Nicknamed Marde Pärssinen compete

Is a retired female butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Finland. Nicknamed Marde Pärssinen competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Her best result was a 14th place with the women's 4×100 m medley relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, alongside Mia Hagman, Minna Salmela, and Anu Koivisto.

A Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olymp

A Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km (1969, 1971-1973) and three times at 5 km (1969, 1972-1973). Additionally, she won two medals at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 10 km, and a bronze in 3 x 5 km.

Is a Finnish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Ol

Is a Finnish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

A politician and former Finnish cross-country skier.Matikainen-Kallström represents Kokoomus in Fin

A politician and former Finnish cross-country skier.Matikainen-Kallström represents Kokoomus in Finland. From 1996 to 2004 she was a Member of the European Parliament, and since 2004 she is a member of the Finnish Parliament. She had a very short but hugely winning sporting career. In the six seasons she competed at top international level, she won the World Cup three years in a row. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Matikainen-Kallström won a bronze medal in the relay aged just 19.

A former Finnish Cross-country skier who competed during the early 1990's. She won two medals at the

A former Finnish Cross-country skier who competed during the early 1990's. She won two medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville with a gold in the 5 km and a silver in the 15 km.Rolig also won a bronze in the 15 km at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships as well. She also won an FIS Race at 5 km in Finland in 1993.

Is an American professional ice hockey player for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League

Is an American professional ice hockey player for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. He is the younger brother of Carolina Hurricanes player Matt Cullen.

Is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki. He is a journalist, writer, and talk-show host,

Is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki. He is a journalist, writer, and talk-show host, and is the registered partner of Jonas Gardell. They have two children, a boy, who is Gardell's biological child, and a girl, who is Levengood's child.[1].

A Finnish former rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Toyota in the Worl

A Finnish former rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Toyota in the World Rally Championship, and still holds the record for most stage wins in the series. Alén phrase "now maximum attack" became well-known.Alén never won the world championship itself, despite being for a long time the driver with most wins to his credit. However, he did win the FIA Cup for Drivers in 1978, the precursor to the World Championship for Drivers established in 1979. In 1986, he was the world champion for eleven days, until Peugeot's appeal went through and the results of Rallye Sanremo, which Alén had won, were annulled.[1]

Is a Finnish football manager and former player. He is currently managing the Finnish under-21 side.

Is a Finnish football manager and former player. He is currently managing the Finnish under-21 side. As the head coach of under-21 side he led the team to the 2009 European Championships final tournament. In the same year he was awarded the Coach of the Y

Is a Finnish architect. Together with Mikko Heikkinen he founded Heikkinen - Komonen Architects in 1

Is a Finnish architect. Together with Mikko Heikkinen he founded Heikkinen - Komonen Architects in 1974.

A professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland. He is well known within the snowboarding community f

A professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland. He is well known within the snowboarding community for his consistent showing in half-pipe competitions and for his video parts with Standard Films. He is often cited as being one of the top 5 professional snowboarders in the world. He is notable within the landscape of professional snowboarders because he does not have an easily definable image within the sport.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. H

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. He played for Kärpät, SaiPa, and Winnipeg Jets.

Is the former bassist of the band Hoobastank. He was in the band from 1997 [1][2]until 2005. Why Mar

Is the former bassist of the band Hoobastank. He was in the band from 1997 [1][2]until 2005. Why Markku left the band is not clear, although rumors were that he had severe back problem that left him in pain during live performances. He left after Hoobastank's 2005 summer tour. He has since been replaced by Josh Moreau. He currently owns a hair salon, avocado farm, and supermarket chain.[citation needed]

Was a Finnish actor and musician. He was born in Helsinki and grew up there. He was actively involve

Was a Finnish actor and musician. He was born in Helsinki and grew up there. He was actively involved in founding and acting with the Telakka Theater in Tampere.[1]Peltola is best known for starring opposite Kati Outinen in Aki Kaurismäki's Academy Award nominated film from 2002 The Man Without a Past. Other films that Peltola has been in include V2 – jäätynyt enkeli, Young Gods, Drifting Clouds, Jade Warrior and Perhoshäkki.

Is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, editor and owner of film production company Suomen Filmite

Is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, editor and owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Pölönen's best known work is the 2004 film Dog Nail Clipper — directed and written by Pölönen — which was honoured with five awards at the 2005 Jussi Awards including Best Direction and Best Script[1] and which film critic Jay Weissberg from Variety called Pölönen's "most mature work to date".[2] Pölönen has been awarded an additional four Jussi awards while being nominated for two more.

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1986. He won a gold medal in the team large hill

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1986. He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Engelberg.

Was a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the relay event and finished 13

Was a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the relay event and finished 13th in the individual event at the 1968 World Orienteering Championships in Linköping.[1] In 1970 he finished 4th with the Finnish relay team.[1] In 1974 he finished 16th in the individual event, and received a silver medal in the relay with the Finnish team. In 1976 he finished 5th in the individual event, and received a bronze in the relay.[1]

Is a Finnish stand-up comedian and actor.His acting roles include "Rahikainen" in Aki Kaurismäki's

Is a Finnish stand-up comedian and actor.His acting roles include "Rahikainen" in Aki Kaurismäki's Crime and Punishment and "Pekka" in another Aki Kaurismäki film Calamari Union. In Calamari Union, Pekka appears for most of the film to gibber in English in an apparent schizophrenic delusion about his days as a soldier of fortune. This viewer interpretation is subverted towards the end of the movie, as a group of Latin American freedom fighters wreak their vengeance by shooting him like a dog.

Is a retired Finnish discus thrower and shot putter.At the 1978 European Championships, Tuokko won t

Is a retired Finnish discus thrower and shot putter.At the 1978 European Championships, Tuokko won the silver medal in discus with a result of 64.90 metres. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he finished ninth. In Montreal 1976 he didn't make it past

A Finnish curler and politician.Uusipaavalniemi has been involved in international play for over two

A Finnish curler and politician.Uusipaavalniemi has been involved in international play for over two decades, and he has been the skip of Finland since the mid-1990s. All of Finland's curling medals have been achieved with Uusipaavalniemi as skip.Uusipaav