Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1948

Was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Finnish boat which was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the coxed fours event.

Is a Russian ice dancer who competes internationally for Finland. She competes with Sasha Palomäki.

Is a Russian ice dancer who competes internationally for Finland. She competes with Sasha Palomäki. Klimova and Palomäki teamed up in summer 2007. They are the 2009 & 2010 Finnish national champions. They placed 23rd at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. He is currently the head coach of Finnish Veikkau

Is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. He is currently the head coach of Finnish Veikkausliiga club FC Haka and the goalkeeping coach of the Finnish national team.

Was a Finnish film actor.Ahonen first appeared in film in 1954 and made many appearances in Finnish

Was a Finnish film actor.Ahonen first appeared in film in 1954 and made many appearances in Finnish film between then and 1997 appearing in films such as the Rauni Mollberg historical film Aika hyvä ihmiseksi in 1977. He has also appeared in many films by Spede Pasanen. Ahonen was a 170 cm.

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. During the Russo-Finnish Continuation W

Was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. During the Russo-Finnish Continuation War, he served in the Finnish army, and was awarded the Mannerheim Cross. After the Second World War, he made a career in the United States Army.

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is the father of the Finnish football player Jari Olavi Litmanen. He was also Finnish international

Is the father of the Finnish football player Jari Olavi Litmanen. He was also Finnish international footballer and played for Reipas all his career.

Is a Finnish politician and chairman of Suomen Kansan Sinivalkoiset, a far right political party. He

Is a Finnish politician and chairman of Suomen Kansan Sinivalkoiset, a far right political party. He has been a member of the city council of Turku, his home city, since 1992.In the municipal election of 2004, Mäenpää received a total of 2,208 votes, more

Was a Finnish essayist, journalist, travel book writer, poet, and cosmopolitan. He often went under

Was a Finnish essayist, journalist, travel book writer, poet, and cosmopolitan. He often went under the pseudonym of Olavi Lauri. Paavolainen was the central figure of the literary group Tulenkantajat (The Flame Bearers) and one of the most influential literary opinion leaders between the two World wars in Finland. He represented liberal and Europe oriented views of culture and had an eclectic eye for new ideas.In the late 1920s Paavolainen praised urban life, technology, and roaring cars in his works centering around modernism as the Italian Futurist poet F.T. Marinetti (1876-1944) had done two decades earlier. In the 1930s and 1940s he published a number of works that controversially criticised the members of the Nazi cabinet in Germany and later the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.

Was a Finnish singer, acclaimed as the king of Finnish tango.[1] Between 1939 and 1966 he recorded a

Was a Finnish singer, acclaimed as the king of Finnish tango.[1] Between 1939 and 1966 he recorded almost 600 songs, many of which are classics of Finnish popular music, and appeared in many films and theatrical productions. Of his most acclaimed tangos are Punatukkaiselle tytölleni, Ennen kuolemaa and Täysikuu, while standouts from his other popular music are Poika varjoisalta kujalta, Hopeinen kuu (Guarda Che Luna), Eva and Kultainen nuoruus. He was also the second tenor of the quartet Kipparikvartetti in the early 1950s. At the beginning of his career he received three gold records for the songs Ennen kuolemaa, Tulisuudelma and La Cumparsita. Olavi Virta's career was cut short by a scandalous arrest for drunken driving in 1962, after which the press mockingly called him "The Singing Meatball." Ten years later he succumbed to alcoholism, living his final years in poverty.

Was a Finnish-Swedish journalist and poet from Finland. He was the father of Nils Torvalds and grand

Was a Finnish-Swedish journalist and poet from Finland. He was the father of Nils Torvalds and grandfather of Linus Torvalds.His full name was Ole Torvald Elis Saxberg, but he was also named Karanko after his step father, Toivo T. Karanko. In 1935 when he had moved to Helsinki for studies he changed his name to Torvalds. In 1944 he was awarded a literature prize from Svenska Dagbladet (shared with Harry Martinson, Lars Ahlin and Elly Jannes). In 1978 he received an honorary doctorate from Åbo Akademi.

Was a Finnish architect. She was the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of "Professor" by

Was a Finnish architect. She was the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of "Professor" by the Finnish Association of Architects.[1]Her graduation from the university of Helsinki was followed by the establishment of her architectural office, making her the first independently practising female architect of Finland.[1][2] In 1904 she won the first architectural prize in a contest of the School of Economics of Tampere.[2] From 1909 to 1913 Wivi Lönn and Armas Lindgren designed and built the Estonia Theatre in the Art Nouveau style,

Is a Finnish politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Enlargement. Recently his na

Is a Finnish politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Enlargement. Recently his name has come up as a potential presidential candidate for the 2012 election in Finland.

Is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey

Is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. Previously, he had been the captain of the Florida Panthers from 2003 until 2008. Jokinen was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft as the 3rd overall pick.Olli Jokinen started his career in his hometown club KalPa, where he played his first season in SM-liiga. Jokinen played 15 games for the Kuopio team and scored 1 goal and assisted 1 and had 2 minutes in penalties.

Is a Finnish volleyball player. He is currently[update] one of the key players in the Finnish nation

Is a Finnish volleyball player. He is currently[update] one of the key players in the Finnish national volleyball team. During the early years of his career, he played in the Finnish Champion league. In year 2004, he left Finland to play in the French Pro-A Volleyball league where he played until the season of 2009. Olli played the 2009 season in the Polish league. His current team Olympiacos SC, the volleyball team of the Greek sports club Olympiacos.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their f

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their fourth-round pick, #117 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Malmivaara played junior hockey in Jokerit and made his SM-liiga debut there; in 2003 he signe

Is a Finnish ski jumper and former Nordic combined athlete.Before 2007 Muotka competed mainly in Nor

Is a Finnish ski jumper and former Nordic combined athlete.Before 2007 Muotka competed mainly in Nordic combined, in the Junior World Ski Championships and World Cup B competitions.[1]Since 2007 Muotka started to concentrate on ski jumping. In 2007 Junior World Ski Championships he finished eighth in the normal hill and won a bronze medal in the team competition. He made his Continental Cup debut in December 2007, his best result being a twelfth place from Zakopane in February 2008. He made his World Cup debut in January 2010 in Sapporo, collecting his first World Cup points with a fourteenth place.[2]

A Finnish pianist, conductor and composer.He learnt harpsichord and piano from the age of five with

A Finnish pianist, conductor and composer.He learnt harpsichord and piano from the age of five with Ralf Gothóni and then Eero Heinonen. He studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara from 1975. He won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1987 which led to his New York City recital debut at Carnegie Hall.He has been artistic director of the Korsholm Music Festival in 1988 and the Turku Music Festival from 1990-1992. He is co-founder and director of the Helsinki Festival Orchestra, and has conducted the chamber orchestra Tapiola Sinfonietta since 2003.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympi

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. Four years later in Barcelona, Kolehmainen was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

Is a retired professional tennis player from Finland. Rahnasto turned pro in 1982. During his career

Is a retired professional tennis player from Finland. Rahnasto turned pro in 1982. During his career, he won two ATP Tour doubles titles and reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 79 in 1986. He was a member of the Finland Davis Cup team, and led th

Is a Finnish film director. He has directed films such as Ambush, Bad Luck Love and Rollo and the Wo

Is a Finnish film director. He has directed films such as Ambush, Bad Luck Love and Rollo and the Woods Sprite. His next film will be "Suden Vuosi" (Year of the Wolf), which is based on a book written by Virpi Hämeen-Anttila. Suden Vuosi will debut in Finland in February 2007.

Was a Finnish academician, experimental physicist and neuroscientist. He was known for his research

Was a Finnish academician, experimental physicist and neuroscientist. He was known for his research in low temperature physics, especially for experimental proof of the superfluidity of helium-3 and also for his work in the field of magnetoencephalography.Olli Viktor Lounasmaa graduated from the University of Helsinki in 1953. After a short period as senior assistant at the University of Turku, he went on to continue his studies in the Clarendon Laboratory of the University of Oxford, where he received his D.Phil. on low temperature physics in 1957. Lounasmaa worked as a visiting scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory in the United States in 1960-1964 before he was invited to the position of professor of engineering physics at the Helsinki University of Technology in 1964.

Is Finland professional volleyball player. Season 2008-2009 he play in Finland Champion league in Pi

Is Finland professional volleyball player. Season 2008-2009 he play in Finland Champion league in Pielaveden Sampo. Ojansivu is one of the talentist players in Finland in future.Ojansivu started his career in Vammalan Lentopallo. When Ojansivu came to sixteen years old he didn't moved to Kuortane and started training with Finland best junior players. He stayed in Vammala and started training in Finland league team Vammalan Lentopallo. He played his first game in Finland Champion league season sixteen year old

Was a Finnish politician, minister in several cabinets and chairman of the Social Democratic Party.H

Was a Finnish politician, minister in several cabinets and chairman of the Social Democratic Party.Hiltunen worked as railwayman and was later a shopkeeper. He worked at a social democratic paper in Varkaus 1931-1946. Hiltunen was elected to the parliamen

Is a Finnish Winter War veteran and writer.Onni Palaste started writing factual, but slightly dramat

Is a Finnish Winter War veteran and writer.Onni Palaste started writing factual, but slightly dramatised novels about the Winter War in 1967. His original inspiration to writing was winning a short story competition during the war, after which his fellow soldiers suggested he try writing full-length novels.