Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a bronze in the 4 x 5 km relay

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a bronze in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Roponen also won two team sprint medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2007 (with Virpi Kuitunen) and a silver in 2005 (with Pirjo Manninen). Roponen also earned tow more gold medals in the 4 x 5 km relay, earning them in 2007 and 2009.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti and Finland national under-19 football t

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti and Finland national under-19 football team.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Norfolk Admirals of the

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.

A Finnish ice hockey forward currently playing for Frölunda HC in Elitserien. He is an alternate ca

A Finnish ice hockey forward currently playing for Frölunda HC in Elitserien. He is an alternate captain for the team.Before coming to North America, Hahl played for his hometown team, HPK, in the Finnish SM-liiga, and was known for his defensive skills as a forward. In the autumn of 2000, Hahl left for Colorado, where he impressed the Avalanche coaches at training camp and was rewarded with 43 games in the NHL in the following season, including 21 playoff games. In his NHL career, Hahl played a total of 92 regular season games scoring five goals for a total of thirteen points. He also played 34 playoff games, recording two goals and four assists.

Is a Finnish journalist, best known from traveling series Madventures. He has also co-written a book

Is a Finnish journalist, best known from traveling series Madventures. He has also co-written a book, Isänmaan asialla - matkaopas syrjäytettyjen Suomeen (Johnny Kniga, 2004), with Ari Lahdenmäki. In 2007, Rantala, Lahdenmäki and Tuomas "Tunna" Milonoff, the 2nd of Madventures' presenters, published Madventures: Kansainvälisen seikkailijan opas (Johnny Kniga, 2007). The book is a guidebook for new travelers and gives advice and insight into the world of backpacking.

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents Turun Palloseura of Veikkausliiga. He plays as a midfielder.

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents Turun Palloseura of Veikkausliiga. He plays as a midfielder. He is a member of Finland national under-21 football team.

Was a Finnish filmmaker. His last film was Jäniksen vuosi ("The Year of the Hare").

Was a Finnish filmmaker. His last film was Jäniksen vuosi ("The Year of the Hare").

Is a policy expert, former member of the Finnish parliament, Director of the Finnish Business and Po

Is a policy expert, former member of the Finnish parliament, Director of the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA) and Secretary General of European Business Leaders’ Convention.In the European Parliament election 2009, Penttilä was one of the most popu

A Finnish environmental activist and author of science fiction and nonfiction books. His 2005 novel

A Finnish environmental activist and author of science fiction and nonfiction books. His 2005 novel Sarasvatin hiekkaa was nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 2005 and won the Tähtivaeltaja award in 2006. [1]

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

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and National Hockey League. He played for Ilves, HPK, and Edmonton Oilers.

A retired Finnish ski jumper. He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 2002 Winter

A retired Finnish ski jumper. He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.Jussilainen has also won two World Cup events and achieved 16 podium places. He also won seven World Cup events in the Team category (Normal hill, Large hill, and Ski Flying) between 2000 and 2002. Jussilainen also won silver medals in both team events (normal and large hills) at the 2001 Nordic skiing World Championships.

A former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1993. He won a gold medal in the team large hi

A former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1993. He won a gold medal in the team large hill competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won two medals in the team large hill event (gold: 1989, silver: 1991). At the World Cup level, he won the 1989 Four Hills Tournament without winning a single competition.

Is a Finnish snowboarder. He is an all-around rider, who has many achievements in half pipe, big air

Is a Finnish snowboarder. He is an all-around rider, who has many achievements in half pipe, big air and in park riding contests. He has also made a name by having shots in the international snowboarding magazines. He is well known as a confident rider an

Is a Finnish journalist and author. A regular contributor to The Hockey News, writing the Eye on Eur

Is a Finnish journalist and author. A regular contributor to The Hockey News, writing the Eye on Europe column, he is also a contributor to the IIHF.com, and Finnish MTV3.fi. He's based in Stockholm, Sweden. Pakarinen also blogs about hockey on Finnish Plaza and writes for the nhl.com

Is the Chairman, founder and former Chief Executive Officer of F-Secure Corporation (formerly Data F

Is the Chairman, founder and former Chief Executive Officer of F-Secure Corporation (formerly Data Fellows), an anti-virus and computer security software company based in Helsinki, Finland.[1] He is also the biggest shareholder of F-Secure, owning around 40% of the company. More recently Siilasmaa has become known as a business angel, investing in several technology startups and serving in their boards of directors.[2][3]

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League f

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, and Quebec Nordiques.

Is a Finnish film actress.Polster began acting in Finnish film in 1976 and has made a number of appe

Is a Finnish film actress.Polster began acting in Finnish film in 1976 and has made a number of appearances in Finnish film throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, appearing in many films such as the 1983 James Bond spoof Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit where she acted alongside actors such as Ilmari Saarelainen and Tenho Sauren. However after 1990 she has appeared only on television in Finland and has not appeared on camera since 1995.

He was a federal member of Parliament for the riding of Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle. He r

He was a federal member of Parliament for the riding of Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle. He ran and won in the 1993, 1997 and 2000 Canadian federal elections with significant majorities under the banner of the Liberal Party of Canada. Although considered a backbencher

Is a Finnish professional Heavyweight boxer. As an amateur he won Silver at the European Championshi

Is a Finnish professional Heavyweight boxer. As an amateur he won Silver at the European Championships 2006 at super heavyweight. In 2010 Helenius won the EU heavyweight title defeating Gregory Tony.

Is a retired ice hockey player. Cleary was a member of the American 1960 Winter Olympics team that w

Is a retired ice hockey player. Cleary was a member of the American 1960 Winter Olympics team that won the gold medal.

Is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.

Is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.

Is a Finnish professional boxer. 2006, however, was his breakthrough year as at the 2006 European Am

Is a Finnish professional boxer. 2006, however, was his breakthrough year as at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Plovdiv he finished second again beaten by Timurziev this time on points but all of Helenius' victories had come by KO includ

Was a Finnish mathematician.He studied at the University of Helsinki and later in Berlin under Karl

Was a Finnish mathematician.He studied at the University of Helsinki and later in Berlin under Karl Weierstrass. He is most noted as the developer of the integral transform known as the Mellin transform. He is also known for his critical remarks on the theory of relativity.

Is a retired American ice hockey center. He played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues.

Is a retired American ice hockey center. He played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues.

Is a Finnish shot putter.Häggblom was the nineteenth member to be inducted into the 20 meter club a

Is a Finnish shot putter.Häggblom was the nineteenth member to be inducted into the 20 meter club after he putted the shot 20.13 metres in May 2006 in Halle, Germany. His personal best throw is 20.53 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Lapua.