Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was Governor of Uleåborgs Län (Province of Oulu) from 1833 to his death in 1849.The Lagerborg name

Was Governor of Uleåborgs Län (Province of Oulu) from 1833 to his death in 1849.The Lagerborg name (registered at Suomen Ritarihuone as #105) originates in Värmland, Sweden, and it is known since the 16th century.

Is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League betw

Is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1990.Brooke was the first of the "AB Pros," the handful of NHL players that grew up through the Acton-Boxborough youth hockey program of the 1

Is a retired Finnish professional snooker player. For some time he was the sole Scandinavian player

Is a retired Finnish professional snooker player. For some time he was the sole Scandinavian player on the game's main tour, although his accent reflects the fact that he was largely raised in London, and his father is English. He qualified for the World

Is a Finnish football player who currently plays for Hammarby IF. He has previously played four seas

Is a Finnish football player who currently plays for Hammarby IF. He has previously played four seasons in Landskrona BoIS and one season in BK Häcken. He is a member of the Finnish U-21 national football team.

Is a retired ice hockey player. Christian played for the American 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Wint

Is a retired ice hockey player. Christian played for the American 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics ice hockey teams, winning a gold medal in 1960.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

He was particularly appreciated for his work in theory of functions (i.e., complex analysis). Apart

He was particularly appreciated for his work in theory of functions (i.e., complex analysis). Apart from mathematics, Nevanlinna took great interest in culture and politics. His opinions in politics were sometimes somewhat controversial, but his talents as an amateur musician were widely appreciated. He was a member of the Patriotic People's Movement and also a member of the Finnish pro-German movement. His mother was German.Rolf Nevanlinna even sympathized with the Nazis – in an interview in the USA in 1934 Hermann Weyl (whose wife was Jewish) called him a "Finnish Nazi".[1] In World War II he supported the idea of Finnish volunteers and eventually became chairman of the Committee for the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS.[2]

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish rel

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus.[1] He was also member of the Finnish team that won the relay at the 1962 European championships, while not part of the official program.

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian-born Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Dynamo Kiev.In the summer of 2005 Er

Is a Russian-born Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Dynamo Kiev.In the summer of 2005 Eremenko signed a five-year deal with Udinese. He made his Serie A debut on the first day of the 2006-07 season against Messina. He was loaned to A.C. Siena

Is a Finnish international football player, who currently plays for Örebro SK in the Swedish Allsve

Is a Finnish international football player, who currently plays for Örebro SK in the Swedish Allsvenskan. Porokara is the first Jewish player on the Finnish national team since 1949. On 15 May 2003, at age 19, Roni Porokara made his league debut in a matc

Is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Honka based i

Is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Honka based in Tapiola in Finland.

A Finnish writer and artist. She has studied antropology at the Helsinki and Copenhagen and social s

A Finnish writer and artist. She has studied antropology at the Helsinki and Copenhagen and social sciences at the University of Moscow. Liksom avoids publicity, and has seldom allowed herself to be photographed.

Is a former head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey men's team. A graduat

Is a former head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey men's team. A graduate of Roseau, Minnesota High School where he led his team to a State Championship in 1946, Bjorkman was a member of the US Olympic teams in 1948 and 1952 (s

Was a Finnish illustrator and painter, best known for illustrating books of fairytales for children,

Was a Finnish illustrator and painter, best known for illustrating books of fairytales for children, which are enduringly and timelessly popular.

Was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event

Was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.