Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a Finnish poet and writer. She is known for her tragic life and early death, which are reflected

Was a Finnish poet and writer. She is known for her tragic life and early death, which are reflected in her sensitive poems.At the age of 15, Harmaja contracted the lung disease tuberculosis. There were good seasons and bad seasons, and in April 1937 she died at the age of 23.

Is a Finnish singer and actor. He has recorded several solo albums and has also done work with Sleep

Is a Finnish singer and actor. He has recorded several solo albums and has also done work with Sleepy Sleepers and Leningrad Cowboys. He appeared as himself on the Finnish television series Aaken ja Sakun kesäkeittiö in 1999.

A Finnish saxophonist and flutist who is known, among other things, as a founding member of the worl

A Finnish saxophonist and flutist who is known, among other things, as a founding member of the world music group Piirpauke.He also plays saxophone in the songs "Shine on Me" and "The Real Thing" by Kingston Wall, and on Am Universum, an album by the Finnish band Amorphis.

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

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

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents Ascoli Calcio in Serie B. Mattila, who is 187 cm tall, plays

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents Ascoli Calcio in Serie B. Mattila, who is 187 cm tall, plays as a midfielder. He made his debut at the senior level in 2008. He is well-known about his shooting skills. Mattila is the captain of the Finnish under-19

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey player, who currently plays center for the Montreal Canadiens a

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey player, who currently plays center for the Montreal Canadiens as the team captain. His brother, Mikko Koivu, is an alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild.

Is a Finnish football goalkeeper currently playing for FC Haka. He has formerly played in FC Pantter

Is a Finnish football goalkeeper currently playing for FC Haka. He has formerly played in FC Pantterit, FC Lahti and FC Hämeenlinna.

Is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a striker. Since 2000 Puhakainen has played for MyPa in the Fi

Is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a striker. Since 2000 Puhakainen has played for MyPa in the Finnish premier division, Veikkausliiga. His earlier clubs include FC Kuusysi and Turun Palloseura. He achieved the Veikkausliiga top scorer title in 2003. W

Is an ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their fifth-round pick, #102 ov

Is an ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their fifth-round pick, #102 overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.Helenius started his professional career in Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga in 1992, and made his way to North America f

Is a bass guitarist best known from the folk metal band Finntroll and the funeral doom band Shape of

Is a bass guitarist best known from the folk metal band Finntroll and the funeral doom band Shape of Despair.[1] He also plays in the folk/doom metal group The Mist and the Morning Dew. Despite sharing the same name with a member of Funebre, he is not the same person.

Is a heavy metal bass player, presently with Ensiferum. He joined his current band in 2004[1] as a r

Is a heavy metal bass player, presently with Ensiferum. He joined his current band in 2004[1] as a replacement for Jukka-Pekka Miettinen after playing for some years in the melodic death/doom metal band Rapture. He left his role with Rapture in 2006 and now plays only in Ensiferum.

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the Winter Ol

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fifth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010.Jauhojärvi won his first medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec with a bronze in the team sprint with Ville Nousiainen, then added a second in the 4 x 10 km.

A Finnish professional ice hockey player. He plays right wing for KalPa in the SM-liiga. He is the o

A Finnish professional ice hockey player. He plays right wing for KalPa in the SM-liiga. He is the older brother of Kimmo Kapanen. On June 2, 2008 he announced his retirement from the NHL after 12 seasons and will play the 2008-09 season for KalPa Kuopio in Finland.Kapanen was drafted 87th overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers. His first NHL season was in 1995–96, when he played 35 games with Hartford. The Whalers relocated to become the Carolina Hurricanes. In his next five seasons with Carolina Kapanen averaged 24 goals and 35 assists with his best season coming in 2001–02 when he scored 27 goals and 42 assists for 69 points.

Is a Finnish musician, best known as the bassist of the Finnish metal band, Sentenced.[1] He joined

Is a Finnish musician, best known as the bassist of the Finnish metal band, Sentenced.[1] He joined the band in 1996, replacing Taneli Jarva, and stayed with Sentenced up until they disbanded in 2005. Firstly, he was only a session member on gigs, but after that he joined the band officially. In addition to playing the bass guitar, he was also the back-up vocalist. Kukkohovi has been the guitar player for the hard rock band Solution 13 during his time at the Sentenced. On live shows of the Doom metal band KYPCK[2],

Is a Finnish drummer who has been a very prolific jazz and popular music session musician after the

Is a Finnish drummer who has been a very prolific jazz and popular music session musician after the break-up of his early-90s band, Kingston Wall. His current, most active group in which he plays in is called Zook. The band also includes ex-Kingston Wall bassist Jukka Jylli.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the Nat

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. He is the son of former Jokerit captain and youth international defenceman Jussi Lepistö.

Is a Finnish guitarist. Lopakka was one of two guitarists for the band Sentenced until it disbanded.

Is a Finnish guitarist. Lopakka was one of two guitarists for the band Sentenced until it disbanded. Lopakka was the band's main lyric writer and was also considered the spokesman for the band. Since 2007 he is once again active in KYPCK.Sami spoke with Metal-Rules.com in April 2007 about his recent activities. Also discussed was the final Sentenced show which was recently released on DVD, what his former Sentenced bandmates have been up to, and of course the details on his own business and musical pursuits. April 2007 interview

Is a retired Finnish football midfielder.

Is a retired Finnish football midfielder.

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

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents Turun Palloseura of Veikkausliiga. He mostly plays as right defender, but is also used as winger or central midfielder.

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Repo's best individual finish also happened at Nagano with an 18th in the 10 km.

Is a Finnish architect and artist. He studied architecture at Helsinki University of Technology, com

Is a Finnish architect and artist. He studied architecture at Helsinki University of Technology, completing his studies in 1999. Rintala first came to public and critical attention with the joint projects he made with Marco Casagrande, under their partnetrship, Casagrande & Rintala, from 1998 to 2003, when their partnership dissolved. Casagrande & Rintala produced a series of critically acknowledged architectural installations around the world, often at art biennales, including the Venice Biennale.

Is a Finnish football midfielder who currently plays for FC Haka in the Veikkausliiga. Ristilä play

Is a Finnish football midfielder who currently plays for FC Haka in the Veikkausliiga. Ristilä played an important role in the Drogheda midfield and sometimes played up front. He has represented the Finland national side on two occasions. Before he joined

Is a Finnish actor. He has played Rafael Aro in Salatut elämät, and he also hosts the Finnish game

Is a Finnish actor. He has played Rafael Aro in Salatut elämät, and he also hosts the Finnish game show Shop 'til You Drop on JIM.

A Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey Leagu

A Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).Salo was drafted by the Ottawa Senators with the last selection in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 239th overall in the ninth round. He had previously started his professional career with TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga and remained in Finland for two more seasons upon being drafted, including one season with Jokerit, before leaving for North America and the Ottawa Senators.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Inter Turku; he formerly played for Nyköpings

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Inter Turku; he formerly played for Nyköpings BIS. He was member of the Finland team in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which were held in Finland.