Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter T

Was a Finnish-Canadian athlete, who mainly competed in marathon running. He won the Boston Marathon

Was a Finnish-Canadian athlete, who mainly competed in marathon running. He won the Boston Marathon in 1934.

Is a Finnish football legend. He became the country's first professional player when he signed for F

Is a Finnish football legend. He became the country's first professional player when he signed for France's Toulouse FC in 1952. Rytkönen earned 37 caps for the Finnish national team, scoring seven goals. He played for Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Tamminen competed at the 1920 S

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.Tamminen competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.[1]

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summer O

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the late 1970s. She won a gold medal in

Is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the late 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, and finished 5th in the 10 km event at those same championships.

A former award-winning Finnish singer.She has performed on Italian TV, in Brussels, and in Argentina

A former award-winning Finnish singer.She has performed on Italian TV, in Brussels, and in Argentina and Uruguay as part of the Tango 2000 educational tour.She first tried for the prestigious Tangomarkkinat competition in 1995, but did not reach the semif

Was a Finnish long-distance runner - one of the so-called Flying Finns.[1] Like his coach and close

Was a Finnish long-distance runner - one of the so-called Flying Finns.[1] Like his coach and close friend, Paavo Nurmi, Mäki broke world records over two miles, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres - holding the records simultaneously between 1939 and 1942.[1] Mäki was the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 30 minutes, breaking his own world record in a time of 29:52.6 on September 17, 1939.[2]

Was a Finnish politician who was Prime Minister of Finland four times: 1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-19

Was a Finnish politician who was Prime Minister of Finland four times: 1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1983 and 1983-1987 and at the date of his death still held the Finnish record of most days of incumbency as prime minister. He was also a long-time leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland.

Was a theologian. At the age of 3 he moved to the United States, where he later attended Harvard Uni

Was a theologian. At the age of 3 he moved to the United States, where he later attended Harvard University and received a degree in theology. He wrote many books including Man in the Eyes of God.

Is a Finnish musician. Currently, he is the vocalist for The Black League, which he formed in 1998.

Is a Finnish musician. Currently, he is the vocalist for The Black League, which he formed in 1998. He is best known as vocalist/bassist in Sentenced, which he left in 1995 because he didn't like the melodic direction the band were heading into, and therefore decided to move on to other projects. On Sentenced's last live gig in 2005 in Oulu

Is one of the most well-known Finnish technology serial entrepreneurs[1], and a regularly seen key n

Is one of the most well-known Finnish technology serial entrepreneurs[1], and a regularly seen key note speaker in Finnish and International events[2][3][4]. Tikka has been a frequent guest in the Finnish media[5], particularly on the morning TV program "Good Morning Finland" on the MTV3 channel.[6][7]. Tikka is the former CEO of IRC-Galleria (2006-2007)[8][9] he was instrumental in the acquisition of IRC-Galleria by Sulake Corporation,

A Finnish alpine ski racer, the silver medalist in the women's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olymp

A Finnish alpine ski racer, the silver medalist in the women's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.In, 1997 Poutiainen became junior world champion in the slalom as well being listed 3rd in the Super-G, and the same year debuted in the World Cup. At the 1999 Junior World Championships, she placed third in the giant slalom.In the 2005 World Cup season, she won the season titles in both the slalom and giant slalom, and placed fifth in the overall standings. At the 2005 World Championships, she placed second in the giant slalom behind Anja Pärson of Sweden and second in the slalom behind Janica Kostelic of Croatia.

A Finnish artist, specialized in visual arts and culture. Born in SodankylS, Finland, Mokko started

A Finnish artist, specialized in visual arts and culture. Born in SodankylS, Finland, Mokko started his career at the age of 16 with his first exhibition in Alariesto Gallery at SodankylS. He has had several joint exhibitions all over Finland and five private exhibitions. He is also the carrying force behind the Esoteric Order of Art movement.

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s.Niku won a bronze in the 18 km event at

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s.Niku won a bronze in the 18 km event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. He also participated in the 50 km competition but did not finish.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926 he finished sixth in the 18 km event.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Honka.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Honka.

Is a professional volleyball player from Finland. He held the libero position on the Finnish nationa

Is a professional volleyball player from Finland. He held the libero position on the Finnish national team.Kangasniemi started his career 9-years old in Kauhavan Wisa. After his junior year he became top player in the Finland. He started playing in Finland Champion league in Tampereen Isku-Volley. In Isku-Volley he won two Finland Champions seasons 2002 and 2006. Silver medal he got season 2003 and bronze medal season 2005. Media have chosen him three times Finland Champion league best libero on the seasons 2002, 2004 and 2006.

A Finnish former javelin thrower.he was one of the leading representatives of javelin throwing in hi

A Finnish former javelin thrower.he was one of the leading representatives of javelin throwing in his home country in the 1980s, but did not attain international success until the year 1988.At the Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, Korjus held the silver medal position for most of the contest. However, with the very last throw of the competition, he threw for 84.28 meters, which meant gold for Korjus. The silver medal was eventually won by a young Jan Železný, who went on to be one of the dominant javelin throwers of all time.

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

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

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 Ässät in Finland, and the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Rockies in the NHL.

Is a former wrestler from Finland, who claimed the silver medal in the Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Is a former wrestler from Finland, who claimed the silver medal in the Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight Division (– 68 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Nicknamed Tapsa he won the bronze medal four years later in the same weight division, when Seoul, South Korea hosted the Olympic Games.

Is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed in the late 1970s. He won a gold medal in the individual

Is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed in the late 1970s. He won a gold medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and finished 6th in the normal hill at those same championships.

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.

Was a Finnish designer and sculptor, a major figure of post-war design. He designed the Finnish mark

Was a Finnish designer and sculptor, a major figure of post-war design. He designed the Finnish markka banknotes introduced in 1955. His range was immense, designing glassware, stoneware, and jewelry for mass production, as well as individual sculptures in several media.Among his most famous works have been the design for the Finlandia vodka bottle (1970-2000) and for Iittala's Ultima Thule set of kitchen glasses. Both glassware items feature a dripping icicle look, and in the case of Iittala's popular glassware set it took thousands of hours to develop a glassblowing technique that would produce the effect.

Is the current President of Finland. She began her first six-year term of office in 2000 and was re-

Is the current President of Finland. She began her first six-year term of office in 2000 and was re-elected on January 29, 2006. Her current term expires in 2012. She is the first woman to hold the office.

Was a boxer from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,

Was a boxer from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he was defeated in the second round of the men's light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Poland's eventual bronze medalist Jerzy Rybic