Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former Finnish sprinter. His club team was Oulun Pyrintö.He competed in 100 metres and 4 x 100

Is a former Finnish sprinter. His club team was Oulun Pyrintö.He competed in 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, but was eliminated in the heats on both occasions.

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was nicknamed "Jokke" during

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was nicknamed "Jokke" during his career.Salomäki competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the welterweight class.[1]

Was a Finnish speed skater, allround world champion and world record holder on 1500m.Järvinen won a

Was a Finnish speed skater, allround world champion and world record holder on 1500m.Järvinen won a gold medal at the 1959 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men in Oslo.[1] He received a silver medal at the 1959 European Speed Skating Champio

A former Finnish nordic combined skier. He won two silver medals in the individual Nordic combined a

A former Finnish nordic combined skier. He won two silver medals in the individual Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics.Karjalainen also has four FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medals, including two silvers (3 x 10 km team: 1982 (tied with Norway), 1984) and two bronzes (15 km individual and 3 x 10 km team: Both 1985).

Is a Finnish actor. He is famous for the Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät, where he played Jukka

Is a Finnish actor. He is famous for the Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät, where he played Jukka Salin from 1999 to 2004.

A former Finnish ski jumper who competed during the 1970's and early 1980's.His best known success w

A former Finnish ski jumper who competed during the 1970's and early 1980's.His best known success was at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he won a gold medal in the individual large hill event.

Is a former speed skater from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1984 Winter Olympic

Is a former speed skater from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

A Finnish theatrical director and controversialist. As a teacher and later headmaster in the Helsink

A Finnish theatrical director and controversialist. As a teacher and later headmaster in the Helsinki school of theatre, Jouko Turkka created a whole generation of Finnish actors, and a recognisable style of acting.The method was to progressively search for a mental borderline state by psychic and physical exertion, and the result was frequently an acting performance characterised by actors shaking uncontrollably and spewing spit and snot and other bodily fluids around them. Some likened the method to brainwashing, or to those of religious cults.

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

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.

Is the guitarist/vocalist in Kotiteollisuus, a Finnish heavy metal band. He also writes the band's m

Is the guitarist/vocalist in Kotiteollisuus, a Finnish heavy metal band. He also writes the band's music along with his bandmates, and contributes majority of the lyrics. He has also written books, hosted a reality TV show called "Äijät" ('The men') with Jone Nikula and been a columnist for newspapers. He is known not only for his desperate and dark lyrics and his extraordinary looks and attitude, but also his sense of humour, which can be seen

Is a Finnish freestyle skier who specializes in the skicross discipline. He is a former alpine skier

Is a Finnish freestyle skier who specializes in the skicross discipline. He is a former alpine skier. He made his World Cup debut in December 2005 in Kranjska Gora, and collected his first World Cup points in December 2006, with a 28th place in Super-G in

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Lukko, HPK, Ka

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Lukko, HPK, KalPa, KooKoo, and YJK.

Is a retired Finnish pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.55 metres, achieved in July 1980 in R

Is a retired Finnish pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.55 metres, achieved in July 1980 in Raahe.

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

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

Is a Finnish ice hockey player. He currently plays for Tingsryd AIF (TAIF), Sweden.He joined Tingsry

Is a Finnish ice hockey player. He currently plays for Tingsryd AIF (TAIF), Sweden.He joined Tingsryd AIF in the Swedish 3rd division in September 2009. He came to Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba from Espoo Blues of the Finnish SM-liiga in January 2009. In season

Is a Finnish professional poker player from Helsinki. Juha was originally a poker dealer, but made a

Is a Finnish professional poker player from Helsinki. Juha was originally a poker dealer, but made a name for himself in the first World Poker Tour (WPT) event in Aruba, where he eliminated Kathy Liebert on the way to defeating professional player Phil Gordon in a heads-up challenge match. He has since made two other WPT final tables, with a 4th place finish in the Season 1 Battle of Champions and a 2nd place finish to England's Roland De Wolfe in the Grand Prix de Paris 2005 event. In addition he had a 10th place finish in the Season 3 Championship event.

A former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at

A former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics. His loss to Sweden's Thomas Wassberg in the 15km at the 1980 Winter Olympics by 0.01 seconds, the closest margin of victory ever in Olympic cross-country skiing led the International Ski Federation (FIS) to round all of their times to the nearest 1/10th second in future competitions.Mieto also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with silvers in the 30 km (1974) and the 4 x 10 km (1978), and bronzes in the 15 km (1978) and the 4 x 10 km (1982, tied with East Germany). His biggest success as a cross country skier was at the Holmenkollen ski festival where he won the 50 km once (1973) and the 15 km five times (1973-1975, 1977-1978).

Is a former Finnish professional ice hockey player.

Is a former Finnish professional ice hockey player.

One of Finland's leading living architects.Leiviskä studied architecture at Helsinki University of

One of Finland's leading living architects.Leiviskä studied architecture at Helsinki University of Technology, qualifying as an architect in 1963. He established his own office in 1964, while also working as a teaching assistant at Helsinki University of Technology.Leiviskä also worked with architect Bertel Saarnio, and together they won an architectural competition for the Kouvola Town Hall (1964-68), regarded as one of the most significant public buildings in Finland during the 1960s, and brought much critical attention to the young architect.

Is a retired Finnish high jumper.He finished tenth at the 1990 European Championships. He also compe

Is a retired Finnish high jumper.He finished tenth at the 1990 European Championships. He also competed at the World Championships in 1991, 1993 and 1995 without reaching the final.

Is a Finnish-Norwegian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays with Stavanger Oilers

Is a Finnish-Norwegian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays with Stavanger Oilers of the Norway's elite GET-ligaen. Kaunismäki began playing in Finland with the Jokerit organization's junior teams.

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. He finished 34th in the 15 km event at

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. He finished 34th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Lallukka's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the 4 x 10 km event at Sapporo in 2007 while his best individual finish was 14th in the 15 km event at those same championships.

Is a Finnish ice hockey forward currently playing Jokerit in the SM-liiga. Lind started his career w

Is a Finnish ice hockey forward currently playing Jokerit in the SM-liiga. Lind started his career with Jokerit his hometown team. He was drafted 178th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in rhe 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

Was a professional ice hockey centre who was the third Finnish-born player to play in the National H

Was a professional ice hockey centre who was the third Finnish-born player to play in the National Hockey League. Widing played in the National Hockey League for eight seasons, mostly with the Los Angeles Kings.