Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Finnish Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics

Is a Finnish Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Finnish Major General.Wallenius was a member of the Finnish Jäger troops trained in Germany p

Was a Finnish Major General.Wallenius was a member of the Finnish Jäger troops trained in Germany prior to Finnish independence. In 1915 Wallenius travelled to Germany where he enrolled in the Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion. He took part in the battles on the Misse River.After returning to Finland Wallenius took part in the Finnish Civil War of 1918 on the side of the anti-Communist Whites. He commanded a platoon in Tervola and Tornio. In Lapland Wallenius met reindeer herder Aleksis Hihnavaara, with whom he travelled around Lapland and became good friends. He was later appointed the commander of the troops around Kuolajärvi and Kuusamo. Here he was given the command of the northern group in the failed Viena expedition in March 1918 which tried to annex parts of East Karelia to Finland.

Was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer

Was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two golds (1952: K-2 1000 m, K-2 10000 m) and one silver (1948: K-1 10000 m).

Was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Ol

Was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris,[1] a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam,[2] and a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[3]

Was a prominent Finnish politician and editor from Social Democratic Party. He served as Prime Minis

Was a prominent Finnish politician and editor from Social Democratic Party. He served as Prime Minister of Finland twice. Paasio was at early age in contact with Social Democratic Labor movement. Paasio was elected in the parliament in 1948. Before that h

Was a Finnish politician in the left-wing Finnish People's Democratic League. He was a member of the

Was a Finnish politician in the left-wing Finnish People's Democratic League. He was a member of the Finnish parliament, Eduskunta, from 1958 until 1979. In 1979, he became the Finnish ambassador to East Germany.

Is a Finnish dressage rider and trainer who currently lives in West Sussex. In 1991 she and "Matador

Is a Finnish dressage rider and trainer who currently lives in West Sussex. In 1991 she and "Matador II" won the World Cup Finals in Paris. She has competed in six Olympics, which equals Finnish record with shooter Juha Hirvi, ice hockey player Raimo Helm