Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1] He was selected Finnish Spor

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1] He was selected Finnish Sportspersonality of the year 1977.

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

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

Is a Finnish film director and screenwriter.Making film since 1992 he has written and directed films

Is a Finnish film director and screenwriter.Making film since 1992 he has written and directed films such as Helmiä ja sikoja in 2003 working with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and Laura Birn.

Is a professional ice hockey player.

Is a professional ice hockey player.

Was a retired ice hockey player. Williamson played in the American Hockey League with the Cleveland

Was a retired ice hockey player. Williamson played in the American Hockey League with the Cleveland Barons, Springfield Indians, Providence Reds, and Pittsburgh Hornets.

Is a Finnish football goalkeeper who is currently with Football League Championship side Cardiff Cit

Is a Finnish football goalkeeper who is currently with Football League Championship side Cardiff City. He is the son of Göran Enckelman.The following season, Enckelman faced another challenge to be the number one goalkeeper at Cardiff with the signing of

Is a Finnish actor who has appeared in over 40 films and TV series. Of these, the most famous are A

Is a Finnish actor who has appeared in over 40 films and TV series. Of these, the most famous are A Summer by the River, Ambush, Mustan kissan kuja, Badding, On the Road to Emmaus, Rölli ja metsänhenki, Kuutamolla, Bad Boys, Dog Nail Clipper,Matti and Rööperi. For his role in Dog Nail Clipper, Franzén was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Actor[1] as well as earning praise from film critic Jay Weissberg from Variety magazine who called the actor "one of the most talented and versatile thesps in Finland".[2]

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Aalesund in the Norwegian Tippeliga. He usually play

Is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Aalesund in the Norwegian Tippeliga. He usually plays in the position of left winger.Kopteff used to be a regular squad member of the Finland national football team. Due to his lack of first-team football ca

Is a former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, Pi

Is a former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, and the San Jose Sharks.

Was a major ship owner and merchant in Finland in the 19th century, and the father of Otto A. Malm.M

Was a major ship owner and merchant in Finland in the 19th century, and the father of Otto A. Malm.Malm studied for a while at the Åbo Akademi in Åbo (Turku), Finland. He worked as a merchant in Liverpool between 1818–1824, and opened his own business in Jakobstad in 1823. As of 1840, Peter Malm had the largest shipping fleet in Finland, consisting of 13 sailing ships. Peter Malm was the first Finnish ship owner to send his ships on transoceanic voyages. In 1845–1847, the barque Hercules was the first Finnish ship to circumnavigate the earth.

Is a Finnish journalist and television reporter. He is a presenter of TV program Uutisvuoto[2] and h

Is a Finnish journalist and television reporter. He is a presenter of TV program Uutisvuoto[2] and hosts Premier league studio in Canal+. Before Uutisvuoto, Nyman was known as a host of Mediapeli.[citation needed]

Is a Finnish film historian and director. He currently works as a professor of film history in the U

Is a Finnish film historian and director. He currently works as a professor of film history in the University of Art and Design Helsinki. He has written around 20 books about film and worked as a presenter for numerous television and radio programs about film and other popular culture. Von Bagh has previously worked as the head of the Finnish Film Archive. He is the editor-in-chief of Filmihullu magazine and the festival director of Midnight Sun Film Festival. He has also directed the Bolognese film festival Il Cinema Ritrovato for nine years running.

Is a Finnish theatre- and film director and an actor of Russian, German and Swedish ancestry [1]. Hi

Is a Finnish theatre- and film director and an actor of Russian, German and Swedish ancestry [1]. His sons Juho (b.1974) and Eero (b.1980) are also actors. Juho's twin brother Tuomas works with lights, electricity and filming in TV sets.

Is a Finnish professional football defender who currently plays for PK-35 in Helsinki in Finland.

Is a Finnish professional football defender who currently plays for PK-35 in Helsinki in Finland.

A Finnish cartoonist and illustrator. Hiltunen has produced work in a variety of genres, but is most

A Finnish cartoonist and illustrator. Hiltunen has produced work in a variety of genres, but is most notable for his fantasy and horror work. He has won the prestigious Puupäähattu award in 2002, which is regarded as the highest honour for finnish comic artists. He is also a well known figure in Finnish science fiction fandom and a regular panelist and guest of honour at conventions, such as Finncon.

Was the founder, vocalist, guitar-player, songwriter and producer of the Finnish psychedelic rock-ba

Was the founder, vocalist, guitar-player, songwriter and producer of the Finnish psychedelic rock-band Kingston Wall.Petri (aka Pete) founded the band called Kingston Wall in 1987, and he was the spirit behind the whole band. They came out with three albums in 1992, 1993 and 1994, and broke up in December the same year as the last album was released. The break-up was Walli's idea, as he wanted Kingston Wall to be on a hiatus for an unspecified time. After the break-up Petri travelled to Goa, India, where he had been many times before with his friend Ior Bock. (There is not much written text about Petri's and Ior's friendship, so nobody knows exactly how good friends they were). He died by jumping off a church-roof in Töölö, Helsinki the following summer.[1] Walli was later buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery, only about one kilometer away from his place of death.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays for Södertälje SK.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays for Södertälje SK.

Is a Finnish football (soccer) central defender. He currently plays for PK-35.

Is a Finnish football (soccer) central defender. He currently plays for PK-35.

Is a retired decathlete from Finland. He was nicknamed "Pete" and "Elmo".His best performance was fi

Is a retired decathlete from Finland. He was nicknamed "Pete" and "Elmo".His best performance was fifth place (8318 points) at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. Result was Finnish record at that time. He finished in eleventh place (8143

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman playing for the Brynäs IF hockey team in the Swedish Elitse

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman playing for the Brynäs IF hockey team in the Swedish Elitserien.

Is a professional ice hockey player for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Is a professional ice hockey player for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Is a heavy metal guitarist and vocalist. He is currently the main vocalist in Ensiferum and, prior t

Is a heavy metal guitarist and vocalist. He is currently the main vocalist in Ensiferum and, prior to this, was a founder and main vocalist for Norther.At 14 years old, Petri (also known as "Pete") began to play the guitar. In 1996 he founded the melodic death metal band Norther with drummer Toni Hallio. In 2004, he joined the folk metal/Viking metal band Ensiferum as lead vocalist and continued to perform and record with Norther until March 3, 2009, when Norther's official website announced his departure from the band to focus more on his duties with Ensiferum. Petri said later in an interview that he did not want to quit the band, and on the contrary, the band members forced him to. [1]

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga, the Finnish premier divis

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga, the Finnish premier division. Oravainen, who is 173 cm tall, plays as a winger on both left and right side. He made his debut at the senior level in 2001 at the age of 18.

Is a Finnish footballer who plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He is a defender who i

Is a Finnish footballer who plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He is a defender who is most comfortable in central defense, but can play as well at right back and left back.

A retired Finnish professional ice hockey player, best remembered for his seasons starring in the NH

A retired Finnish professional ice hockey player, best remembered for his seasons starring in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks in the late 1980s. He is currently a scout for the Washington Capitals.Skriko was a teenage phenom in Finland for his hometown club SaiPa Lappeenranta as he emerged as a star at the age of 18 and was named the SM-Liiga Rookie of the Year in 1981. That summer, he was drafted into the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks as the 157th pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.