Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a retired Finnish football defender. He played for Kuusysi Lahti from 1984 to 1986, AFC Ajax from

Is a retired Finnish football defender. He played for Kuusysi Lahti from 1984 to 1986, AFC Ajax from 1986 to 1989, HJK Helsinki from 1989 to 1992, MyPa from 1994 to 1997 and FC Lahti in 1998. He was capped 13 times for Finland, scoring 2 goals.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their 7th-rou

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their 7th-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Is a Finnish professional football who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in Finland

Is a Finnish professional football who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in Finland.

Is a Finnish basketball player. He stands 1.83 m tall and plays as a guard in Joensuun Kataja. Virta

Is a Finnish basketball player. He stands 1.83 m tall and plays as a guard in Joensuun Kataja. Virtanen is a member of the Finland national basketball team. In FIBA EuroCup of 2007-08, playing for Lappeenrannan NMKY, he was one of the best scorers of the

Is a Finnish footballer currently representing FF Jaro of the Finnish Premier Division. Meyer, who i

Is a Finnish footballer currently representing FF Jaro of the Finnish Premier Division. Meyer, who is a striker, signed a two-year-contract with the Pietarsaari based club after the 2008 season. Before that he represented Grankulla IFK which is also his y

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn.

Is a Finnish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Virtus Bologna. He is a point gu

Is a Finnish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Virtus Bologna. He is a point guard, weighs 195 pounds (88.5 kg) and is 6 feet 4.5 inches tall (194 cm). He played for Tapiolan Honka in Finland's Korisliiga basketball league. He was dra

Is a retired medley swimmer from Finland. Lehtinen competed for his native country at two consecutiv

Is a retired medley swimmer from Finland. Lehtinen competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. His best result was a 12th place in the men's 400 m individual medley at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. H

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. He played for TPS, KalPa, and Pittsburgh Penguins. After his playing career, Lehto became an NHL Scout.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Stavanger Oilers in the GET-L

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Stavanger Oilers in the GET-Ligaen. Lotila began his career as a young centre with the junior team of his local organisation, Lukko Rauma. Lotila started with a solid season, although

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey Le

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

A Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, and a former NHL defenceman for the Minnesota Wild and

A Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, and a former NHL defenceman for the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets. He currently plays for HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets as their fifth-round pick, #133 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Nummelin has represented Finland numerous times in international play, including the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships where Finland won their only gold medal to date.

Is a Finnish television actor and screen writer who has appeared in several films.Summanen has worke

Is a Finnish television actor and screen writer who has appeared in several films.Summanen has worked mainly as an actor on Finnish television since 1995 making 30 appearances to date although he did feature in the 2005 Aku Louhimies film Paha maa alongside actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola.

Is an ice hockey player. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL Entry

Is an ice hockey player. Wirtanen was selected 172nd overall in the 6th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks. He made his National Hockey League debut for the Ducks on October 17, 2007.

Is a former National Hockey League left wing and defenceman. He was never selected in the NHL Entry

Is a former National Hockey League left wing and defenceman. He was never selected in the NHL Entry Draft; instead, he was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 4, 1982.Bourque would not become a mainstay on the Penguins roster unti

Was a prominent business man in Jakobstad and the majority owner of the Ph. U. Strengberg tobaccy fa

Was a prominent business man in Jakobstad and the majority owner of the Ph. U. Strengberg tobaccy factory, which he co-owned together with Wilhelm Schauman.He married Ulrica Charlotta Thelin on June 7, 1829, but the marriage was childless. Ulrica was born in Jakobstad on February 18, 1799 to the local merchant Johan Thelin and his wife Anna Margareta Häggström.

Is a former French cross country skier who competed from as a senior competitor 1992 to 1998. Compet

Is a former French cross country skier who competed from as a senior competitor 1992 to 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, his best overall finish was eighth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Albertville in 1992 while his best individual finish was 29th in

Is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Her directing works are Daughters of Yemanja (1995) and

Is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Her directing works are Daughters of Yemanja (1995) and Sand Bride (1998).Tikka was one of the screenwriters of The Last Border (1993) by Mika Kaurismäki.

Is a Finnish professional football defender who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka i

Is a Finnish professional football defender who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in Finland.

Is a Finnish violinist and conductor. He studied violin as a youth, and also performed in a rock ban

Is a Finnish violinist and conductor. He studied violin as a youth, and also performed in a rock band.[1]. He studied violin at the Cologne Music Academy with Zakhar Bron. He attended the Sibelius Academy and graduated with diplomas in violin (2003) and conducting (2005).In May 2007, Inkinen was named the second music director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.[2]. He formally assumed the post in January 2008. He and the NZSO have recorded music of Einojuhani Rautavaara[1] and of Jean Sibelius[3] for the Naxos label. Inkinen serves the principal guest conductor of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra since September 2009.

Is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the True Finns. He has been a

Is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the True Finns. He has been a member of Finnish Parliament since 2009.

Is a Finnish equestrian rider. She competes in three-day eventing and in show jumping competitions.

Is a Finnish equestrian rider. She competes in three-day eventing and in show jumping competitions.

Is a Finnish film-maker. Although she has written and directed over a dozen films, Honkasalo is also

Is a Finnish film-maker. Although she has written and directed over a dozen films, Honkasalo is also an accomplished cinematographer, film editor, producer and actor. For her work in the film industry, Honkasalo has been recognized by winning 19 major film awards while being nominated for six more. She co-directed Flame Top with Pekka Lehto and the film was chosen for the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km

Is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Muranen won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (Individual sprint: 2001, 4 x 5 km: 2007, 2009), a silver (Team sprint: 2005, with Riitta Liisa Lassila), and a bronze (Individual sprint: 2009). She married on 30 June 2007; previously known by her maiden name of Pirjo Manninen.

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. She participated on the Finnish winning tea

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. She participated on the Finnish winning team in the 1972 World Orienteering Championships.[1] She also has an Individual silver medal from 1972, and a bronze medal from the 1968 Team World Championships.