Finnish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for MYPA.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for MYPA.

Was one of the 'Flying Finns' who have dominated world rallying for the past four decades.[1] His ca

Was one of the 'Flying Finns' who have dominated world rallying for the past four decades.[1] His career was more sporadic than many of his contemporaries, and he competed in only three World Rally Championship (WRC) events regularly; the two Scandinavian rallies (the 1000 Lakes and the Swedish Rally) and the RAC Rally in the United Kingdom.

Was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Ra

Was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He was also the recipient of the Calder Trophy in 1949. Lund is often credited as being the first Finnish player in the National Hockey League (Albert Pudas, however, played 4 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1926-1927). Lund moved to Canada from Finland at the age of six.

Is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1951 to 1957.He finished tied for eighth in the ind

Is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1951 to 1957.He finished tied for eighth in the individual normal hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.[1]

Was a Finnish author. He is best known for his books Vääpeli Sadon tapaus 1935 and Noitaympyrä 19

Was a Finnish author. He is best known for his books Vääpeli Sadon tapaus 1935 and Noitaympyrä 1931.

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

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

Was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.In 1948 he won the bronze medal in the 10000 metres event. He also finished eighth in the 5000 metres competition and 21st in the 1500 metres event.

Is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the True Finns. He was electe

Is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the True Finns. He was elected to Finnish Parliament in 2007.

Is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1986. He won three medals in the team large hill a

Is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1986. He won three medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two golds (1984, 1985) and one bronze (1982). Kokkonen's best individual finish at the world championships was 5th in the large hill at Lahti in 1978.

Is a former Finnish bantamweight professional boxer, who won gold in Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olymp

Is a former Finnish bantamweight professional boxer, who won gold in Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in his home country of Helsinki.

Was a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the early 1960's. He earned a silver medal

Was a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the early 1960's. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics, he was disqu

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics, he was disqualified in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Was one of the most important poets in the literary scene of Finland during the 60's and 70's. His b

Was one of the most important poets in the literary scene of Finland during the 60's and 70's. His body of work comprises poetry and translations, among them such classics as Homer's Odyssey and James Joyce's Ulysses. According to Saarikoski, he was the only person in the world having translated both Homer's and Joyce's Ulysess – a statement that probably holds true even today. Moreover, it only took two years for him to translate Homer's Odyssey from Victor Bérard's edition, which is thought to be a rather fast accomplishment.[1] Other notable translations include Poetics by Aristotle and Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.

Was a notable businessman and shipbuilder in Jakobstad at the turn of the 19th century. He was marri

Was a notable businessman and shipbuilder in Jakobstad at the turn of the 19th century. He was married to Anna Catharina Malm, the daughter of the prominent merchant and shipbuilder Niclas Malm. When his father-in-law Niclas Malm died in 1785, Adolf Lindskog took over the management of the city's twist tobacco factory.

Is a Finnish international football player of Kosovar-Albanian descent who plays for AEK Athens. He

Is a Finnish international football player of Kosovar-Albanian descent who plays for AEK Athens. He is the elder brother of Mehmet Hetemaj.

Is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s

Is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria.

Is a Finnish rower who is legendary for his three consecutive Olympic Gold medals in Single Sculls i

Is a Finnish rower who is legendary for his three consecutive Olympic Gold medals in Single Sculls in 1976, 1980, and 1984. He also won World Championships in 1979 and 1985. He once held the world record in indoor rowing. Karppinen's style was to row a steady race and finish with a devastating sprint. In the early portions of the race, he would often trail his rivals by several boat length, only to catch them at the race finish.

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 politician from the Social Democratic Party.Paasio participated in the municipal politi

Is a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party.Paasio participated in the municipal politics of Turku and was elected into the municipal council in 1965. Paasio became member of the Parliament in July 1975, however, he lost the seat in the 1979

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

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

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

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

A retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HPK and TPS. He w

A retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HPK and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.

Was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, humorist, TV personality and practitioner of gag

Was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, humorist, TV personality and practitioner of gags.During his career he directed, wrote, produced or acted in about 50 movies and participated in numerous TV productions, including the comedy Spede Show and the game-show Speden Spelit. Spede Pasanen named Bob Hope as one his biggest comedy influences. Much of his more commercial work was in collaboration with Vesa-Matti Loiri (whose most popular character created by Pasanen was called Uuno Turhapuro; first in TV sketches and then in a long-lasting series of motion pictures) and Simo Salminen. Pasanen's films and TV shows, often made fast and inexpensively in a conveyor-belt mode, usually didn't gain much recognition from the critics but were extremely popular among Finnish audiences from the 1960s onwards.

Is a former Finnish welterweight boxer.

Is a former Finnish welterweight boxer.

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970's and early 1980's. He won two

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970's and early 1980's. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980.Teurajärvi also won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. His best individual event was 4th in a World Cup event in 1982 in West Germany.