Finnish
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Finland? Endless winter, frozen lakes, subzero temperature and, pure wilderness! You might be right about these things. But then, there is more to it than just its quirky, eerie, snow smothered image. Agreed, Finnish are skittish by nature and just way too humble to blow their own trumpet. But that does not, in any way, miniscule the importance of the country and its people. In fact, you will be pleasantly surprised to learn that behind its snow-covered façade lies a cutting-edge urban space and a gamut of industrious men and women. Yes, the inspirational country of the Finns teems with memorable people whose contribution in the upliftment of the land and the world at large has been colossal. Get to know all about the lives of some famous Finnish people in the biographies below that charter the lives and feats of these men through their timelines, trivia, and interesting facts.
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Teemu Pukki(Association football player)
29 March 1990
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Tuukka Rask(Ice hockey player)
10 March 1987
Jari Litmanen(Association football player)
20 February 1971
Tarja Turunen(Singer, Opera singer, Composer, Pianist, Songwriter)
17 August 1977
Mika Häkkinen(Finnish racing driver)
28 September 1968
Darude(Disc jockey, Record producer)
17 July 1975
Ville Valo(Singer, Songwriter, Drummer)
22 November 1976
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Eero Saarinen(Architect, Designer)
20 August 1910
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim(Statesman, Explorer, Politician, Officer)
04 June 1867
Michael Monroe(Singer, Saxophonist, Pianist)
17 June 1962
Sami Hyypiä(Association football player, Association football manager)
07 October 1973
Raymond Ebanks(rapper, singer)
02 January 1969
Teemu Selänne(Ice hockey player)
03 July 1970
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Tom of Finland(Painter, Illustrator)
08 May 1920
Keke Rosberg(Formula One driver, Racecar driver)
06 December 1948
Alexi Laiho(Guitarist, Singer, Composer)
08 April 1979
Sauli Niinistö(President)
24 August 1948
Andy McCoy(Musician, Guitarist)
11 October 1962
Mikael Granlund(Ice hockey player)
26 February 1992
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Pekka Rinne(Ice hockey player)
03 November 1982
Kasperi Kapanen(Ice hockey player)
23 July 1996
Henri Toivonen(Rally driver, Motorcycle racer, Racecar driver)
25 August 1956
Tuomas Holopainen(Pianist, Composer, Poet, Record producer, Songwriter)
25 December 1976
Jussi Jääskeläinen(Footballer)
19 April 1975
Marco Hietala(Bassist, Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter)
14 January 1966
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Urho Kekkonen(Politician, Diplomat, Athletics competitor, Lawyer, Journalist)
03 September 1900
Aki Kaurismäki(Finnish screenwriter)
04 April 1957
Heikki Kovalainen(Formula One driver)
19 October 1981
Peter Sunde(Computer scientist, Politician)
13 September 1978
Miikka Kiprusoff(Ice hockey player)
26 October 1976
Jari Kurri(Ice hockey player)
18 May 1960
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Mikko Koivu(Ice hockey player)
12 March 1983
Paavo Nurmi(Long-distance runner, Marathon runner, Athletics competitor)
13 June 1897
Tarja Halonen(Politician, Diplomat, Lawyer)
24 December 1943
Tony Halme(Boxer, Politician, Singer, Professional wrestler)
06 January 1963
Jukka Nevalainen(Musician, Drummer)
21 April 1978
Mikael Forssell(Association football player)
15 March 1981
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Shefki Kuqi(Association football player, Association football manager)
10 November 1976
Saku Koivu(Ice hockey player)
23 November 1974
Leo Komarov(Ice hockey player)
23 January 1987
Jouko Ahola(Actor, Film actor, Powerlifter)
01 December 1970
Esa Tikkanen(Ice hockey player)
25 January 1965
Alexander Stubb(Politician, Diplomat)
01 April 1968
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Einojuhani Rautavaara(Composer, Musicologist, University teacher)
09 October 1928
Tommi Mäkinen(Racing driver)
26 June 1964
Eliel Saarinen(architect)
20 August 1873
Marcus Grönholm(Rally driver)
05 February 1968
Roman Eremenko(Association football player)
19 March 1987
Niklas Moisander(Association football player)
29 September 1985
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Risto Ryti(Politician, President)
03 February 1889
Timo Soini(Politician)
30 May 1962
Mika Salo(Formula One driver, Racecar driver)
30 November 1966
Ari Vatanen(Rally driver, Politician)
27 April 1952
Timo Tolkki(Record producer, Guitarist)
03 March 1966
Kari Lehtonen(Ice hockey player)
16 November 1983
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Lasse Virén(Finnish runner)
22 July 1949
Johan Ludvig Runeberg(Poet)
05 February 1804
Olli Jokinen(Ice hockey player)
05 December 1978