Famous People Born In Helsinki

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 1 Linus Torvalds

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Listed In: Engineers

Famous As: Software Engineer

Birthdate: December 28, 1969

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 2 Sanna Marin

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Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Prime Minister

Birthdate: November 16, 1985

Sun Sign: Scorpio

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Turku, Finland

London, England

New York City, New York

 3 Ville Valo

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Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Singer

Birthdate: November 22, 1976

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 4 Jari Kurri

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Ice hockey player

Birthdate: May 18, 1960

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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Los Angeles, California

Paris, France

Chicago, Illinois

 5 George Gaynes

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Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: May 3, 1917

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: February 15, 2016

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 6 Tove Jansson

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Listed In: Media Personalities

Famous As: Novelist

Birthdate: August 9, 1914

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: June 27, 2001

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Berlin, Germany

Rome, Italy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 7 Jasper Paakkonen

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: July 15, 1980

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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 8 Peter Nygård

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Listed In: Business People

Famous As: businessperson

Birthdate: 1943 AD

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Brooklyn, New York

Dublin, Ireland

Vienna, Austria

 9 Jukka Hilden

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Stunt performer

Birthdate: August 3, 1980

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 10 Pihla Viitala

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: September 30, 1982

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Moscow, Russia

Boston, Massachusetts

Toronto, Canada

 11 Michael Monroe

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Singer, Saxophonist, Pianist

Birthdate: June 17, 1962

Sun Sign: Gemini

 12 Tony Halme

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Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Politician

Birthdate: January 6, 1963

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: January 8, 2010

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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Detroit, Michigan

Stockholm, Sweden

Sydney, Australia

 13 Joel Pohjanpalo

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Association football player

Birthdate: September 13, 1994

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 14 Tarja Halonen

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Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Politician

Birthdate: December 24, 1943

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Madrid, Spain

Houston, Texas

Istanbul, Turkey

 15 Esa-Pekka Salonen

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Musician

Birthdate: June 30, 1958

Sun Sign: Cancer

 16 Kaija Saariaho

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Composer

Birthdate: October 14, 1952

Sun Sign: Libra

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Tokyo, Japan

Munich, Germany

San Francisco, California

 17 Mika Salo

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Formula One driver, Racecar driver

Birthdate: November 30, 1966

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

 18 Patrik Antonius

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Tennis player

Birthdate: December 13, 1980

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

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Montreal, Canada

Melbourne, Australia

Budapest, Hungary

 19 Samu Haber

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Singer-songwriter

Birthdate: April 2, 1976

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 20 Alexander Stubb

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Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Politician, Diplomat

Birthdate: April 1, 1968

Sun Sign: Aries

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Hamburg, Germany

Singapore, Singapore

Mumbai, India

 21 Maria Ohisalo

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Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Politician

Birthdate: March 8, 1985

Sun Sign: Pisces

 22 Teemu Selänne

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Ice hockey player

Birthdate: July 3, 1970

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Atlanta, Georgia

Copenhagen, Denmark

 23 Lauri Ylönen

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Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Singer-songwriter

Birthdate: April 23, 1979

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 24 Sara Chafak

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Beauty pageant contestant

Birthdate: October 25, 1990

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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San Diego, California

Washington D.C.

Minsk, Belarus

 25 Einojuhani Rautavaara

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Composer

Birthdate: October 9, 1928

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: July 27, 2016

 26 Vera Jordanova

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Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Author

Birthdate: August 28, 1975

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Baltimore, Maryland

New Orleans, Louisiana

 27 Esa Tikkanen

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Ice hockey player

Birthdate: January 25, 1965

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 28 Petteri Koponen

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: April 13, 1988

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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Dallas, Texas

Florence, Italy

Buenos Aires, Argentina

 29 Anu Sinisalo

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: March 3, 1966

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 30 Robin Lod

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Association football player

Birthdate: April 17, 1993

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Glasgow, Scotland

Mexico City, Mexico

Liverpool, England

 31 Kari Lehtonen

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Ice hockey player

Birthdate: November 16, 1983

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 32 Perttu Kivilaakso

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Cello player

Birthdate: May 11, 1978

Sun Sign: Taurus

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Cleveland, Ohio

Seoul, South Korea

Miami, Florida

 33 Edvard Westermarck

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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Famous As: Philosopher

Birthdate: November 20, 1862

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: September 3, 1939

 34 Roope Latvala

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Guitarist

Birthdate: June 25, 1970

Sun Sign: Cancer

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Seattle, Washington

Jakarta, Indonesia

Athens, Greece

 35 Marko Saaresto

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Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Vocalist

Birthdate: December 5, 1970

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 36 Eero Milonoff

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: May 1, 1980

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Milan, Italy

Vancouver, Canada

St. Louis, Missouri

 37 Elina Siirala

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Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Singer

Birthdate: October 27, 1983

Sun Sign: Scorpio

 38 Ilkka Villi

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: August 4, 1975

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cincinnati, Ohio

 39 Vissarion Belinsky

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Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs

Famous As: Literary critic

Birthdate: June 11, 1811

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: June 7, 1848

 40 Jyrki 69

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Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Vocalist

Birthdate: October 15, 1968

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Barcelona, Spain

Bangkok, Thailand

Chennai, India

 41 Ior Bock

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Tour guide

Birthdate: January 17, 1942

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: October 23, 2010

 42 Emil Ruusuvuori

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Tennis player

Birthdate: April 2, 1999

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Belgrade, Serbia

Hertfordshire, England

Oslo, Norway

 43 Mauno Manninen

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Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Poet

Birthdate: June 26, 1915

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: September 14, 1969

 44 Bengt Holmström

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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Famous As: Economist

Birthdate: April 18, 1949

Sun Sign: Aries

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Manchester, England

Naples, Italy

Montevideo, Uruguay

 45 Kati Outinen

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: August 17, 1961

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 46 Taina Elg

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: March 9, 1930

Sun Sign: Pisces

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Prague, Czech Republic

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Birmingham, England

 47 Helene Schjerfbeck

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Listed In: Artists & Painters

Famous As: Painter

Birthdate: July 10, 1862

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: January 23, 1946

 48 Jesse Valo

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Kickboxer

Birthdate: July 26, 1983

Sun Sign: Leo

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Warsaw, Poland

Denver, Colorado

Bucharest, Romania

 49 Laura Birn

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: April 25, 1981

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 50 Lars Ahlfors

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Listed In: Scientists

Famous As: Mathematician

Birthdate: April 18, 1907

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: October 11, 1996

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Brussels, Belgium

Quebec, Canada

Cologne, Germany