Paavo Nurmi male, deceased

Paavo Johannes Nurmi (June 13, 1897 Turku - October 2, 1973 Helsinki) was a Finnish runner. He was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given...

Saku Koivu male (Montreal, Canada)

Saku Antero Koivu (born November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey player, and plays centre for the Montreal Canadiens as...

Matti Nykänen male

Matti Ensio Nykänen (born July 17, 1963 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish former ski jumper, and was arguably the best in that sport, winning fiv...

Janne Ahonen male

Janne Petteri Ahonen (born May 11, 1977 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper. His achievements include individual World Championships in 1997...

Olli Jokinen male (Ft. Lauderdale, fl, United States)

Olli Jokinen (born December 5, 1978 in Kuopio, Finland) is a professional ice hockey centre. He has been the captain of the Florida Panthers since...

Ville Ritola male, deceased

Vilho ("Ville") Eino Ritola was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. In the 1920s, he won 8 Olympic medals. He was...

Anneli Jäätteenmäki female

Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki was the first female Prime Minister of Finland, in office April 17th, 2003, to June 24th, 2003. She worked as a law...

Teppo Numminen male (Tampere, Finland)

Teppo Numminen is a hockey defenceman born in Tampere, Finland on July 3, 1968. Numminen started his career with his local team Tappara, but has...

Heidi Hautala female

Heidi Anneli Hautala (born 14 November 1955 in Oulu) is a Finnish politician. She was the leader of the Finnish Green Party in 1987-1991, and a...

Teemu Selänne male

Teemu Ilmari Selänne (the "Finnish Flash") (born July 3, 1970 in Helsinki, Finland), is a professional Finnish ice hockey right winger currently a f...