Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius

male, deceased (1865)
Finnish, Hämeenlinna, classical music, composer, national identity, Kalevala…swedish language, Finnishlanguage
The core of Sibelius' oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies . Like Beethoven , Sibelius used each one to develop further his own personal...
Mikael Agricola

Mikael Agricola

male, deceased (1557)
"The Father of Finnish written language.", Renaissance humanist, Archbishops and bishop of Turku, father, Protestant Reformer, de facto…Finnishlanguage, Finnish
Mikael Agricola (c. 1510 - April 9, 1557) was a Finnish clergyman who became "de facto" founder of written Finnish and one of the prominent...
Fred Karlsson

Fred Karlsson

male, 63 years old
Swedish-speaking Finn, Finnish, Disambiguation, Finland-Swedish, Swedish-speaking Finns, Finnishlanguage
Fred Karlsson (born 1946) is a professor of general linguistics at the University of Helsinki. In computational linguistics Karlsson has designed a...
Johan Vilhelm Snellman

Johan Vilhelm Snellman

male, deceased (1881)
saima, statesman, runeberg, philosopher, swedish, university of helsinki…swedish language, Finnish, Finnishlanguage
Johan Vilhelm Snellman (May 12, 1806 - July 4, 1881) was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, nobilitated in 1866. Snellman...
Magnus Lindberg

Magnus Lindberg

male, 51 years old
Finnish, Sculpture II, Quintetto dell’Estate, musique concrete, Sibelius Academy, Finnishlanguage
Magnus Lindberg is a Finnish composer. Lindberg was born in Helsinki. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki under Einojuhani Rautavaara...
Bishop Henry

Bishop Henry

male, deceased (1156)
Lalli, pyhä Henrik, Sankt Henrik, swedish language, roman catholic church, piispa Henrik…Finnishlanguage, Finnish
Bishop Henry, also known as "Saint Henry", ("pyhä Henrik" or "piispa Henrik" in Finnish, "Biskop Henrik" or "Sankt Henrik" in Swedish, "Henricus" e...
Julius Krohn

Julius Krohn

male
Lutheran hymnwriter, from Vyborg, Finnish literature, Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn, Finnishlanguage, Helsinki University…Finnish
Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn was a Finnish folk poetry researcher, a professor of Finnish literature, a poet, a hynmwriter, a translator and a...
Arthur Kylander

Arthur Kylander

male
Finnishlanguage, Finnish-American, pianist, Folk musician, industrial worker of the world, iww…Finnish
Arthur Arkadius Kylander (February 16, 1892-1968) was Finnish-American folk musician, singer, song-writer, mandolinist and member of the Industrial...
Aino Kallas

Aino Kallas

female, 131 years old
fennoman, novella, Sudenmorsian, Finnish, tartu, folklore…Finnishlanguage
Aino Krohn Kallas (August 2, 1878 - November 9, 1956) was a prominent Finnish - Estonian author. Her novellas are considered to be among the finest...
Marshal Of Finland

Marshal Of Finland

male
Finnish, Suomen marsalkka, Marskalken av Finland, Coat of Arms of Finland, Honorary title, Finnishlanguage…Finnish Army, Finnish Defence Forces, swedish language
Marshal of Finland (Finnish "Suomen marsalkka", Swedish "Marskalken av Finland") was the title awarded to the Finnish Commander-in-Chief Carl...