Väinö Myllyrinne

male, deceased (1963)
Finnish, BBC, From Helsinki, Finnish Defence Forces, Suuretsuomalaiset, gigantism
Väinö Myllyrinne, born in 1909 in Helsinki, and died in 1963 in Järvenpää, Finland, was first the tallest man in Europe and then from 1940 onwar...
Jari Litmanen

Jari Litmanen

male, 38 years old
Reipas, hjk, Footballer with 100 or more caps, Finland international footballer, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, Premier League player…Suuretsuomalaiset
Jari Olavi Litmanen (born February 20 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the country's greatest ever. He was chosen as the...
Arto Saari

Arto Saari

male, 28 years old
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Analog Clothing, Tony Hawk's Underground, 100 Greatest Finnish Persons, Suuretsuomalaiset, Flip skateboards
Arto Saari is a professional skateboarder. He lives in Huntington Beach, California. He was selected as the "2001 Skater of the Year" by "Thrasher...
Larin Paraske

Larin Paraske

female, deceased (1904)
poet, Finnish, lamentation, folk lore, YLE, Suuretsuomalaiset
Larin Paraske was a Finnish oral poet. She is considered a key figure in Finnish folk poetry and has been called the "Finnish Mnemosyne". Her...
Arvi Lind

Arvi Lind

male, 68 years old
NHL, Finnish, journalist, News Presenter, TV1, Yleisradio…Suuretsuomalaiset
Arvi Lind (born December 21, 1940, Lauritsala) is a retired Finnish television news presenter. He worked as the news anchor on Yleisradio TV1 from...
Fanni Luukkonen

Fanni Luukkonen

female, deceased (1947)
Greatest Finn, Suojeluskunta, Greatest Finns, Order of the Cross of Liberty, Lotta Svärd, 100 Greatest Britons…Suuretsuomalaiset
Fanni Luukkonen was the longtime leader of the Finnish Lotta Svärd, a voluntary auxiliary organisation for women. Fanni Luukkonen was chosen as t...