Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius

male, deceased (1865)
The core of Sibelius' oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies . Like Beethoven , Sibelius used each one to develop further his own personal...
Kirsi Ojansuu

Kirsi Ojansuu

female, 46 years old
Kirsi Johanna Ojansuu is a Finnish politician and member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She was first elected to...
Johannes Koskinen

Johannes Koskinen

male, 55 years old
Hannu Erkki Johannes Koskinen is a member of the Parliament of Finland and former Minister of Justice (1999-2005). He is a member of the Social...
Veijo Meri

Veijo Meri

male, 81 years old
Veijo Meri is a Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity. Born in Viipuri (today Vyborg, Russia), Meri graduated from...
Uno Cygnaeus

Uno Cygnaeus

male
Uno Cygnaeus was a Finnish clergyman, educator, and chief inspector of the country's school system. He is considered the father of the Finnish folk...
Armas Launis

Armas Launis

male, deceased (1959)
Armas Launis ((born 1884) in Hämeenlinna - died 1959 in Nice) was a Finnish composer but also an ethno-musicologist, a professor, a writer and a j...
Erkki Aaltonen

Erkki Aaltonen

male, deceased (1990)
Erkki Aaltonen, Finnish Composer, (August 17, 1910 – 1990), was born in Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus), Finland. He was a student of the violin at the Hel...
Steen Christensen

Steen Christensen

male, 45 years old
Steen Viktor Christensen (born 1964) is a Danish criminal, who was sentenced in Denmark in 1992 to twelve years in prison for numerous bank...
Jiafeng Chen

Jiafeng Chen

male, 22 years old
In December 2005, aged 18, Jiafeng Chen won 2nd Prize in the prestigious Sibelius Violin Competition, Helsinki, joining a distinguished list of...