Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds

male, 39 years old
Linux, open source software, Linux kernel, computer programmer, software engineer, Finnish…Swedish-speaking Finn, Swedish-speaking Finns, Swedish-speaking
Linus Benedict Torvalds ; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of...
Alexandra Gripenberg

Alexandra Gripenberg

female, deceased (1913)
Finnish women's rights activist, Finland-Swede, Swedish-speaking Finn, Parliament of Finland, Women's rights activist, nobility…Swedish-language writer, Swedish-speaking Finns, Swedish-speaking
Alexandra Gripenberg (30 August 1857 - 24 December 1913) was a leading voice within the movement for women's rights in Finland at the turn of the...

Oscar Larson

male, deceased (1957)
Republican, University of Michigan, Valparaiso University, from Minnesota, republican party, Valparaiso University alumni…Swedish-speaking Finn, Swedish-speaking
Oscar John Larson (May 20, 1871 - August 1, 1957), was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; he was born in a Swedish-speaking family in Uleaborg,...
Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius

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

Daniel Sjölund

male, 26 years old
Finland international footballer, Swedish-speaking Finn, Djurgårdens IF, Norway national football team, Swedish-speaking Finns, under-21s…Swedish Cups, swedish
Henrik Daniel "Daja" Sjölund is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan. Sjölund started his car...
Stina Ekblad

Stina Ekblad

female
Finnish, Finland-Swede, Swedish-speaking Finn, actor, amorosa, Finland-Swedish…swedish
Stine Ekblad is a Finland-Swedish actress. She received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in 1987 for her performances in "Amorosa" and "Ormens...
Georg Henrik von Wright

Georg Henrik von Wright

male, deceased (2003)
Faculty of philosophy cambridge, Honorary doctor at the University of Tromsø, Swedish-speaking Finn, Philosophical logic, Modal Logic, philosophy of language…Swedish-language writer, Swedish-speaking Finns, swedish, swedish language
Georg Henrik von Wright (June 14, 1916 - June 16, 2003) was a Finnish philosopher, who succeeded Ludwig Wittgenstein as professor at the University...
Kjell Westö

Kjell Westö

male, 48 years old
Swedish-speaking Finn, Swedish-language writer, swedish, swedish language, Swedish language poet, From Helsinki…Swedish-speaking Finns, Swedish-speaking minority
Kjell Westö is a Finnish author and journalist. He is part of the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland, and writes primarily in Swedish. In 2006, W...

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

male, deceased (1901)
Swedish-speaking Finn, explorer, Geologist, Explorer of the Arctic, Sailor, Finnish…swedish, Swedish nobility, Member of the Swedish Academy, Swedish-speaking Finns, Swedish Museum of Natural History
Baron (Nils) Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld ], also known as A. E. Nordenskioeld (November 18, 1832, Helsinki, Finland) - August 12, 1901, Dalby, Skåne, Sw...

Niklas Bäckström

male, 31 years old
Ice hockey player at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Swedish-speaking Finn, HIFK, Save Percentage, Saipa, Goals Against Average…swedish
Niklas Bäckström is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Minnesota Wild of the NHL. Bäckström was the third goaltender for Team Finl...