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This is a list of historical and living Finns (including ethnic Finns and people of full or partial Finnish ancestry) who are famous or notable. Finland is a Nordic country located between Sweden, Norway and Russia.
Tarja Halonen (born 1943), President of Finland (2000–2012) Johan Helo (1889–1966), lawyer & politician; Abdirahim Hussein Mohamed (born 1978), Finnish-Somalian media personality & politician; Yrjö Leino (1897–1961), communist politician, Minister of the Interior (1946–1948) Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867–1951), statesman and ...
Ismo Mikael Leikola (born 22 January 1979), sometimes known professionally as ISMO, is a Finnish comedian, musician, author, screenwriter, and YouTuber. [1] Leikola made his United States debut in 2014, when he won the "Funniest Person in the World" competition organized by the comedy club Laugh Factory. [2]
Image credits: Rafal Oleksiewicz / Getty Images #2 Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi is yet another soccer player on this list. Like Ronaldo, the Argentinian megastar started his football career early on ...
The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest Finnish speaking professional theatre in Finland. It has 4 stages, two of which are located in the main building. Swedish Theatre (Svenska Teatern) 1860: The Swedish Theatre is a Swedish-language theatre located at the Erottaja square, at the end of Esplanadi. It was the first national stage of Finland.
Axel Lille – member of the Diet of Finland, 1885 to 1900; principal founder of the Swedish People's Party in 1906; member of parliament, 1916 to 1917; journalist and editor (1848–1921) Gustaf Mannerheim – Regent of Finland, 1918 to 1919; commander-in-chief, 1939 to 1945; and President of Finland, 1944 to 1946 (1867–1951)
Suuret suomalaiset (Great Finns) was a 2004 television show broadcast in Finland by Yle (the Finnish Broadcasting Company), which determined the 100 greatest Finns of all time according to the opinions of its viewers. The viewers were able to vote during a programme which lasted from October to December 2004.
Finland-Swedish television shows (7 P) G. Finnish game shows (18 P) N. Finnish television news shows (9 P) S. Finnish satirical television series (2 P)