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This is a list of notable people from Finland. Finland is a Nordic country located between Sweden, Norway and Russia. Actors and actresses. Ida Aalberg (1858–1915)
Simo Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsimo ˈhæy̯hæ] ⓘ; 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname The White Death (Finnish: Valkoinen kuolema; Russian: Белая смерть, romanized: Belaya smert’), was a Finnish military sniper during World War II in the 1939–1940 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
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 ...
Jean Sibelius (/ s ɪ ˈ b eɪ l i ə s /; Finland Swedish: [siˈbeːliʉs] ⓘ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; [1] 8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods.
Suomen kansallisbiografia (English: The National Biography of Finland) is a collection of more than 6,000 biographies of individuals and families who have made important contributions to the development of Finnish society. [1] [2]
Finland will perform 17th on the night, after Serbia’s TEYA DORA and before performances by Portugal, Armenia, Cyprus and Switzerland. The final is being held at the Malmo Arena in Sweden, who ...
These are the lists of the music artists that have the highest certified record sales in Finland (and/or sales explicitly confirmed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland in their database). The lists consist of albums and singles (vinyl, CD, digital) and music DVDs, certified or confirmed by Musiikkituottajat. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Eero Saarinen (1910–1961), architect and product designer of the 20th century, famous for his simple, sweeping, arching structural curves [5] Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950), architect who became famous for his art nouveau buildings in the early 20th century [6] Haddon Sundblom, artist; Wallace Wood, comics artist (EC Comics, Mad Magazine ...