Born on Finland
16 famous people found
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Eino LEINO
Finnish poet and journalist who is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry and a national poet of Finland
1878 - 1926 -
Ville RITOLA
Finnish long-distance runner
1896 - 1982 -
Aleksis KIVI
Finnish writer
1834 - 1872 -
Tove JANSSON
Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author
1914 - 2001 -
Pentti ARAJÄRVI
Finnish Doctor of Law, Professor Emeritus and Docent of the University of Helsinki
1948 -
Vivica BANDLER
Finnish-Swedish theatre director and agronomist
1917 - 2004 -
Siri VON ESSEN
Swedish-speaking Finnish noblewoman and actress
1850 - 1912 -
Simo Häyhä
Finnish military sniper during World War II
1905 - 2002 -
Albert EDELFELT
Finnish-Swedish painter
1864 - 1905 -
Carl Gustaf MANNERHEIM
Finnish entomologist and governor of the Viipuri province in the Grand Duchy of Finland
1797 - 1854 -
Carl Gustaf Emil MANNERHEIM
Finnish military leader and statesman, 6th President of Finland
1867 - 1951 -
Kaarlo Juho STåHLBERG
Finnish jurist and academic, the first President of Finland
1865 - 1952 -
Arvid HORN
Swedish soldier, diplomat and politician
1664 - 1742 -
Jean SIBELIUS
Finnish composer of the late Romantic period
1865 - 1957 -
Rolf NEVANLINNA
Finnish mathematician
1895 - 1980 -
Per Evind SVINHUFVUD
President of Finland from 1931 to 1937
1861 - 1944