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This is a list of people from Finland, i.e. of noted Finns:
Actors
- Ida Aalberg
- Aino Ackte
- Irina Björklund
- Peter Franzen
- Anna-Leena Härkönen
- Hannes Häyrinen
- Ansa Ikonen
- Vesa-Matti Loiri
- Kati Outinen
- Tauno Palo
- Spede Pasanen
- Matti Pellonpää
- Lasse Pöysti
- Esko Roine
- Pentti Siimes
- Markku Toikka
- Ritva Valkama
Architects
Artists
- Eija-Liisa Ahtila -- photographer, video artist (1959-)
- Albert Edelfelt -- painter (1854 - 1905)
- Magnus Enckell -- painter
(1870 - 1925)
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela -- painter (1865 - 1931)
- Jorma Gallen-Kallela -- painter (1898 - 1939)
- Pekka Halonen -- painter (1865 - 1933)
- Eila Hiltunen --
sculptor
- Eero Järnefelt -- painter (1863 - 1937)
- Kalervo Palsa -- painter (1947 - 1987)
- Tero Laaksonen -- painter
(1953-)
- Laila Pullinen --
sculptor (1933-)
- Juho Rissanen -- painter
(1873 - 1950)
- Helene
Schjerfbeck -- painter (1862 - 1946)
- Hugo Simberg -- painter (1873 - 1917)
- Reidar
Särestöniemi -- painter
Business people
- Fredrik Idestam --
industrialist, founder of Nokia
- Kari Kairamo - ex-CEO of
Nokia
- Jorma Ollila, CEO of
Nokia
- Karl Stockmann -- Founder
of the Stockmann department store
- Björn Wahlroos -- CEO
of Sampo bank
Composers
Computer pioneers
Filmmakers
Musicians
- Darude
- Mikko Alatalo
- Jorma Hynninen - Opera
singer
- Toivo Kärki
- Viktor Klimenko
- Juice Leskinen
- Georg Malmsten
- Ragni Malmsten
- Aarne Merikanto
- Oskar Merikanto
- Andy McCoy
- Olli Mustonen -
pianist
- Tapio Rautavaara
- Jaakko Ryhänen - Opera
singer
- Matti Salminen - Opera
singer
- Esa-Pekka Salonen - conductor
- Jukka-Pekka Saraste - conductor
- Juha Watt Vainio
- Ville Valo
- Olavi Virta
Politicians
See also: Prime Minister of Finland,
President of Finland
Scientists
Soldiers
Sportspersons
Theologians, clergymen
Writers
Other notables
- Ior Bock - eccentric
- Karl Fazer -- confectionery
manufacturer
- Tony Halme -- show wrestler, politician
- Petri Hiltunen -- graphic
artist and cartoonist
- Abel
Kuikka-Koponen -- trickster and conjurer
- Arvi Lind -- newscaster
- Pentti Linkola -- radical
environmentalist
- Krista Mikkola -- art
gallerist
- Solmu Mäkinen -- stage
magician
- Väinö
Myllyrinne
- Larin Paraske -- poem
singer
- Arndt Pekurinen -- pacifist
- Krisse Salminen -- comedian and talk show hostess
- Helvi Sipilä, UN
diplomat
- Kari Suomalainen --
painter and cartoonist
- Folke West -- traveller
- Janina Frostell -- model,
sex symbol and singer
See also: List of Finland-Swedes, List of people by nationality
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