List of Famous people born in Espoo, Finland

Kimi Räikkönen

Kimi-Matias Räikkönen
First Name Kimi
Last Name Räikkönen
Born on October 17, 1979 (age 45)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Kimi-Matias Räikkönen, nicknamed "The Iceman", is a Finnish racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Alfa Romeo Racing, racing under the Finnish flag. Räikkönen won the 2007 Formula One World Championship driving for Scuderia Ferrari. In addition to this title, he also finished second overall in 2003 and 2005, and third in 2008, 2012 and 2018. With 103 podium finishes, he is one of only five drivers to have taken over 100 podiums. Räikkönen has won 21 Grands Prix, making him the most successful Finnish driver in terms of Formula One race wins, and is the only driver to win in the V10, V8 and the V6 turbo hybrid engine eras. After nine seasons racing in Formula One he left the sport to compete in the World Rally Championship in 2010 and 2011, returning to Formula One from 2012 onward. He is known for his reserved personality and reluctance to participate in PR events. At the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, he broke the record for most starts in Formula One.

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Joonas Suotamo

First Name Joonas
Born on October 3, 1986 (age 38)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa
Height 211 cm | 6'11

Joonas Viljami Suotamo is a Finnish actor and former professional basketball player. He is best known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga, taking over the role from Peter Mayhew, first as a body double, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and later as the lead in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

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Carl Haglund

First Name Carl
Last Name Haglund
Born on March 29, 1979 (age 45)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Carl Christoffer ”Calle” Haglund is a managing director at Accenture and a former Finnish politician, former chairman of the Swedish People's Party and the former Minister of Defence. He was member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2012. Haglund was elected chairman of his party in June 2012.

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Rami Räikkönen

First Name Rami
Last Name Räikkönen
Born on December 14, 1977 (age 46)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa
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Erna Siikavirta

First Name Erna
Last Name Siikavirta
Born on October 8, 1977 (age 47)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta is a Finnish keyboard player. She is best known as a member of the Finnish hard rock band Lordi, which she joined in 1997 under the stage name Enary. She left the band in 2005, at the request of the other members.

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Sonja Pekkola

First Name Sonja
Born on May 23, 1993 (age 31)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Sonja Pekkola is a Finnish badminton player. She started playing badminton since 10 years old at her hometown, then in 2012 she joined Finnish national badminton team. In 2013, she won Finnish national badminton championships in women's singles event, then in 2014 and 2015 she won Finnish national championships in women's doubles event. In 2016, she won Hellas Open tournament in women's doubles event with Jenny Nystrom.

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Antti Viitikko

First Name Antti
Born on November 29, 1976 (age 48)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Antti Viitikko is a male badminton player from Finland. Viitikko played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Shon Seung-mo of Korea.

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Charles Wegelius

First Name Charles
Last Name Wegelius
Born on April 26, 1978 (age 46)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Charles "Charly" Wegelius is a British former professional road racing cyclist.

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Ville Virtanen

First Name Ville
Last Name Virtanen
Born on August 19, 1961 (age 63)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Ville Virtanen is a Finnish actor.

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Janne Wirman

First Name Janne
Born on April 26, 1979 (age 45)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Janne Viljami "Warman" Wirman is a Finnish musician; he is the former keyboardist for the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom from 1997–2019 and currently collaborating with Warmen.

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