List of Famous people born in Finland

Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold medals – three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 and two at the 1928 Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz. He was the most successful athlete at both of these Winter Olympics, sharing the honour for 1928 Winter Olympics with Johan Grøttumsbraaten of Norway. No other athlete ever won such a high fraction of all Olympic events at a single Games. He was born and died in Helsinki.

Esko Salminen is a Finnish actor with careers on television, the stage and on the silver screen.

Erkki Juhani Kurenniemi was a Finnish designer, philosopher and artist, best known for his electronic music compositions and the electronic instruments he has designed. He is considered to have been one of the leading early pioneers of electronic music in Finland. Kurenniemi was also a science populariser, a futurologist, a pioneer of media culture, and an experimental film-maker.

Elissa Aalto was a Finnish architect.

Tomi Petteri Putaansuu is a Finnish musician, businessman, special effect make-up artist, songwriter, actor, painter, comics artist and graphic designer.

Jouko Ahola is a Finnish former strongman, power-lifter and actor.

Erno Matti Juhani "Emppu" Vuorinen is a Finnish guitarist, most famous for being a founding member and occasional songwriter of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He is the oldest of five children, having a twin brother and three younger sisters. He started to play guitar as a private study at the age of 12 and since then has played in various bands including Nightwish, Brother Firetribe, Barilari, Almah, and Altaria.

Jenni Elina Haukio is a Finnish poet and the spouse of the president of Finland since 1 March 2012. She is the second wife of the current president of Finland, Sauli Niinistö.

Jenni Väänänen is a Finnish model and winner of the 2001 Miss Scandinavia contest.

Mikko Franck is a Finnish conductor and violinist.