List of Famous people born in Finland

Robin Packalen

Robin Petteri Packalen
First Name Robin
Last Name Packalen
Born on August 24, 1998 (age 27)

Robin Packalen, better known by his stage name Robin, is a Finnish singer who started as a teen pop artist. During his career, Robin's certified albums and singles have sold over 370,000 copies, which makes him one of the 70 best-selling artists of all-time in his country.

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Juhani Järvinen

Jouko Juhani Järvinen
First Name Juhani
Born on May 9, 1935
Died on May 31, 1984 (aged 49)

Jouko Juhani Järvinen was a Finnish speed skater. He competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best result of fourth place over 1500 m in 1956 and fifth in 1960. In 1959 he won a world title, placing second at the European championships. The same year he set a world record over 1500 m (2:06.3) and was elected Finnish Sportspersonality of the year. His world record stood for seven years.

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Paula Vesala

Paula Anneli Kivivuori
First Name Paula
Last Name Vesala
Born on December 10, 1981 (age 44)

Paula Julia Vesala is a Finnish singer-songwriter, actress, and playwright. She was one of two singers and main lyricist in the pop rock duo PMMP along with Mira Luoti. Her solo career began in 2015 under the stage name "Vesala". She has composed songs for other well-known Finnish artists such as Vesa-Matti Loiri, Jenni Vartiainen, and Antti Tuisku.

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Paavo Väyrynen

Paavo Matti Väyrynen
First Name Paavo
Born on September 2, 1946 (age 79)
Born in Finland, Lapland

Paavo Matti Väyrynen is a Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Seven Star Movement and formerly the Citizen's Party and Centre Party. Väyrynen has been a member of the Finnish Parliament previously from 1970 to 1995 and again from 2007 to 2011 and has held many ministerial portfolios. He has also been a Member of the European Parliament from 1995 to 2007, and again from 2014 to 2018.

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Toini Gustafsson

First Name Toini
Born on January 17, 1938 (age 88)
Born in Finland, Kainuu

Toini Gustafsson Rönnlund is a Swedish former cross-country skier. She competed in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics and won four medals. Gustafsson also won the 10 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in each of 1960, 1967, and 1968. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships she collected three medals with a silver in 1962 and two bronzes in 1966.

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Elisabeth Rehn

Märta Elisabeth Carlberg
First Name Elisabeth
Born on April 6, 1935 (age 91)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Märta Elisabeth Rehn is a former MP of the Swedish People's Party and the first female minister of defence in Finland and in Europe becoming the world's first woman defense minister. In the 1994 presidential election, she was narrowly defeated by Martti Ahtisaari.

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Linnea Skog

First Name Linnea
Born on July 31, 2003 (age 22)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa
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Kalle Väisälä

First Name Kalle
Last Name Väisälä
Born on August 19, 1893
Died on September 16, 1968 (aged 75)
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Antti Aarnio-Wihuri

First Name Antti
Net Worth $1.5B

Antti Ilmari Aarnio-Wihuri is a Finnish billionaire businessman. He heads the Wihuri Group, a Finnish diversified conglomerate that has been in existence for over 100 years. It employs over 5,000, and is involved in the industries of packaging, food distribution, aviation and construction equipment retail, private jet charter, and ambulance services. He himself is the largest single shareholder in the Canadian packaging company Winpak.

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Minna Haapkylä

Minna-Maria Erika Haapkylä
First Name Minna
Born on June 10, 1973 (age 52)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Minna-Maria Erika Haapkylä is a Finnish actress. She has won two Jussi Awards; one for the best actress in a supporting role for a 1999 Veikko Aaltonen film Rakkaudella Maire, and another in 2009 for the best actress in a leading role for Kuulustelu, directed by Jörn Donner. Haapkylä was married to actor Hannu-Pekka Björkman from 2002 to 2014. They have two sons.She is now in a relationship with actress Joanna Haartti, having come out as lesbian.

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