List of Famous people born in Finland

Ulf Michael Widenius is the main author of the original version of the open source MySQL database, a founding member of the MySQL AB company and CTO of the MariaDB Corporation AB. Additionally, he is a founder and general partner at venture capital firm OpenOcean.

Eeva Elisabeth Joenpelto, married name after 1945 Hellemann, was an award-winning Finnish novelist. Her writing is especially remembered for the Lohja tetralogy which depicted strong women. Described as a "productive novelist of monomaniacal intensity", she occasionally wrote under the pseudonyms of Eeva Helle and Eeva Autere. Joenpelto was President of PEN Finland in 1964-67 and worked as an art professor from 1980–85. She was married to Jarl Hellemann, the CEO of Tammi.

Anna Eira Margarida Heiskari, known professionally as simply Anna Abreu, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Abreu first rose to fame in Finland after placing as the runner-up in the third series of the Finnish singing talent show Idols in 2007. Her music has been described as pop with influences from genres such as R&B, dance, and Latin. Since her participation in Idols, Abreu has become one of the best-selling former Idols contestants in Finland, and one of the most successful Finnish female singers. She has certified record sales surpassing 190,000 copies, which places her also among the 100 best-selling music artists of all time in Finland.

Jussi Ilmari Pajunen is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party and former city manager of Helsinki.

Dr. Pentti Ilkka Olavi Arajärvi is a Finnish Doctor of Law, Professor Emeritus and Docent of the University of Helsinki, a former civil service official and a Social Democratic politician from Helsinki. Arajärvi was awarded the honorary title of valiokuntaneuvos for his work in parliamentary committees. He is the spouse of Tarja Halonen, who was the President of Finland between 2000 and 2012.

Yrjö Väisälä [ˈyrjø ˈʋæisælæ] (listen) was a Finnish astronomer and physicist.