List of Famous people born in Finland
Georg Henrik von Wright
Georg Henrik von Wright was a Finnish philosopher.
Pasi Ahonen
Albert Edelfelt
Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt was a Finnish painter noted for his naturalistic style and Realist approach to art. He lived in the Grand Duchy of Finland and made Finnish culture visible abroad, before Finland gained full independence.
Seppo Säynäjäkangas
Rami Räikkönen
Tom Krause
Tom Gunnar Krause was a Finnish operatic bass-baritone, particularly associated with Mozart roles.
Risto Isomäki
Risto Isomäki is a Finnish author of science fiction books. His 2005 novel The Sands of Sarasvati was nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 2005 and won the Tähtivaeltaja Award in 2006. Two of his novels, The Sands of Sarasvati and Lithium-6 have been published in English, along with a graphic novel adaptation of The Sands of Sarasvati.
Risto Siilasmaa
Risto Kalevi Siilasmaa is a Finnish businessperson and the chairman, founder and former CEO of F-Secure Corporation, an anti-virus and computer security software company based in Helsinki, Finland. He is also the biggest shareholder of F-Secure, owning around 40% of the company. He was chairman of Nokia from 2012 to 2020.
Selim Palmgren
Selim Gustaf Adolf Palmgren was a Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor. Palmgren was born in Pori, Finland, February 16, 1878. He studied at the Conservatory in Helsinki from 1895 to 1899, then continued his piano studies in Berlin with Ansorge, Berger and Busoni. He conducted choral and orchestral societies in his own country and made several very successful concert tours as a pianist in the principal cities of Finland and Scandinavia, appearing also as a visiting conductor. In 1921, he went to the United States, where he taught composition at the Eastman School of Music, later returning to Finland, where he died in Helsinki, aged 73.
Janne Wirman
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.