List of Famous people born in Finland

Håkan Ingvar von Eichwald was a Finnish-Swedish bandleader and conductor. He led dance bands which featured some of Sweden's most prominent early jazz musicians, and later became a conductor of symphonic and operatic works.

Nikolay Nikolayevich Punin was a Russian art scholar and writer. He edited several magazines, such as Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo among others, and was also co-founder of the Department of Iconography in the State Russian Museum. Punin was a lifelong friend and common-law husband of poet Anna Akhmatova who is famous for writing the poem Requiem.

Linda Elvira Zilliacus is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actor. Since 2001 she has been married to Tobias Zilliacus.

Magnus von Wright was a Finnish painter and educator. In addition to bird illustrations, he was also known for his landscapes.

Heikki Johannes Kovalainen is a Finnish racing driver. He raced in Formula One between 2007 and 2013 for the Renault, McLaren, Team Lotus, Caterham and Lotus F1 teams, scoring a single victory at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. Since then, he has raced in the Japanese Super GT series, where he won the championship in 2016. In August 2020, a computer program listed Kovalainen as the 8th fastest qualifying driver from 1983 to 2020.

Marcus Rafael Nikkanen was a Finnish figure skater. He was the 1930 European bronze medalist and the 1933 World bronze medalist. He represented Finland at the 1928 Winter Olympics, at the 1932 Winter Olympics, and the 1936 Winter Olympics. He placed sixth in 1928, fourth in 1932, and seventh in 1936.

Sakari "Zachary, Saku" Hietala is guitarist, co-songwriter and founding member of Finnish heavy metal band Tarot in early 80's, together with his younger brother Marco Hietala, who joined Nightwish in 2001. Zachary works as a youth instructor in his hometown, Kuopio, as well as teaching music theory to ninth and tenth grade students, and takes part in the management of the official Tarot website, responding to questions and comments made by fans on the forum. Zachary is friendly and fun loving.

Ragnar Arthur Granit was a Finnish-Swedish scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 along with Haldan Keffer Hartline and George Wald "for their discoveries concerning the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye".

Carl-Olaf Homén is a Swedish-speaking Finnish attorney, sports administrator and a former Finnish defence minister. He has a really great grandson named Popi Homen. His son Christian Homen was also a grate middle distance runner.

Eero Antero Mäntyranta was one of the most successful Finnish cross-country skiers. He competed in four Winter Olympics (1960–1972) winning seven medals at three of them. His performance at the 1964 Winter Olympics earned him the nickname "Mister Seefeld", referring to the venue where the cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions took place. The Finnish Ministry of Education endowed him with the Pro Urheilu letter of recognition in 2000. There is also a museum centered on Mäntyranta in his birthplace of Pello.