List of Famous people born in Finland
Janne Lahtela
Janne Lahtela is a Finnish former athlete, who established himself as one of the most dominant persons in the history of moguls skiing. He is currently the head coach of Japan's freestyle skiing team. He also is a key founder and sponsor for the IDOne ski company based out of Japan.
Tomi Joutsen
Tomi Joutsen is a Finnish musician, perhaps best known as the vocalist/frontman of the heavy metal band Amorphis (2005–), although also a member of other metal bands including Corpse Molester Cult (2008-), as their guitarist and backing vocalist, and Hallatar (2017-), as their vocalist. He was formerly the vocalist for the bands Käsi / Funeral Jacket (1995-1999) and Nevergreen / Sinisthra (2002-2008) and the drummer for the bands The Candles Burning Blue and Feelings.
Jukka Poika
Jukka Rousu, better known by his stage name Jukka Poika, is a Finnish reggae artist.
Anton Kaisti
Anton Kaisti is a Finnish badminton player. He joined Finish national badminton team since 2007, then in 2014 he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel.
Birger Wasenius
Birger Wasenius was a Finnish World Champion in speed skating. He was born in Helsinki.
Olli Tukiainen
Olli "Ollie" Tukiainen is a Finnish musician and the guitarist of the rock band Poets of the Fall.
Pauli Rantasalmi
Aleksi Sihvonen
Aleksi Sihvonen is the current vocalist for the Finnish band Medicated. He replaced Norther's vocalist Petri Lindroos in 2009, until the group disbanded in 2012. He was also the former guitarist and vocalist of Imperanon.
Sami Yli-Sirniö
Sami Yli-Sirniö is a Finnish musician. He is currently the lead guitarist of Finnish metal bands Waltari, Barren Earth and German thrash metal band Kreator. He spent part of his life in Germany and thus has strong ties with the German metal scene. German Rock Hard magazine featured him in 2007 as "forgotten guitar hero".
Pekka Heino
Pekka Ansio Heino is a Finnish singer. He is currently the lead vocalist in AOR band Brother Firetribe, where he plays alongside Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen of Nightwish. Prior to this, he played in melodic metal band Leverage and a Finnish rock band called Cashmir, last one with fellow Brother Firetribe member Tomppa Nikulainen.