List of Famous people born in Finland

Asko Parpola

First Name Asko
Born on July 12, 1941 (age 84)

Asko Parpola is a Finnish Indologist and Sindhologist, current professor emeritus of Indology and South Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki. He specializes in the Indus script.

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Algot Johansson

First Name Algot
Born on October 11, 1898
Died on February 11, 1986 (aged 87)
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Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen

First Name Veikko
Born on July 23, 1895
Died on October 23, 1971 (aged 76)

Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen was a famous Finnish geodesist.

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Teemu Tainio

Teemu Mikael Tainio
First Name Teemu
Born on November 27, 1979 (age 46)
Born in Finland, Lapland
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Teemu Mikael Tainio is a Finnish football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of FC Haka.

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Tony Kakko

First Name Tony
Last Name Kakko
Born on May 16, 1975 (age 50)
Born in Finland, Lapland

Toni Kristian "Tony" Kakko is a Finnish musician, composer and vocalist. He is known as the vocalist, primary songwriter, and creative lead of the band Sonata Arctica since 1996.

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Olli-Pekka Laine

First Name Olli-Pekka
Born on January 1, 1973 (age 53)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Olli-Pekka Laine is a Finnish musician, currently as a bassist in Finnish metal bands Amorphis and Barren Earth (2008-). He was also formerly in other Finnish metal bands, Nuxvomica (1990), Rytmihäiriö (1991-1992), Mannhai, Chaosbreed (2003-2005) & Kiljuvelka-70.

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Esa-Pekka Salonen

First Name Esa-Pekka
Born on June 30, 1958 (age 67)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Esa-Pekka Salonen is a Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. He is principal conductor and artistic advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, conductor laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and music director of the San Francisco Symphony.

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JP Leppäluoto

First Name JP
Born on November 15, 1974 (age 51)

Juha-Pekka "JP" Leppäluoto is a Finnish musician. He was in the band Charon until the summer of 2011 as a vocalist and songwriter. He also formed the band Harmaja as a vocalist, guitar player and songwriter. They released three albums. Together with Marko Hietala, Tony Kakko, and Jarkko Ahola, he was also in the band Northern Kings as a vocalist. He provided vocals for the first release from the band Poisonblack, which featured members from several other Finnish rock bands, and also sang in the band Dark Sarah, first as a guest, and then as an official member for one album cycle, before stepping away to focus on a solo career, although he still provides guest vocals for the band. In 2020 he released his first solo album, titled Piilevää pimeää.

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Veikko Antero Koskenniemi

Veikko Antero Forsnäs
First Name Veikko
Born on July 8, 1885
Died on August 4, 1962 (aged 77)

Veikko Antero Koskenniemi was a Finnish poet born in Oulu.

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Nanna Vainio

First Name Nanna
Born on May 29, 1991 (age 34)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Nanna Vainio is a right handed Finnish badminton player who lives in Espoo in Finland. Since 2009 she has been the Finnish singles champion several times.

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