List of Famous people born in Pirkanmaa

Glen Kamara

Glen Adjei Kamara
First Name Glen
Last Name Kamara
Born on October 28, 1995 (age 28)
Born in Pirkanmaa
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Glen Adjei Kamara is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Finland national team.

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Marko Anttila

First Name Marko
Last Name Anttila
Born on May 27, 1985 (age 39)
Born in Pirkanmaa
Height 203 cm | 6'8

Marko Anttila is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Anttila was selected by Chicago Blackhawks in the 9th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. His large physical stature has earned him the nickname the Groke.

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Patrik Laine

First Name Patrik
Born on April 19, 1998 (age 26)
Born in Pirkanmaa
Height 193 cm | 6'4

Patrik Laine is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Laine formerly played in his native Finland with Tappara in the Finnish Liiga before he was taken with the second overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets.

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Aleksander Barkov Jr.

Aleksander Aleksandrovitš Barkov
First Name Aleksander
Last Name Jr.
Born on September 2, 1995 (age 29)
Born in Pirkanmaa
Height 191 cm | 6'3

Aleksander Aleksandrovich "Sasha" Barkov is a Finnish-Russian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Barkov was selected by the Panthers in the first round, second overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He is the son of former Russian hockey player Alexander Barkov Sr. and holds dual Finnish and Russian citizenship. He grew up in Tampere, Finland, where his father was playing for Tappara of the Finnish SM-Liiga at the time. Aleksander Barkov Jr. himself joined Tappara’s junior system and started his professional career with the club in the Finnish Elite League.

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Juha Metsola

First Name Juha
Born on February 24, 1989 (age 35)
Born in Pirkanmaa
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Juha Metsola is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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Kiira Korpi

Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi
First Name Kiira
Born on September 26, 1988 (age 36)
Born in Pirkanmaa
Height 168 cm | 5'6

Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She is a three-time European medalist, the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup champion, a two-time Cup of China medalist, and a five-time Finnish national champion. She retired from competitive skating in August 2015.

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Mikko Leppilampi

Mikko Johannes Leppilampi
First Name Mikko
Born on September 22, 1978 (age 46)
Born in Pirkanmaa

Mikko Johannes Leppilampi is a Finnish actor, musician, and TV host. He is the son of Jukka Leppilampi, a Finnish gospel musician. Leppilampi is considered to be one of the most promising stars of Finland's movie industry in the new millennium. He shot to fame as a result of his debut movie Helmiä ja sikoja, for which he also won a Jussi award.

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Sakari Tuomioja

Sakari Severi Tuomioja
First Name Sakari
Born on August 29, 1911
Died on September 9, 1964 (aged 53)
Born in Pirkanmaa

Sakari Severi Tuomioja was a Finnish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Finland between 1953-1954 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1951-1952 and as the Governor of the Bank of Finland between 1945–1955. He was also Finland's ambassador in London and Stockholm.

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Jonne Aaron

First Name Jonne
Born on August 30, 1983 (age 41)
Born in Pirkanmaa

Jonne Aaron Liimatainen is a Finnish singer. He became one of the most prominent teen idols and rock stars in Finland in the 2000s. He is known as the lead vocalist, composer, lyricist, and frontman of the Finnish glam rock band Negative.

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Pekka Koskela

Pekka Juhani Koskela
First Name Pekka
Born on November 29, 1982 (age 41)

Pekka Koskela is a Finnish speed skater, specialising on the sprint distances 500 m and 1000 m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000 m with the time 1:07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500 m with the time 35.89. Since that time he has established himself as one of the best speed skating sprinters in the world. He won his first medal, a bronze, on the 1000 m in the 2005 World Single Distance Championships. Koskela was number 10 in the 500 m of the 2006 Winter Olympics.

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