List of Famous people born in Uusimaa, Finland
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.
Kaija Koo
Kaija Kokkola, better known by her stage name Kaija Koo, is a Finnish singer.
Tom Krause
Tom Gunnar Krause was a Finnish operatic bass-baritone, particularly associated with Mozart roles.
Simo Valakari
Simo Johannes Valakari is a Finnish football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Kuopion Palloseura.
Marjut Rolig
Marjut Rolig is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1990s. She won two medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville with a gold in the 5 km and a silver in the 15 km.
Olavi Tuomi
Matti Olavi "Ola" Tuomi was a Finnish cinematographer, chief lighting technician and actor.
Carita Holmström
Carita Elisabeth Holmström is a Finnish pianist, singer and songwriter. She has written and played jazz and classical music during her career. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song Keep Me Warm finishing 13th.
Sakari Kuosmanen
Sakari Jyrki Kuosmanen is a Finnish singer and actor, born in Helsinki. He has recorded several solo albums and has also done work with Sleepy Sleepers and Leningrad Cowboys. He appeared as himself on the Finnish television series Aaken ja Sakun kesäkeittiö in 1999.
Arto Härkönen
Arto Kalevi Härkönen is a retired Finnish javelin thrower. He won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, with a throw of 86.76 metres.
Nikolay Punin
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.