List of Famous people born in Uusimaa, Finland
Sampo Terho
Sampo Terho is a Finnish politician who served as Minister for European Affairs, Culture and Sports. He is the chairman of Suomalaisuuden Liitto and was earlier a Member of the European Parliament.
Niko Hurme
Niko Hurme, whose stage name is Nick Gore is a Finnish bass guitarist in the glam metal band Stala & so. He was the bass player for the Finnish hard rock band Lordi between 2002 and 2005, with his stage name Kalma (Finnish, poetic version of word death). He played on the albums The Monsterican Dream and The Arockalypse but was replaced by former bassist OX after his departure from the band for personal reasons. Kalma is known as a so-called "motorbike zombie".
Hiili Hiilesmaa
Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa is the vocalist of the rock band The Skreppers, former drummer of doom metal band KYPCK, former keyboardist of rock band Daniel Lioneye, as well as a respected producer from Finland. He has worked with several internationally recognized rock groups, including his near 20-year association with Finnish band HIM.
John Vihervä
Perttu Kivilaakso
Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica. Like fellow band members Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen, he attended Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He plays a German 19th century cello; he started playing the cello when he was 5 years old and joined Apocalyptica for their third studio album Cult. Kivilaakso played in Apocalyptica's 1995 line up, but he was concentrating on his studies when the band began their professional career. At the end of 1999 he came back, switching places with Antero Manninen, who then went to play in a classical orchestra.
Irma Urrila
Irma Urrila is a Finnish operatic soprano, best known internationally for her role as Pamina in Ingmar Bergman's 1975 film production of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute.
Erna Siikavirta
Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta is a Finnish keyboard player. She is best known as a member of the Finnish hard rock band Lordi, which she joined in 1997 under the stage name Enary. She left the band in 2005, at the request of the other members.
Cheek
Jare Henrik Tiihonen, better known by his stage name Cheek, is a Finnish former rapper. During his career, he released nine studio albums.
Pasi Koskinen
Pasi Koskinen is a Finnish metal vocalist and musician, currently the vocalist and guitarist of the band Datura Nemesis (2013–), but he is perhaps best known as the vocalist of the band Amorphis (1995–2004).