Famous Finns

Music

Finnish National anthem (in Swedish, composed by Fredrik Pacius and lyrics by Johan Ludvig Runeberg)

Finnish National anthem (in Finnish)

Åland Islands regional anthem (in Swedish, composed by Johan Fridolf Hagfors and lyrics by John Grandell)

Finlandia (In Finnish, composed by Jean Sibelius and lyrics by V.A. Koskenniemi)

Bands and singers from Finland

HIM (Killing loneliness)

The Rasmus  (In The Shadows)

Lordi (Would You Love a Monsterman)

Nightwish (Lapland)

69 Eyes (Lost Boys)

Apocalyptica  (One)

Amorphis (My Kantele)

Sturm und Drang (A Million Nights)

Anna Abreau (Music everywhere)

Kometfabriken (Snedsteg) in Swedish

Leningrad Cowboys (Those were the days)

Children of Bodom ( Transference)

Sonata Arctica (Paid in Full)

Composers and Conductors

Esa-Pekka Salonenconductor

Jean Sibelius
composer

John Storgårdsconductor

Movies

Aki Kaurismäki - film director

Renny Harlin - film director

Athletes and sports

Janne Ahonen - ski jumper

Mika Häkkinen - Formula 1 driver

Kimi Räikkönen - Formula 1 driver

Lasse Virén - runner

Sami Hyypiä - football

Jari Litmanen - football

Teemu Selänne - Ice hockey

Mikael Forssell - football

Saku Koivu - ice hockey

Jari Kurri - Ice hockey

JJ Lehto - driver

Keke Rosberg - Formula 1 driver

Marcus Grönholm – rally driver

Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi - cross-country skiier

Juha Mieto - cross-country skiier

Matti Nykänen - ski jumper

Writers

Aleksis Kivi first significant author in Finnish

Kjell Westö - author

Mika Waltari - author of "Sinuhe-the Egyptian"

Tove Jansson - children's author of the Moomin books

Johan Ludvig Runeberg – national poet

Jörn Donnerauthor and politician

Väinö Linna – author of "The Unknown Soldier"

Zacharias Topeliusauthor and historian 

Artists

Alvar Aalto - architect and designer

Tapio Wirkkala - designer and sculptor

Albert Edelfeltpainter

Akseli Gallen-Kallelapainter

Eero Järnefeltpainter

Helene Schjerfbeckpainter

Kaj Stenvallpainter

Business people

Linus Torvalds - Linux

Michael Widenius - MySQL

Other

The Dudesons (Finland's version of Jackass)