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Finland ranks 30th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Switzerland, Hungary, and Romania. Memorable people born in present day Finland include Alvar Aalto, Jean Sibelius, and Simo Häyhä. Memorable people who died in Finland include Alvar Aalto, Jean Sibelius, and Simo Häyhä. Finland has been the birth place of many athletes and politicians and the death place of many athletes and politicians.
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland covers an area of 338,145 square kilometres (130,559 sq mi) and has a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish and Swedish are the official languages, with Swedish being the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1510 and 1999, present day Finland was the birth place of 642 globally memorable people, including Alvar Aalto, Jean Sibelius, and Simo Häyhä. Additionaly, 274 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Finland including Alvar Aalto, Jean Sibelius, and Simo Häyhä.
1898 - 1976
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 1
1865 - 1957
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 2
1905 - 2002
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 3
1914 - 2001
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 4
1867 - 1951
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 5
1897 - 1973
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 7
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 8
1900 - 1986
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 9
1908 - 1979
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 10
1888 - 1964
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 11
1870 - 1956
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 12
1922 - 1994
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 94
1759 - 1815
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 120
1870 - 1925
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 149
1865 - 1933
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 175
1857 - 1938
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 178
1898 - 1985
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 181
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 186
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 189
1883 - 1964
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 192
1878 - 1946
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 195
1797 - 1854
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 205
1938 - 2017
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 206
1898 - 1976
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 1
1865 - 1957
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 2
1905 - 2002
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 3
1914 - 2001
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 4
1897 - 1973
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 5
1937 - 2023
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 6
1900 - 1986
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 7
1908 - 1979
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 8
1888 - 1964
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 9
1870 - 1956
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 10
1889 - 1956
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 11
1895 - 1973
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 12
1922 - 1994
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 63
1926 - 2007
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 119
1865 - 1933
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 127
1857 - 1938
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 129
1898 - 1985
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 132
1883 - 1964
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 140
1878 - 1946
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 142
1951 - 1995
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 151
1887 - 1949
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 155
1915 - 1972
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 172
1897 - 1949
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 181
1876 - 1959
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 190
Most individuals born in present day Finland were athletes (102), politicians (99), skiers (52), soccer players (52), and hockey players (48), while most who died were athletes (69), politicians (58), writers (28), wrestlers (11), and composers (9).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Finland, including Jari Litmanen, Sami Hyypiä, and Teemu Pukki. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Finland, including Paavo Nurmi, Hannes Kolehmainen, and Lasse Virén.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Finland since 1700.