







The Most Famous
Actors from Finland
Top 10 Finnish Actors
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Finnish Actors of all time. This list of famous Finnish Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Finnish Actors.
- #1

George Gaynes
1917 - 2016
HPI 68.8537 langsGeorge Gaynes is most famous for playing Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy films.
- #2

Taina Elg
1930 - 2025
HPI 59.9724 langsFinnish-American actress and dancer
- #3

Matti Pellonpää
1951 - 1995
HPI 59.4517 langsFinnish actor (1951–1995)
- #4

Siri von Essen
1850 - 1912
HPI 58.9515 langsFinland Swedish actress married to August Strindberg (1850–1912)
- #5

Tapio Rautavaara
1915 - 1979
HPI 58.3428 langsFinnish athletics competitor, recording artist; singer and film actor
- #6

Kati Outinen
b. 1961
HPI 57.9722 langsFinnish actress
- #7

Vesa-Matti Loiri
1945 - 2022
HPI 57.4322 langsFinnish actor, musician and comedian (1945–2022)
- #8

Gustaf Molander
1888 - 1973
HPI 57.3715 langsSwedish film director
- #9

Stina Ekblad
b. 1954
HPI 56.7221 langsFinnish-Swedish actress
- #10

Peter Franzén
b. 1971
HPI 56.0319 langsFinnish actor, author, screenwriter and director (born 1971)
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Finnish Actors grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 8 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.













