INVENTORS from Finland

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Finnish Inventors of all time. This list of famous Finnish Inventors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Aimo Lahti (1896 - 1970)

With an HPI of 51.81, Aimo Lahti is the most famous Finnish Inventor.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Aimo Johannes Lahti (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1970) was a self-taught Finnish weapons designer. Of the 50 weapons he designed, the best known is the Suomi KP/-31 SMG. Other well-known weapon designs of his include the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, Maxim M/32-33 and Sampo L-41 MMG, Lahti L-35 pistol, and Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle. Lahti also designed the 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT anti-aircraft machine gun and the 20 ITK 40 VKT anti-aircraft cannon. His work is considered decisive in defending Finnish independence and increasing trust in the reliability of domestic weapons produced there.

2. Jarkko Oikarinen (1967 - )

With an HPI of 34.51, Jarkko Oikarinen is the 2nd most famous Finnish Inventor.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Jarkko Oikarinen (born 16 August 1967) is a Finnish IT professional and the inventor of the first Internet chat network, called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), where he is known as WiZ.