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 52.61, 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 (b. 1967)

With an HPI of 36.17, 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.