Painters from Finland

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Finnish Painters of all time. This list of famous Finnish Painters 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 Painters.

1. #1

   

   Akseli Gallen-Kallela

   1865 - 1931

   HPI 71.3449 langs

   Akseli Gallen-Kallela is most famous for his paintings of the Finnish national epic, Kalevala.

2. #2

   

   Helene Schjerfbeck

   1862 - 1946

   HPI 69.5140 langs

   Helene Schjerfbeck is most famous for her paintings of working-class women and children.

3. #3

   

   Albert Edelfelt

   1854 - 1905

   HPI 67.9240 langs

   Finland Swedish painter and illustrator (1854-1905)

4. #4

   

   Hugo Simberg

   1873 - 1917

   HPI 65.7731 langs

   Finnish painter (1873-1917)

5. #5

   

   Tom of Finland

   1920 - 1991

   HPI 64.6734 langs

   Tom of Finland is most famous for his homoerotic drawings of muscular, masculine men.

6. #6

   

   Amélie Lundahl

   1850 - 1914

   HPI 61.7224 langs

   Finnish painter

7. #7

   

   Elin Danielson-Gambogi

   1861 - 1919

   HPI 61.6321 langs

   Finland Swedish painter (1861–1919)

8. #8

   

   Ellen Thesleff

   1869 - 1954

   HPI 59.6121 langs

   Finnish painter (1869-1954)

9. #9

   

   Magnus Enckell

   1870 - 1925

   HPI 58.9418 langs

   Symbolist painter (1870-1925)

10. #10

    

    Pekka Halonen

    1865 - 1933

    HPI 58.1218 langs

    Finnish painter (1865-1933)