The Most Famous

Politicians from Finland

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This page contains a list of the greatest Finnish Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 120 of which were born in Finland. This makes Finland the birth place of the 32nd most number of Politicians behind South Korea and Bulgaria.

Top 10

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

Photo of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

1. Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867 - 1951)

With an HPI of 81.28, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim is the most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 78 different languages on wikipedia.

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2. Tarja Halonen (b. 1943)

With an HPI of 75.27, Tarja Halonen is the 2nd most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 82 different languages.

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3. Urho Kekkonen (1900 - 1986)

With an HPI of 74.02, Urho Kekkonen is the 3rd most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 67 different languages.

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4. Sauli Niinistö (b. 1948)

With an HPI of 73.22, Sauli Niinistö is the 4th most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 87 different languages.

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5. Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870 - 1956)

With an HPI of 73.17, Juho Kusti Paasikivi is the 5th most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 59 different languages.

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6. Risto Ryti (1889 - 1956)

With an HPI of 71.68, Risto Ryti is the 6th most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 51 different languages.

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7. Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861 - 1944)

With an HPI of 71.36, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud is the 7th most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 53 different languages.

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8. Mauno Koivisto (1923 - 2017)

With an HPI of 70.57, Mauno Koivisto is the 8th most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 60 different languages.

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9. Kyösti Kallio (1873 - 1940)

With an HPI of 69.79, Kyösti Kallio is the 9th most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 47 different languages.

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10. Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865 - 1952)

With an HPI of 69.00, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg is the 10th most famous Finnish Politician.   biography has been translated into 54 different languages.

People

Pantheon has 120 people classified as Finnish politicians born between 1535 and 1999. Of these 120, 58 (48.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Finnish politicians include Tarja Halonen, Sauli Niinistö, and Alexander Stubb. The most famous deceased Finnish politicians include Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Urho Kekkonen, and Juho Kusti Paasikivi. As of April 2024, 11 new Finnish politicians have been added to Pantheon including Henna Virkkunen, Anu Vehviläinen, and Mari Rantanen.

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Overlapping Lives

Which Politicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Politicians since 1700.

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