Tervola
Tervola ranks 15,853rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Siuntio, Somero, and Sonkajärvi. The most famous people from Tervola are Matthias Castrén, and Päivi Alafrantti. Tervola has been the birth place of many linguists, and athletes. Tervola is located in Finland.
Tervola is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 2,820 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 1,592.03 square kilometres (614.69 sq mi) of which 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1813 and 1964, Tervola was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Matthias Castrén, and Päivi Alafrantti.
People Born in Tervola
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Matthias Castrén
LINGUIST
1813 - 1852
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 1
Päivi Alafrantti
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Tervola
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Most individuals born in present day Tervola were linguists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tervola, including Päivi Alafrantti. Whereas, throughout history, linguists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tervola, including Matthias Castrén.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Tervola since 1700.
