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Vantaa ranks 638th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Göttingen, Irkutsk, and Numazu. Memorable people born in Vantaa include Mika Häkkinen, Jaakko Hintikka, and Paavo Talvela. Memorable people who died in Vantaa include Kalevi Kotkas and Matti Kassila. Vantaa has been the birth place of many hockey players and singers and the death place of many athletes and film directors. Vantaa is located in Finland.

Vantaa is a city in Finland, located to the north of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population of Vantaa is approximately 247,000. It is the 4th most populous city in Finland. Vantaa is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.58 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1897 and 1997, Vantaa was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Mika Häkkinen, Jaakko Hintikka, and Paavo Talvela. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Vantaa including Kalevi Kotkas and Matti Kassila.

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Most individuals born in present day Vantaa were hockey players (8), singers (3), musicians (2), racing drivers (1), and philosophers (1),  while most who died were athletes (1) and film directors (1).

Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vantaa, including Valtteri Filppula, Ville Peltonen, and Sami Kapanen. Whereas, throughout history, hockey players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vantaa, including Valtteri Filppula, Ville Peltonen, and Sami Kapanen.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Vantaa since 1700.