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== Famous Finnish People == | |||
* '''Mikael Agricola''' (1510–1557) -- Protestant reformer and creator of literary Finnish language) | |||
* '''Jean Sibelius''' (1865–1957) -- World-famous composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country’s greatest composer. His music is often given credit for helping Finland develop a national identity. The Ministry of Education and the Sibelius Society of Finland opened Ainola as a museum in 1974. He has been memorialized by stamps, art, and currency. Since 2011, Finland celebrates its birthday as Flag Flying Day. | |||
Latest revision as of 17:29, 22 November 2023
Famous Finnish People
- Mikael Agricola (1510–1557) -- Protestant reformer and creator of literary Finnish language)
- Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) -- World-famous composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country’s greatest composer. His music is often given credit for helping Finland develop a national identity. The Ministry of Education and the Sibelius Society of Finland opened Ainola as a museum in 1974. He has been memorialized by stamps, art, and currency. Since 2011, Finland celebrates its birthday as Flag Flying Day.
Pages in category "Finnish"
The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
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- Mikael Agricola (M / Finland, 1510c-1557), scholar
- Martin Stodius (1590-1675), scholar
- Eskil Petraeus (1593-1657), scholar
- Henrik Florinus (1633-1705), scholar
- Anders Lizelius (1708-1795), scholar
- Elisa Frandin (F / Finland, 1854-1911), singer
- Jean Sibelius (M / Finland, 1865-1957), composer
- Arthur Hjelt (1868-1931), scholar
- Hjalmar Procopé (M / Finland, 1868-1927), playwright
- A. Filemon Puukko (1875-1954), scholar
- Aino Ackté (F / Finland, 1876-1944), singer
- Eelis Gulin (1893-1975), scholar
- Rafael Gyllenberg (1893-1982), scholar
- Aarre Lauha (1907-1988), scholar
- Mika Waltari (M / Finland, 1908-1979), novelist
- Aimo T. Nikolainen (1912-1995), scholar
- Esko Haapa (1914-1991), scholar
- Ilmari Soisalon-Soininen (1917-2002), scholar
- Heikki Räisänen (M / Finland, 1941-2015), scholar
- Raija Sollamo (F / Finland, 1942), scholar
- Pekka Laiho (M / Finland, 1943), actor
- Lars Aejmelaeus (b.1945), scholar
- Timo Veijola (1947-2005), scholar
- Antti Marjanen (b.1952), scholar
- Risto Uro (b.1953), scholar
- Erkki Koskenniemi (b.1956), scholar
- Matti Myllykoski (b.1958), scholar
- Martti Nissinen (b.1959), scholar
- Mattila Karita (F / Finland, 1960), singer
- Petri Luomanen (b.1961), scholar
- Ismo Dunderberg (b.1963), scholar
- Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila (b.1963), Finnish scholar
- Marko Marttila (b.1974), scholar