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Widely considered to be Finland's greatest football player of all time
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Jari Litmanen
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Basketball player who played for Chicago, Cleveland and Utah
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Lauri Markkanen
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Formula One World Champion in 1998 and 1999
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Mika Häkkinen
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Creator of The Kalevala, Finland's national epic
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Elias Lönnrot
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Film director of the movies Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger and Deep Blue Sea
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Renny Harlin
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Middle-distance and long-distance runner who was called the "Flying Finn"
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Paavo Nurmi
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Author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language Seven Brothers
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Aleksis Kivi
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Politician, President of Finland, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a UN diplomat
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Martti Ahtisaari
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Formula One driver who drove for Williams, Mercedes and Alfa Romeo
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Valtteri Bottas
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Formula One World Champion in 2007
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Kimi Räikkönen
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Commander-in-chief of Finland's defence forces during World War II
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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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Software engineer who is the creator and the main developer of the Linux
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Linus Torvalds
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Creator of Finnish as a written language and translator of the New Testament
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Mikael Agricola
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Longest-serving President of Finland who served from 1956 to 1982
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Urho Kekkonen
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Composer whose famous work is Finlandia
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Jean Sibelius
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Architect and designer whose work includes furniture, textiles and glassware
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Alvar Aalto
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Widely considered to be the greatest male ski jumper of all time
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Matti Nykänen
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Nicknamed "the Finnish Flash", the highest scoring Finn in NHL history
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Teemu Selänne
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Politician who was the first woman to hold the position
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Tarja Halonen
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Musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM
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Ville Valo
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