Famous People with Name Heikki

Heikki Ritavuori            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Heikki Ritavuori: was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland, Minister of Internal Affairs, and for a short time also Deputy Minister of Justice. He was the closest work colleague of Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg and was Minister of Internal Affairs in J.H. Vennola's first and second governments from 1919 to 1922 for a total of 526 days. Heikki Ritavuori is a unique figure in Finland's political history because he is not remembered for his life's work, but instead for its end. Minister Ritavuori was shot dead at the door to his home in Helsinki in February 1922.

Heikki Liimatainen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Heikki Liimatainen: was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the Cross Country where he won the bronze medal and helped the Finnish team of multiple gold medalist Paavo Nurmi and Teodor Koskenniemi. He returned four years later to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the Cross Country Team where he again won the gold medal with the gold and silver medal winners Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola

Heikki Vihtori Hasu            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Heikki Vihtori Hasu: a Finnish Nordic skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s who was born in Sippola.Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with two medals in nordic combined (gold: 1948, silver: 1952) and one in cross country skiing (4 x 10 km: 1952).Hasu also won two medals at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid, New York with a gold in the Nordic combined and a silver in the 4 x 10 km.

Heikki Aho            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Heikki Aho: is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a right defender. Aho currently represents FF Jaro, which plays in the Finnish premier division, Veikkausliiga. He represented Tampere United and won three Finnish championships before moving to FF Jaro for the 2009 s

Heikki Haara            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Heikki Haara: is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti; he formerly played for Wimbledon F.C., FC Jokerit and AC Allianssi.