Finnish Famous Boy Names with Letter V

Was a conservative Finnish politician of the Finnish Party. He was a member of the Senate of Finland

Was a conservative Finnish politician of the Finnish Party. He was a member of the Senate of Finland. He belonged to the nobility.

A former Finnish race walker. His competitive accomplishments include winning several medals in majo

A former Finnish race walker. His competitive accomplishments include winning several medals in major competitions, which ranks him as one of the top Finnish performer in his sport.Kononen's most notable achievement was winning a gold medal in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. He also won silver medals in the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart and the 1998 European Championships in Budapest.

Was a Russian-born Finnish film director, screenwriter and edited. His career spanned several decade

Was a Russian-born Finnish film director, screenwriter and edited. His career spanned several decades, from 1929 to 1973, and has been called one of the most significant, in both quality and popularity, in the history of Finnish cinema.[2]During his career, Vaala directed 44 feature-length theatrical films, the second most among Finnish directors, behind only Toivo Särkkä. 38 of those films were made while he was employed by Suomi-Filmi.[9] His first film with the company was the romantic comedy Kaikki rakastavat (1935). It was also the first film that Ansa Ikonen and Tauno Palo starred in together.[10] The film was followed by an urban comedy, Vaimoke in 1936, which starred the same leading pair,

Is a Russian football striker with Finnish nationality. Popovitch is the all-time scoring leader of

Is a Russian football striker with Finnish nationality. Popovitch is the all-time scoring leader of FC Haka. After his contract ended with HJK in 2010, he joined Tampereen Ilves playing in Kakkonen, as a player-coach, signing a two-year contract. He has a

Is a Finnish professional footballer, who currently plays in Estonian Meistriliiga for FC Flora Tall

Is a Finnish professional footballer, who currently plays in Estonian Meistriliiga for FC Flora Tallinn.

Was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the first

Was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Pascual Bonfiglio.

Is a Finnish figure skater. He is a three time (2006, 2007, 2009) Finnish silver medalist.

Is a Finnish figure skater. He is a three time (2006, 2007, 2009) Finnish silver medalist.

A Finnish professional ice hockey forward and Stanley cup winner, currently playing for the Detroit

A Finnish professional ice hockey forward and Stanley cup winner, currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. He is also the younger brother of Ilari Filppula.Filppula started his hockey career with the Jokerit organization, and secured his place in the SM-liiga team in the 2003-04 season as an excellent offensive forward. He won the SM-liiga silver medal with Jokerit in 2005, and was set to become the team's number one center for the next season. However, Filppula headed across the Atlantic to play for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League. He was selected to play for PlanetUSA in the 2005–06 AHL All-Star Game.

Is a retired Finnish pole vaulter.He finished fourteenth at the 1983 World Championships. He became

Is a retired Finnish pole vaulter.He finished fourteenth at the 1983 World Championships. He became Finnish champion in 1983.His personal best jump was 5.55 metres (18.2 ft), achieved in July 1983 in Lappeenranta.

A Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity.Meri graduated from secondary sc

A Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity.Meri graduated from secondary school in Hämeenlinna, then studied history and became an independent writer.His diverse body of work includes novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. In 1971, he published an autobiography entitled Kersantin poika (Son of a Sergeant).

Is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance. He was ele

Is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance. He was elected to Finnish Parliament in 1995.

Was a Finnish actor. He was the cousin of director and inventor Pertti "Spede" Pasanen.Pasanen is pe

Was a Finnish actor. He was the cousin of director and inventor Pertti "Spede" Pasanen.Pasanen is perhaps best remembered for his role as Pelle Hermanni in the children's TV series Pikku Kakkonen. In 1988, Pelle Hermanni's "äitiliini" ("dear old mother") Raili Veivo continued the series, but died a few years after Pasanen. In 1992, a new series starring Tommi Auvinen as clown-in-training Niko was started as a successor of Pelle Hermanni, but the series was discontinued after ten episodes.

Is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and a

Is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor.Aaltonen began his career in the middle of the 70s working as a sound editor in various of films. The highpoint of his early career was the co-operation with Rauni Mollberg. He worked as a co-writer in two of his films, Milka (1980) and The Unknown Soldier (1985).

Was a Finnish journalist. His best-known work was for the magazine Hymy, published by Urpo Lahtinen.

Was a Finnish journalist. His best-known work was for the magazine Hymy, published by Urpo Lahtinen.The journalist character in the Risto Jarva film Kun taivas putoaa is transparently based on Veikko Ennala.

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950's. He won the ski jumping silver medal at the 1954

Was a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950's. He won the ski jumping silver medal at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.

A Finnish novelist known for his realism, pacifism, sharp intellect, and peculiar humor. He has writ

A Finnish novelist known for his realism, pacifism, sharp intellect, and peculiar humor. He has written 37 books.Huovinen started writing in 1949 when working in a fire watch post in Vuokatti. His first short story collection, Hirri was published in 1950, followed by the novel Havukka-ahon Ajattelija in 1952. Both of these concern the life and its peculiarities in the Kainuu region in Finland, written in a unique style of humor and characterized by their inventive use of language. The main character in Havukka-ahon Ajattelija, Konsta Pylkkänen, has since become ingrained into Finnish modern folklore as the archetype of a rustic, backwoods philosopher.

Was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first

Was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Alec Hannan.

Was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and

Was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing. Besides his main forte, he also competed in biathlon, orienteering, ski-orienteering, cross country running and rowing at a national level and continued in senior competition.Sports teams Hakulinen has represented in his career include Asikkalan Raikas, Valkeakosken Haka, Jämsänkosken Ilves, Evon Metsäpojat, Tampereen Hiihtoseura, Tampereen Pyrintö and Tampereen Maila.

A Finnish ski jumper who was active in the 1960's.Kankkonen earned two ski jumping medals at the 196

A Finnish ski jumper who was active in the 1960's.Kankkonen earned two ski jumping medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill. That same year he won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival, which also earned him the Holmenkollen medal (Shared with Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, and Halvor Næs). He also won Four Hills Tournament.

Was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1948

Was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Finnish boat which was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the coxed fours event.

Was a Finnish politician from Social Democratic Party of Finland.Helle was a carpenter and followed

Was a Finnish politician from Social Democratic Party of Finland.Helle was a carpenter and followed his father into municipal politics and later into the parliament. He was elected in the 1936 municipal elections and he served as a member of parliament fr

Was a Finnish athlete, who mainly competed in the marathon.Karvonen competed in the men's marathon f

Was a Finnish athlete, who mainly competed in the marathon.Karvonen competed in the men's marathon for Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the bronze medal. Two years earlier he claimed the European title in Bern, Switzerland.

Is a Finnish footballer, who currently plays as defender for Zürich in the Swiss Super League. He j

Is a Finnish footballer, who currently plays as defender for Zürich in the Swiss Super League. He joined Zürich in January 2007 and was part of the 2006-07 Swiss Championship winning team. Before, he played for HJK and VPS in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.

Is a former tennis player from Finland. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on t

Is a former tennis player from Finland. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 1 October 1990, when he became World number 48. His best performance at a Grand Slam came at the 1990 Australian Open, where he made it to t

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s and 1930's.At the 1928 Winter Olympics h

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s and 1930's.At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished fourth in the 18 kilometre event.Saarinen's biggest success as a cross-country skier was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won six medals. This included three golds (1929: 17 km, 1933: 50 km, 1934: 4 x 10 km), two silvers (1929: 50 km, 1934: 18 km), and 1 bronze (1926: 30 km).