Famous People with Name Joonas

Joonas Kylmäkorpi            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Joonas Kylmäkorpi: is Finnish a motorcycle speedway rider.Joonas is nicknamed the Flyin Finn and he represented Finland in the 2007 Speedway World Cup[1

Joonas Kokkonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Joonas Kokkonen: was a Finnish composer. He was one of the most internationally famous Finnish composers of the 20th century after Sibelius; his opera The Last Temptations has received over 500 performances worldwide, and is considered by many to be Finland's most distinguished national opera.Even though he studied at the Sibelius Academy, he was mainly self-learned in composition. Usually his compositions are divided into three style periods: a neo-classical early style from 1948 to 1958, a relatively short middle period twelve-tone style from 1959 to 1966, and a late "neo-Romantic" style of free tonality which also used aspects of his earlier style periods, which began in 1967 and lasted for the rest of his life.

Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä: was a Finnish javelin thrower. His first Olympics was 1912 Summer Olympics where he was 8th. He won the Olympic gold at the 1920 Summer Olympics ahead of three other Finns, and successfully defended his title at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He didn't participate in 1928, as he had earlier fled to the United States due to his financial problems in Finland. He never returned to his home country and died in San Francisco in 1955.

Joonas Ikäläinen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Joonas Ikäläinen: is a Finnish football player currently playing for RoPS; he formerly played for PS Kemi, TP-47 and VPS.

Joonas Einari Kolkka            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Joonas Einari Kolkka: is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie. He has played as a left winger most of his career, but can also play on the right wing.