List of personalities of the city of Kuopio

The list of personalities of the city of Kuopio contains people who were born in Kuopio as well as those who temporarily lived and worked there, each listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.

Personalities born in Kuopio

To 1900

Magnus of Wright

August Ahlqvist

Minna Canth

• Magnus von Wright (1805–1868), painter and ornithologist
• Ferdinand von Wright (1822–1906), painter and printmaker
• August Ahlqvist (1826–1889), linguist
• Minna Canth (1844–1897), writer
• Tatu Kolehmainen (1885–1967), long-distance runner
• Ilmari Keinänen (1887-1934), Turner
• Matti Markkanen (1887–1942), Turner
• Einar Sahlstein (1887-1936), Turner
• Hannes Kolehmainen (1889–1966), long-distance runner
• Kalle Kainuvaara (1891–1943), water diver and pentathlon
• Ville Kyrönen (1891–1959), long-distance and cross-country runner
• Otto Lasanen (1891–1958), wrestler
• Eino Aukusti Leino (1891–1986), wrestler
• Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893–1984), officer

1901 to 1950

• Eino Kuvaja (1906–1975), officer and skier
• Martti Uosikkinen (1909-1940), Turner
• Disa Lindberg (1910–1974), swimmer
• Kaarlo Anttinen (1915-2005), rider, Olympic participant 1956
• Simo Puupponen (1915–1967), journalist and writer
• Björn Landström (1917–2002), Finnish-Swedish writer
• Veijo-Lassi Holopainen (1921-2006), hockey player, Olympic participant in 1952
• Kauko Paananen (* 1924), rider
• Aatto Pietikäinen (1921–1966), ski jumper
• Aarno Ruusuvuori (1925–1992), architect
• Matti Pietikäinen (1927–1967), ski jumper
• Niilo Juvonen (1928–1986), ski racer
• Rainer Pelkonen (* 1928), hurdler
• Pentti Taskinen (1929-1973), biathlete
• Arto Mansala (* 1941), diplomat
• Rauno Miettinen (* 1949), Nordic combined athlete

From 1951

• Kari Alitalo (* 1952), molecular biologist and cancer researcher
• Pekka Leskinen (* 1954), figure skater
• Pirjo Hassinen (* 1957), writer
• Ari-Pekka Heikkinen (* 1957), soccer player, Olympic participant in 1980
• Seppo Häkkinen (* 1958), bishop
• Jouko Parviainen (* 1958), Nordic combined athlete
• Juha Rissanen (* 1958), soccer player
• Kari Ukkonen (born 1961), football player
• Risto Laakkonen (* 1967), ski jumper
• Ilpo Väisänen (* 1963), musician in the field of electronic music
• Tero Turunen (* 1967), freestyle skier
• Ari-Pekka Nikkola (* 1969), ski jumper and ski jumping trainer
• Jukka Piirainen (* 1969), sailor
• Janne Leskinen (* 1971), ski racer
• Harri Ylönen (* 1971), football player
• Pasi Kuivalainen (* 1972), ice hockey goalkeeper
• Marko Tuomainen (* 1972), ice hockey player
• Ilpo Kauhanen (* 1973), German-Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper
• Mika Laitinen (* 1973), ski jumper
• Tommi Miettinen (* 1975), ice hockey player
• Kimmo Timonen (* 1975), ice hockey player
• Janne Väätäinen (* 1975), ski jumper
• Oona Parviainen (born 1977), ice hockey player
• Tuula Puputti (* 1977), ice hockey player
• Olli Jokinen (* 1978), ice hockey player
• Kirsi Mykkänen (* 1978), sprinter
• Jussi Utriainen (* 1978), marathon runner
• Kalle Kerman (born 1979), ice hockey player
• Jarmo Rissanen (* 1979), cyclist and cross-country skier
• Aki Rissanen (* 1980), jazz musician
• Ilja Venäläinen (* 1980), football player
• Jukka Voutilainen (* 1980), ice hockey player
• Jussi Timonen (* 1983), ice hockey player
• Jenni Vartiainen (* 1983), pop singer
• H. Olliver Twisted (born 1983), singer in the band Reckless Love
• Janne Happonen (* 1984), ski jumper
• Arttu Lappi (* 1984), ski jumper
• Juha-Matti Ruuskanen (* 1984), ski jumper
• Joonas Ikonen (* 1987), ski jumper
• Juuso Puustinen (* 1988), ice hockey player
• Mika Kauhanen (* 1989), ski jumper
• Teemu Hartikainen (* 1990), ice hockey player
• Joni Nissinen (* 1991), soccer player
• Alma (* 1996), singer
• Kasperi Kapanen (* 1996), ice hockey player
• Eetu Nousiainen (* 1997), ski jumper

People related to Kuopio

• Minna Canth (1844–1897), writer and suffragette, lived and died in Kuopio
• Teuvo Pakkala (1862–1925), writer, died in Kuopio
• Aulis Rytkönen (1929-2014), soccer player, began his soccer career in Kuopio
• Sonja Tirkkonen-Condit (* 1940), translation scholar, teaches at the University of Kuopio
• Paavo Lipponen (* 1941), politician, completed his high school in Kuopio
• Lasse Lehtinen (* 1947), politician, attended school in Kuopio from 1957 to 1965
• Robert Schediwy (* 1947), social scientist and cultural journalist, taught at the University of Kuopio
• Zachary Hietala (* 1962), guitarist, lives in Kuopio
• Marco Hietala (* 1966), guitarist, lives in Kuopio
• Sami Kapanen (* 1973), ice hockey player, began his professional career in Kuopio

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tatu Kolehmainen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Ilmari Keinänen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
3. ↑ Matti Markkanen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Einar Sahlstein. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Hannes Kolehmainen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Kalle Kainuvaara. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
7. ↑ Otto Lasanen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Eino Leino. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Martti Uosikkinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
10. ^ Disa Lindberg. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
11. ↑ Kaarlo Anttinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
12. ^ Veijo-Lassi Holopainen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
13. ↑ Kauko Paananen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
14. ↑ Aatto Pietikäinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
15. ↑ Aarno Ruusuvuori. In: kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved February 7, 2018 . 
16. ^ Matti Pietikäinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
17. ↑ Niilo Juvonen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
18. ^ Rainer Pelkonen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
19. ^ Pentti Taskinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
20. ↑ Rauno Miettinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
21. ↑ Pekka Leskinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
22. ↑ Ari-Pekka Heikkinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
23. ↑ Jouko Parviainen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
24. ↑ Juha Rissanen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
25. ↑ Risto Laakkonen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
26. ↑ Tero Turunen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
27. ↑ Ari-Pekka Nikkola. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
28. ↑ Jukka Piirainen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
29. ↑ Janne Leskinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
30. ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann: Harri Ylönen. In: national-football-teams.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
31. ↑ Mika Laitinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
32. ↑ Kimmo Timonen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
33. ↑ Janne Väätäinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
34. ^ Oona Parviainen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
35. ↑ Tuula Puputti. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
36. ↑ Olli Jokinen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
37. ↑ Kirsi Mykkänen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
38. ↑ Jussi Utriainen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
39. ^ Marjo Voutilainen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018 . 
40. ↑ Janne Happonen. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017 (English). 
41. ^ Antonius Lux (ed.): Great women of world history. A thousand biographies in words and pictures . Sebastian Lux Verlag , Munich 1963, p. 94.
42. ↑ Legends of Hockey -Sami Kapanen. In: legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .