Finland

Finnish President, teacher, and diplomat, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his vital efforts in resolving international conflicts

Seventh President of Finland who served from 1946 to 1956, and an influential figure in Finnish economics and politics for over fifty years

Finnish composer widely regarded as his country's greatest, whose music helped Finland develop a stronger national identity

Finnish writer who became the first Finnish Nobel Prize winner in Literature (1939) for his masterful portrayal of peasant life and nature

Finnish polymath who created the national epic Kalevala from traditional oral poetry and authored the first scientific text written in Finnish

Finnish architect, urban planner, and designer celebrated for pioneering Nordic Classicism, International Style Modernism, and organic modernism across architecture, furniture, and various design forms

Finnish chemist and professor awarded the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method

President of Finland and pioneering Social Democrat who served as head of state for twelve years

Finnish children's writer, illustrator, painter, and comic strip author, best known as the creator of the Moomins and for her distinctive art style

Eighth and longest-serving President of Finland, lawyer, politician, and journalist who dominated Finnish politics for over three decades

Finnish middle and long distance runner who set 22 world records and won nine Olympic gold medals