Espoo
Espoo ranks 545th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Catania, South Korea, and Daejeon. Memorable people born in Espoo include Kimi Räikkönen, JJ Lehto, and Alexi Laiho. Memorable people who died in Espoo include Harry Siljander, Adam Darius, and Arto Paasilinna. Espoo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and musicians and the death place of many writers, and athletes. Espoo is located in Finland.
Espoo is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately 322,000. It is the 2nd most populous municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.6 million inhabitants. Espoo is on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland and borders Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi. The city includes the enclave of Kauniainen. Espoo covers an area of 528 square kilometres (204 sq mi). Espoo is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 69% Finnish speakers, 6% Swedish speakers, and 25% speakers of other languages, well above the national average. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, Espoo was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Kimi Räikkönen, JJ Lehto, and Alexi Laiho. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Espoo including Harry Siljander, Adam Darius, and Arto Paasilinna.
People Born in Espoo
Go to all RankingsKimi Räikkönen
RACING DRIVER
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 8
JJ Lehto
RACING DRIVER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 24
Alexi Laiho
MUSICIAN
1979 - 2020
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 2
Bruno Ahlberg
BOXER
1911 - 1966
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 3
Krista Kosonen
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 15
Amen
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 29
Jere Lehtinen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 19
Erna Siikavirta
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 20
Petri Lindroos
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 1
Joonas Suotamo
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 23
Janne Wirman
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 18
Charly Wegelius
CYCLIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 28
People Deceased in Espoo
Go to all RankingsHarry Siljander
ATHLETE
1922 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Adam Darius
DANCER
1930 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Arto Paasilinna
WRITER
1942 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Lassi Parkkinen
SKATER
1917 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
WRITER
1943 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
V. J. Sukselainen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Kurt Wires
ATHLETE
1919 - 1992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Bo Carpelan
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Espoo
Go to all RankingsHarry Siljander
ATHLETE
1922 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Adam Darius
DANCER
1930 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Arto Paasilinna
WRITER
1942 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Lassi Parkkinen
SKATER
1917 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
WRITER
1943 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
V. J. Sukselainen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Kurt Wires
ATHLETE
1919 - 1992
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Bo Carpelan
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Espoo were soccer players (7), musicians (5), athletes (5), hockey players (3), and racing drivers (2), while most who died were writers (3), athletes (2), dancers (1), skaters (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Espoo, including Niki Mäenpää, Rasmus Schüller, and Janne Saarinen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Espoo, including Niki Mäenpää, Rasmus Schüller, and Janne Saarinen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Espoo since 1700.