Nivala
Nivala ranks 8,764th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Highland Falls, New York, Noormarkku, and Masjed Soleyman. Memorable people born in Nivala include Helena Takalo, and Atte Ohtamaa. Nivala has been the birth place of many skiers, and hockey players. Nivala is located in Finland.
Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 10,389 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 536.88 square kilometres (207.29 sq mi) of which 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) is water. The population density is 19.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (51/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1947 and 1987, Nivala was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Helena Takalo, and Atte Ohtamaa.
People Born in Nivala
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Helena Takalo
SKIER
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 1
Atte Ohtamaa
HOCKEY PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nivala were skiers (1), and hockey players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nivala, including Helena Takalo. Whereas, throughout history, skiers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nivala, including Helena Takalo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Nivala since 1700.
