Sodankylä
Sodankylä ranks 5,069th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cooperstown, New York, Pielavesi, and Nyack, New York. Memorable people born in Sodankylä include Pertti Ukkola, Johanna Sinisalo, and Kaija Kärkinen. Sodankylä has been the birth place of many wrestlers, and writers. Sodankylä is located in Finland.
Sodankylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Highway 5 (E63) and along Highway 4 (E75). The Kitinen River flows near the center of Sodankylä. Its neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski. The municipality has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1950 and 1962, Sodankylä was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Pertti Ukkola, Johanna Sinisalo, and Kaija Kärkinen.
People Born in Sodankylä
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Pertti Ukkola
WRESTLER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 2
Johanna Sinisalo
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 3
Kaija Kärkinen
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sodankylä were wrestlers (1), writers (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sodankylä, including Pertti Ukkola. Whereas, throughout history, wrestlers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sodankylä, including Pertti Ukkola.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Sodankylä since 1700.
