List of Karelians

This list of Karelians lists both people from Republic of Karelia, Finnish Karelians and other people of Karelian ancestry.

Leo Komarov

Lauri Torni

Aarne Juutilainen

Eino Luukkanen

Tim Kopra

Matti Vanhanen

Larin Paraske

Simo Häyhä

Olli Puhakka

Olavi Paavolainen

Ari Vatanen

Yrjö Keinonen

Pekka Hannikainen

Tarja Turunen

People from Republic of Karelia

Viena Karelians

Arhippa Perttunen, rune singer
Miihkali Perttunen, rune singer

Finnish Karelians

Antti Aalto, Finnish ice hockey player
Matti Aarnio, Finnish military officer and motti specialist
Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish president from 1994 to 2000, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2008
Koop Arponen, Finnish-Dutch musician
Alfred Asikainen, Finnish wrestler, Olympic bronze medallist and participator in longest wrestling match in history
Teuvo Aura, Finnish politician, born in Ruskeala
Anna Easteden, Finnish actress
Riikka Ellonen, Finnish basketball player. Mother of Lauri Markkanen and Eero Markkanen
Sakari Ellonen, Finnish bandy player.
Kari Haakana, Finnish ice hockey player
Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross country skier and three time olympic winner
Arto Halonen, Finnish filmmaker
Arvo Hannikainen, Finnish composer and violinist
Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish composer and pianist
P.J. Hannikainen, Finnish composer
Tauno Hannikainen, Finnish conductor and cellist
Väinö Hannikainen, Finnish composer
Katri Helena, Finnish singer
Mikko Hietanen, Finnish long-distance runner, European Champion
Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish musician
Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper
Jouni Hynynen, Finnish musician
Mikko Hyyrynen, Finnish football player
Juho Hänninen, Finnish rally driver
Ansa Ikonen, Finnish actress
Rieti Itkonen, Finnish politician
Max Jakobson, Finnish-Jewish diplomat
Mikko Jokela, Finnish ice hockey player
Aarne Juutilainen, Finnish Army captain and mercenary in French Foreign Legion
Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish fighter ace
Marjatta Kajosmaa, Finnish cross-country skier, four time Olympic medallist
Hannu Kapanen, Finnish ice hockey player
Stepan Karhapää, Finnish rune singer
Paavo Karjalainen, Finnish journalist and politician
Aki Karvonen, Finnish cross-country skier and three time Olympic medallist
Veikko Karvonen, Finnish marathon runner and Olympic bronze medallist
Pia Kauma, Finnish politician
Yrjö Keinonen, Finnish general and former Chief of Defence
Matti Kekki, Finnish politician
Anneli Kiljunen, Finnish politician
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Finnish cross-country skier, three time Olympic gold medallist and four time bronze medallist
Eila Kivikk'aho, Finnish poet
Timo Kivinen, Finnish general and Chief of Defence
Teuvo Kohonen, Finnish researcher, best known for the development of self-organizing map
Yrjö Kokko, Finnish writer
Janne Kolehmainen, Finnish ice hockey player
Väinö Korhonen, Finnish modern pentathlete, two time Olympic bronze medallist
Tapio Korjus, Finnish javelin thrower
Esko Kovero, Finnish actor
Mateli Magdalena Kuivalatar, Rune singer
Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player
Kyösti Kylälä, Finnish engineer and inventor
Heikki Kähkönen, Finnish wrestler and Olympic medallist in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Kyösti Laasonen, Finnish archer, Olympic bronze medallist
Samppa Lajunen, Finnish nordic combined athlete, three time Olympic gold medallist
Timo Lavikainen, Finnish actor
Mikko Leinonen (kansanedustaja), Finnish businessman and politician
Ville Leino, Finnish ice hockey player
Kari Liimo, Finnish basketball player
Arvi Lind, Finnish news anchor
Kaarlo Linkola, Finnish botanist and phytogeographer
Timo Lipitsä, Finnish rune singer
Antti Litja, Finnish actor
Jari Litmanen, Finnish football player
Eino Luukkanen, Finnish fighter ace
Matti Lähde, Finnish cross country skier and Olympic winner
Pave Maijanen, Finnish musician
Martti Mansikka, Finnish gymnast, Olympic bronze medallist
Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
Marjo Matikainen, Finnish cross-country skier and politician, Olympic gold medallist and three time World Champion. Chairwoman of Karjalan Liitto 2011-2017
Pentti Matikainen, Finnish hockey coach and general manager. Led Finland to silver medals in the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 World Championships, and to third place in the 1991 Canada Cup
Erkki Melartin, Finnish composer
Veijo Meri, Finnish writer
Hannu Mikkola, Finnish rally driver
Jonni Myyrä, Finnish javelin thrower, two time Olympic winner
Jani Mäkelä, Finnish politician
Yrjö Nikkanen, Finnish javelin thrower, Olympic silver medallist
Lauri Nissinen, Finnish fighter ace
Petteri Nokelainen, Finnish ice hockey player
Voldemar Oinonen, Finnish General
Olavi Paavolainen, Finnish writer
Aaro Pajari, Finnish Major General
Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer
Iiro Pakarinen, Finnish ice hockey player
Juho Paksujalka, Finnish politician
Larin Paraske, Izhorian-Karelian rune singer
Aki Parviainen, Finnish javelin thrower
Urho Peltonen, Finnish javelin thrower, two time Olympic medallist
Eino Penttilä, Finnish javelin thrower
Arhippa Perttunen, Rune singer
Antti Puhakka, Finnish poet
Olli Puhakka, Finnish fighter ace
Ari Puheloinen, Finnish general and former Chief of Defence
Teemu Pukki, Finnish football player
Anna Puu, Finnish singer
Markku Pölönen, Finnish director
Jussi Pylkkänen, Finnish art dealer
Viljam Pylkäs, Finnish soldier and farmer
Jaska Raatikainen, Finnish musician, former drummer and co-founder of the band Children of Bodom
Väinö Raitio, Finnish composer
Lauri Kristian Relander, Finnish president from 1925 to 1931
Ilkka Remes, Finnish writer
Juuso Riikola, Finnish ice hockey player
Jorma Rissanen, Finnish information theorist, and inventor of the minimum description length principle
Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish F1 World Champion
Seppo Räty, Finnish javelin thrower
Matti Rönkä, Finnish writer
Kaija Saariaho, Finnish composer
Sipe Santapukki, Finnish drummer
Aulis Sallinen, Finnish composer
Petri Sarvamaa, Finnish politician
Pedri Shemeikka, Finnish rune singer
Aarne Sihvo, Finnish general and former Chief of Defence
Mikko Silvennoinen, Finnish television host, journalist and producer
Anton Suurkonka, Finnish farmer, business executive, lay preacher and politician
Sten Suvio, Finnish boxer and Olympic winner
Martti Talvela, Finnish operatic bass
Juha Tiainen, Finnish hammer thrower and Olympic winner
Kimmo Tiilikainen, Finnish politician
Reino Tolvanen, Finnish actor
Ari Torniainen, Finnish politician
Heikki Turunen, Finnish writer
Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer-song writer
Lauri Törni, born in Viipuri, Törni was a soldier and winner of the Mannerheim Cross during the Continuation War, who later served with the German and American armies. Later known as Larry Thorne
Riitta Uosukainen, Finnish politician, Counselor of State
Urho Vaakanainen, Finnish ice hockey player
Pasi Vainikka, Finnish scientist, CEO of Solar Foods
Tatu Vanhanen, Finnish political scientist and author
Matti Vanhanen, Finnish politician
Ari Vatanen, Finnish politician and former rally driver
Vesa Vierikko, Finnish actor
Vesa Viitakoski, Finnish ice hockey player
Johannes Virolainen, Finnish politician, Counselor of State
Emppu Vuorinen, Finnish musician
Vilho Väisälä, Finnish meteorologist, physicist and founder of Vaisala
Yrjö Väisälä, Finnish astronomer and physicist

Other ethnic Karelians

Boris Akbulatov, artist
Pamela Anderson, Canadian-American actress and model
Aleksandr Hudilainen, Ingrian politician
Reino Häyhänen, Ingrian lieutenant colonel of Soviet Russia, spy, and defector to the United States
Aleksandr Kokko, Ingrian football player
Leo Komarov, Finno-Russian ice hockey player in the National Hockey League
Yelena Kondulainen, Ingrian actress
Timothy Kopra, astronaut
Robert Kurvitz, Estonian-Karelian novelist, musician, and video game developer
Hillar Rootare, Estonian-Ingrian physical chemist
Andrei Tarsalainen, writer
Alina Voronkova, Russian-Ingrian model

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