Satakunta is a historical province of Finland consisting of the regions of Satakunta and a majority of Pirkanmaa, as well as consisting of the municipalities of Soini and Ähtäri of South Ostrobothnia, Keuruu and Multia of Central Finland, as well as Loimaa and Oripää of Southwest Finland. The historical province is bordered by the historical provinces of Tavastia, Ostrobothnia and Finland Proper. The total area of the historical province is about 24,300 km2.
Kaj Kristian Stenvall is a Finnish artist who became internationally famous when he began his career in 1989 for painting what his site describes as "a very familiar looking duck". Many have likened this duck to the Donald Duck of Disney comics.
Voitto Valdemar Kolho was a Finnish sport shooter, who won an Olympic bronze and five Finnish national championships.
Toivo Nestori Aro was a Finnish sports leader and an aquatics athlete who won 10 Finnish championships.
Réka Riikka Szilvay is a Finnish classical violinist. She was born in Helsinki, Finland, into an Austrian–Hungarian family. She is the daughter of the violinist Géza Szilvay and the niece of the cellist Csaba Szilvay. She is a professor at Sibelius Academy.
Hugo Pietari "Heikki" Hallamaa was a Finnish sports shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Karl Henrik Lorentz Reilin was a Finnish sports shooter, who competed at the 1908 and the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Lauri Kolho was a Finnish sports shooter who competed at the 1908 and the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Kari Aronpuro is a Finnish poet. He worked in the library industry for over 40 years. He worked as a librarian at the University of Tampere course library from 1964 to 1971, Rääkkylän municipal library in 1972, Kemin Syväkangas library from 1972 to 1981 and the Tampere Lamminpää library from 1981 to 2003.
I. K. Inha was a Finnish photographer, author, translator, and journalist. Inha is considered one of the grandmasters of Finnish photography. Sometimes he is referred to as "the national photographer" of Finland. He is especially known for his documentation of Finnish folk tradition, old habits and customs, and landscapes. In addition to his documentary work he was a significant portrayer of modernisation in the early 20th century.
Toivo Heikkilä was a Finnish diplomat. He was a master of philosophy.
Otto Lauri Mikael Hjelt was a Finnish diplomat, a master of philosophy.
Matti Kalervo Kahiluoto was a Finnish diplomat, a master of political science.
Leif Richard Fagernäs is the former CEO of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (2004–10). Prior to the appointment of the Finnish Ambassador to Berlin, he was CEO of the Confederation of Industry and Employers. His predecessor was Kalevi Hemila.
Ulf-Erik Alexander Slotte was a Finnish diplomat.
Anna Emilia Hagelstam was a Finnish singer (mezzosopraano) and songwriter. She held her first concert in Helsinki in 1911. In particular, she introduced French songwriting and Sibelius, whose songs she performed with.
Oiva Johannes Tuulio was a Finnish linguist specializing in the Romance languages. He bore the surname Tallgren until 1933.
Pekka Heikki Tapani Gronow is a Finnish ethnomusicologist and historian of the recording industry. He studied at Wesleyan University with David P. McAllester and Robert E. Brown and at the University of Helsinki and received his PhD from the University of Tampere. He was the head of the record library at Yleisradio 1989–2006 and an archiving specialist 2007–2008. Gronow became known in the 1960s for his radio programs on jazz and blues. In 1966 he founded with M. A. Numminen Eteenpäin, a record company which issued Numminen's works and other underground artists.
Ilmi Orvokki Kangas was a Finnish politician. She represented Vaasa in the Parliament of Finland from 1970 to 1983 as a member of the Centre Party. From September 1976 to May 1977, she was Finland's second minister of social affairs and health, appointed by Prime Minister Martti Miettunen.
Lauri Asko Antero Sarkola is a Finnish actor and theater manager. He studied at the Svenska Teaterskolan from 1963 to 1966. He had a long career at the Swedish-speaking Lilla Teatern, where he first starred in 1967–1974 and served as deputy director from 1972 to 1974. In 1974–1981 and 1984–1997, Sarkola was the director of Lilla Teatern. From 1982 to 1985, Sarkola worked as a professor at the Helsinki Theatre Academy. He directed the Helsinki City Theatre from 1998 to 2016.
