Erkki Gustaf Melartin was a Finnish composer, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. Melartin is generally considered to be one of Finland's most significant national Romantic composers, although his music—then and now—largely has been overshadowed by that of his exact contemporary, Jean Sibelius, the country's most famous composer. The core of Melartin's oeuvre consists of a set of six (completed) symphonies, as well as is his opera, Aino, based on a story from the Kalevala, Finland's national epic, but nevertheless in the style of Richard Wagner.
Erik Valdemar Bergman was a composer of classical music from Finland.
Kati-Claudia Fofonoff was a Skolt Saami author and translator who wrote in Skolt Saami and Finnish. Her books have also been translated into Northern Saami, Norwegian and Icelandic.
Jukka Tapio "J." Karjalainen is a Finnish singer-songwriter. His first album came out in 1981 and he has been called the "Bruce Springsteen of Finland." He states that his music is a mix of "Blues, Rock´n´roll, Folk, Country, Soul, Funky, New Orleans stuff." He also listened to old-time musicians like Tommy Jarrell and Clarence Ashley while learning the 5-string banjo. Jukka is married to Kati Bergman, and they have a son, Väinö Karjalainen, who is also a musician and music producer.
Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Yamma, yamma", sung by Pave Maijanen after they won the Finnish national final.
Distant Land is a 2010 television film directed by Niklas Holmgren and Anders Hazelius. The screen play is also written by Niklas Holmgren and Anders Hazelius. The film takes place on Fårö, an island north of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, in Sweden. Principal photography took place on Fårö and in a studio in Fårösund, Sweden. Fårö is the island where several of Ingmar Bergmans most noted motion pictures was filmed. The film was shot during August, 2008. The film premiered in 2010 in Sweden.
Meikit, ketjut ja vyöt is the second studio album by Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa. Released by Warner Music in Finland physically on 9 April 2001, and digitally on 16 June 2008, the album debuted at number one on the Finnish Albums Chart, maintaining the peak three weeks and spending 26 weeks on the chart. Meikit, ketjut ja vyöt has sold over 36,000 copies to date in Finland, which has granted it a platinum certification.
Heikki Aaltoila, was a Finnish film composer who served 40 years as the conductor of Finnish National Theatre's orchestra. Aaltoila's best known composition is a romantic waltz called Akselin ja Elinan häävalssi which originally belonged to the score of the film Here, Beneath the North Star (1968). He won the Jussi Award for best film score twice.
Finland was represented by Kaija Kärkinen, with the song "Hullu yö", at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Rome. "Hullu yö" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final organised by broadcaster Yle and held on 2 March.
Paperimiehen Tytär is the fifth studio album by Finnish singer Hanna Pakarinen, released in Finland by RCA on October 20, 2010. The album marks Pakarinen's first Finnish-language album, with her previous four albums all consisting of songs in English. It was preceded by the title single "Paperimiehen Tytär".
Kati Wolf is a Hungarian singer. Wolf represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "What About My Dreams?".
Tarmo Manni was a Finnish actor. He worked for the Finnish National Theatre 41 years of his 44-year career and appeared in 65 films between 1944 and 2000. Manni was known as a flamboyant persona, on and off stage. However, in his final theatre performance, he just sat in a chair for an hour, listening to Gustav Mahler's First Symphony.
Sanni Mari Elina Kurkisuo, better known by her mononym Sanni, is a Finnish singer, songwriter and actress signed to Warner Music Finland.
Joanna Haartti is a Finnish actress. She is best known for her theatrical work, but has also appeared in several films and on television.
The Snow Queen is a 1986 Finnish fantasy film directed by Päivi Hartzell, based on the eponymous 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It was an exceptionally large film production at the time it was made in Finland, with a total cost of more than 6 million Finnish marks. The Finnish Film Foundation participated in the financing of the film with 2,885,000 Finnish marks.
Kati Hiekkapelto is a Finnish novelist, performance artist and punk singer.
There is a slightly large community of Hungarians in Finland.
Katariina Johanna "Kati" Kovalainen is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and former member of the Finnish national ice hockey team. She represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, at nine IIHF Women's World Championships, and at two IIHF European Women Championships.
Sleeping Beauty is a Finnish family fantasy film made in 1949, directed by Edvin Laine and produced by T. J. Särkkä. The title part of the film is played by Tuula Usva, the king is played by the director's brother Aarne Laine and the queen is played by the director's wife Mirjam Novero. The film is based on Sleeping Beauty by the Brothers Grimm and also the play written by Zachris Topelius based on the Grimm's fairy tale.
