List of Finnish sportspeople

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This is a partial list of Finnish sportspeople. For the full plain list of Finnish sportspeople on Wikipedia, see Category:Finnish sportspeople .

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Alpine skiing

Archery

Athletics

Auto racing

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Mika Häkkinen
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Kimi Räikkönen
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Valtteri Bottas
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Heikki Kovalainen

Basketball

Beach volleyball

Biathlon

Boxing

Canoeing

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Figure skating

Football

Freestyle skiing

Gymnastics

Ice hockey

Modern pentathlon

Nordic combined

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Speed skating

Swimming

Tennis

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also

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