# Great Finns: the greatest Finns of all time

The top ten of Yle's Great Finns vote (2004), with their votes. The winner was Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.

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- Apr 12, 2020 · historybuff_grumpy
- https://even.best/en/l/1036/great-finns-the-greatest-finns-of-all-time

## Top 10

1. **Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Marshal and president; 104,244 votes (28.7%).
2. **Risto Ryti** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wartime president; 80,790 votes (22.2%).
3. **Urho Kekkonen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — President 1956-1982; 57,456 votes (15.8%).
4. **Adolf Ehrnrooth** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — General; 27,477 votes (7.6%).
5. **Tarja Halonen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Finland's first woman president; 26,536 votes (7.3%).
6. **Arvo Ylppö** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Paediatrician who cut child mortality; 22,136 votes (6.1%).
7. **Mikael Agricola** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Father of written Finnish; 15,974 votes (4.4%).
8. **Jean Sibelius** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Composer of Finlandia; 15,397 votes (4.2%).
9. **Aleksis Kivi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Author of Seven Brothers; 7,622 votes (2.1%).
10. **Elias Lönnrot** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Compiler of the Kalevala; 6,099 votes (1.7%).

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.