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Great Finns: the greatest Finns of all time

The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim · Risto Ryti · Urho Kekkonen. (Updated Apr 12, 2020.)

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

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Automatically translated (original in Suomi). See the original

Top 10

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    Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

    Marshal and president; 104,244 votes (28.7%).

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    Risto Ryti

    Wartime president; 80,790 votes (22.2%).

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    Urho Kekkonen

    President 1956-1982; 57,456 votes (15.8%).

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  4. 4

    Adolf Ehrnrooth

    General; 27,477 votes (7.6%).

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    Tarja Halonen

    Finland's first woman president; 26,536 votes (7.3%).

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    Arvo Ylppö

    Paediatrician who cut child mortality; 22,136 votes (6.1%).

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  7. 7

    Mikael Agricola

    Father of written Finnish; 15,974 votes (4.4%).

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    Jean Sibelius

    Composer of Finlandia; 15,397 votes (4.2%).

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    Aleksis Kivi

    Author of Seven Brothers; 7,622 votes (2.1%).

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    Elias Lönnrot

    Compiler of the Kalevala; 6,099 votes (1.7%).

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Ville · Suomi

Hyvä lista, vaikka vähän sotapainotteinen.

Elina · Suomi

Aleksis Kivi ja Seitsemän veljestä, klassikko.

pixelnostalgia · Suomi

Mikael Agricola, ilman häntä ei olisi suomen kirjakieltä.

Teemu Lahtinen · Suomi

Arvo Ylppö listalla, hienoa! Lastenlääketieteen isä.

aleksi.oulu · Suomi

Tarja Halonen ainoa nainen kymmenen joukossa.

fitfam93 · Suomi

Sibelius olisi ansainnut korkeamman sijan.

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