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I suppose Neil Finn wouldn't be allowed? Deb 17:20 Apr 11, 2003 (UTC)

Moved from Talk:Famous Finnish people: -- Timwi 18:41 18 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Page created by me despite lack of knowloedge, mainly so removing Tove Jansson from the Famous Swedish people page would be matched by adding her to a Finnish page. -- User:OlofE — Preceding undated comment added 14:37, 21 September 2002 (UTC)[reply]

Apocalyptica[edit]

Why isn't the alternative classical band Apocalyptica listed? I wanted to add them, being famous Finns, but I wasn't sure if there was a reason why they don't appear. . . . I know that for some reason, even on Finnish web sites where they list famous Finns, they seem to be skipped. -- (CloneArmyCommander 18:46, 27 April 2006 (UTC))[reply]

While it might be argued that Apocalyptica is more-or-less 'famous', entertainment fame is pretty much incendiary nowadays, meaning it's here today, gone later today. Also, many of the people on the list are arguably only famous within the borders of Finland, and that only within a marginal interest group. I will not make any amendments, nor will I register solely to have a user name, but there are some entries in the list (quite a lot, actually) that are difficult to justify as being an encyclopedia entry for the general populace of the planet. Oh yeah, I have no user name, so I'll just sign this with... -Anonymous Wanderer — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.181.208.26 (talk) 11:45, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vanity[edit]

The most additions here are vain. 192.194.238.242 22:25, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can you be more specific, such as naming certain sections of the article? Prolog 10:44, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

in edit changes Niklas berg — Preceding undated comment added 20:08, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Composers and conductors vs. Musicians[edit]

These two sections should be combined (and placed next to each other) in some way. 83.76.153.54 16:47, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

organising this list[edit]

Here is a start that can be used to trim this list to the (currently) most famous Finns or at least organise this list based on order of contemporary fame. --Espoo (talk) 10:41, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nico Rosberg[edit]

Nico Rosberg is a German F1 driver not a Finn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.104.75.65 (talk) 05:21, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]