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Rovaniemi, Lappi (FIN)

Details

NameRovaniemi
Administrative divisionLappi
CountryFinland

People born here (47)

Andreas Alamommo FIN SJP Olympics/YOG 2016—2018 23 December 1998
Juha Alm FIN CCS Olympics 1998 2 May 1969
Antti Autti FIN SBD Olympics 2006 15 March 1985
Olavi Heikkinen FIN SHO Olympics 1980 27 April 1944
Kalervo Hietala FIN SSK Olympics 1964 24 February 1938
Raimo Hietala FIN SSK Olympics 1968 9 April 1946
Martti Huhtala FIN CCS/NCB Olympics 1948 12 November 1918
Antti Hyvärinen FIN SJP Olympics/Other 1952—1956 21 June 1932
Ensio Hyytiä FIN NCB/SJP Olympics 1960—1964 24 March 1938
Jouko Jokinen FIN SSK Olympics 1960—1964 30 November 1936
Esko Kähkönen FIN NCB/SJP Referee 1972 20 April 1927
Arja Kantola FIN SSK Olympics 1968—1972 13 June 1949
Esko Karu CAN BTH/CCS Olympics 1968 24 April 1946
Tauno Käyhkö CAN
FIN		 SJP Olympics 1972—1980 6 May 1950
Mikko Keskinarkaus FIN NCB Olympics 2002 29 June 1979
Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka FIN SSK Olympics 1964—1968 11 November 1945
Tuula Laaksalo FIN ATH Olympics 1984—1988 21 April 1953
Remi Lindholm FIN CCS Olympics/YOG 2016—2022 17 January 1998
Erkki Luiro FIN NCB Olympics 1964 29 January 1940
Tauno Luiro FIN SJP Olympics 1952 24 February 1932
Martti Maatela FIN NCB Olympics 1960 21 September 1935
Mona-Liisa Malvalehto FIN CCS Olympics 2014 20 July 1983
Hannu Manninen FIN CCS/NCB Olympics 1994—2018 17 April 1978
Olli Muotka FIN SJP Olympics 2014 14 July 1988
Timo Murama FIN NCB/SJP Olympics 1936 15 October 1912
Pirjo Muranen FIN CCS Olympics 2010 8 March 1981
Tapio Nurmela FIN NCB Olympics 1994—1998 2 January 1975
Harri Olli FIN SJP Olympics 2010 15 January 1985
Antti Ollila FIN FRS Olympics 2014 25 December 1994
Ari Palolahti FIN CCS Olympics 2002 9 September 1968
Aleksi Patja FIN FRS Olympics 2014 30 October 1995
Sanna-Leena Perunka FIN BTH Olympics 2002 23 September 1976
Urpo Pikkupeura FIN SSK Olympics 1984 22 March 1957
Jaarli Pirkkiö FIN WLF Olympics 1988 12 February 1967
Tanja Poutiainen FIN ALP Olympics/Other 1998—2014 6 April 1980
Esko Rautionaho FIN SJP Olympics 1972—1976 23 September 1950
Jenny Rautionaho FIN SJP Olympics/YOG 2012—2022 26 July 1996
Janne Ryynänen FIN NCB Olympics 2006—2014 1 January 1988
Eveliina Taka FIN SBD YOG 2020 1 February 2002
Jussi Taka FIN SBD Olympics 2014 25 April 1993
Jouko Törmänen FIN SJP Olympics 1976—1980 10 April 1954
Aimo Vartiainen FIN ALP Olympics 1948 14 July 1927
Jouko Vesterlund FIN SSK Olympics/Referee 1984—2014 1 May 1959
Kari Ylianttila FIN SJP Olympics 1972—1980 28 August 1953
Jukka Ylipulli FIN NCB Olympics 1984—1988 6 February 1963
Raimo Ylipulli FIN SJP Olympics 1994 13 June 1970
Tuomo Ylipulli FIN SJP Olympics 1988 3 March 1965

People who died here (9)
Tauno Honkanen FIN MSP Non-Medal 1948 27 March 2023
Martti Huhtala FIN CCS/NCB Olympics 1948 25 October 2005
Ensio Hyytiä FIN NCB/SJP Olympics 1960—1964 24 March 2019
Esko Kähkönen FIN NCB/SJP Referee 1972 28 September 2020
Erkki Luiro FIN NCB Olympics 1964 2 August 1984
Timo Murama FIN NCB/SJP Olympics 1936 17 January 1981
Jouko Törmänen FIN SJP Olympics 1976—1980 3 January 2015
Yrjö Uimonen FIN SSK Olympics 1956 11 June 1997
Aimo Vartiainen FIN ALP Olympics 1948 7 August 2023

Affiliations

Lapin Lukko, Rovaniemi (FIN)
Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura, Rovaniemi (FIN)
Rovaniemen Ampumahiihtäjät, Rovaniemi (FIN)
Rovaniemen Reipas, Rovaniemi (FIN)
Yläkemijoen Urheilijat, Rovaniemi (FIN)