Sonkajärvi, Province of Eastern Finland, Finland
Famous Persons from Sonkajärvi, Province of Eastern Finland, Finland
- Juha Virtanen - Born on October 24, 1987 - Ice hockey player
- Ilkka Pikkarainen - Born on April 19, 1981 - Ice hockey player
- Jussi Vatanen - Born on January 30, 1978 - Television actor, and Actor
- Tuukka Huttunen - Born on May 20, 1976 - Actor, and Screenwriter
- Jaakko Kauppinen - Born on July 22, 1970 - Musician
- Päivi Räsänen - Born on December 19, 1959 - Politician, Physician, and Writer - Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland | Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Kalevi Eskelinen - Born on October 9, 1945 - Sport cyclist, and Police officer
- Matti Turunen - Born on March 19, 1938 - Actor
- Toivo Oikarinen - Born on April 16, 1924 - Cross-country skier (died: May 4, 2003)
- Ville Väisänen - Born on February 17, 1918 - Soldier - Medal of Liberty, 2nd Class | Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class (died: June 28, 1944)