Nurmes, Province of Eastern Finland, Finland
Famous Persons from Nurmes, Province of Eastern Finland, Finland
- Katarina Naumanen - Born on July 24, 1995 - Association football player
- Lauri Kivinen - Born on September 16, 1990 - Pesäpallo player
- Jarmo Korhonen - Born on July 25, 1986 - Volleyball player
- Heikki M. Tuononen - Born on October 25, 1978 - Researcher, and Chemist
- Olga Temonen - Born on January 23, 1978 - Film screenwriter, Film producer, and Actor
- Mika Rissanen - Born on January 12, 1978 - Historian, and Writer
- Jani Hartikainen - Born on September 16, 1975 - Association football player
- Juha Holopainen - Born on September 4, 1970 - Freestyle skier
- Tarja Smura - Born on June 19, 1970 - Beauty pageant contestant
- Ilkka Laitinen - Born on August 22, 1962 - Politician, and Military personnel - Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (died: September 29, 2019)
- Sakari Laukkanen - Born on May 3, 1962 - Politician, and Military personnel (died: September 29, 2019)
- Kari Rummukainen - Born on January 14, 1962 - Theoretical physicist, and Research professor - Väisälä Prize (died: September 29, 2019)
- Seppo Kolehmainen - Born on February 28, 1960 - Police officer - Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland | Medal for Military Merits | Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland | Grand Knights with Star of the Order of the Falcon | Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Merit | Medal of merit with clasp of customs service | Cross of Merit of the Fire Defence | Cross of Merit of the Police | Medal of Merit, First Class, of the Civil Defence | Cross of Merit of the Frontier Guards (died: September 29, 2019)
- Kirsi Asikainen - Born on March 18, 1957 - Film actor, and Actor (died: September 29, 2019)
- Eeva Pesonen - Born on August 13, 1955 - Painter (died: September 29, 2019)
- Hannu Isotalo - Born on May 27, 1947 - Painter (died: September 29, 2019)
- Jorma Rotko - Born on August 17, 1946 - Journalist, and Writer (died: December 15, 2022)
- Matti Pulkkinen - Born on May 1, 1944 - Writer - Kalevi Jäntti Award | Thanks for the Book Award (died: May 16, 2011)
- Seija Wallius - Born on March 21, 1941 - Radio journalist (died: May 16, 2011)
- Kalevi Pyykönen - Born on August 27, 1934 - Painter, and Photographer (died: January 1, 1994)
- Irja Ranin - Born on April 7, 1930 - Actor (died: August 2, 1995)
- Esa Timonen - Born on August 28, 1925 - Politician (died: April 19, 2015)
- Veikko Tiitinen - Born on May 28, 1922 - Film actor, Theatrical director, Stage actor, Theatre manager, and Actor - Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor (died: September 21, 2001)
- Martti J. Karvonen - Born on June 24, 1918 - Physiologist, and Physician - Cross of Merit, in silver, of the Finnish Sports | Finnish Olympic Cross of Merit, Second Class | Cross of Liberty, 4th Class | Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland | Memorial medal of the Continuation War | Memorial medal of the Winter War | Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland | Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland | The Great Cross of Merit of Finnish Sports and Culture of Physical Exercise (died: March 10, 2009)
- Sakari Timonen - Born on March 17, 1915 - Gynaecologist, University teacher, and Physician (died: December 14, 2016)
- Annikki Linnoila - Born on September 3, 1910 - Actor (died: December 1, 2006)