Helsinki

Country

Russian Empire

Coordinates

60.1708, 24.9375

History

• Helsinki (–1550)
• Helsinki (1550–1809), Sweden
• Helsinki (1809–1917), Russian Empire
• Helsinki (1917–), Finland

Composers

• Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924), was born in Helsinki
• Erkki Melartin (1875–1937), died in Helsinki
• Selim Palmgren (1878–1951), died in Helsinki
• Heino Kaski (1885–1957), died in Helsinki
• Ernest Pingoud (1887–1942), died in Helsinki
• Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947), died in Helsinki
• Yrjö Kilpinen (1892–1959), was born and died in Helsinki
• Helvi Leiviskä (1902–1982), was born and died in Helsinki
• Heikki Aaltoila (1905–1975), died in Helsinki
• Taneli Kuusisto (1905–1988), was born and died in Helsinki
• Erkki Aaltonen (1910–1990), died in Helsinki
• Erik Bergman (1911–2006), died in Helsinki
• Tauno Marttinen (1912–2008), was born in Helsinki
• Heikki Suolahti (1920–1936), was born and died in Helsinki
• Laci Boldemann (1921–1969), was born in Helsinki
• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016), was born and died in Helsinki
• Ilkka Kuusisto (1933–2025), was born and died in Helsinki
• Paavo Heininen (1938–2022), was born in Helsinki
• Erkki Salmenhaara (1941–2002), was born and died in Helsinki
• Leif Segerstam (1944–2024), died in Helsinki
• Kim Kuusi (1947–), was born in Helsinki
• Jukka Tiensuu (1948–), was born in Helsinki
• Anneli Arho (1951–), was born in Helsinki
• Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023), was born in Helsinki
• Jouni Kaipainen (1956–2015), was born in Helsinki
• Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958–), was born in Helsinki
• Magnus Lindberg (1958–), was born in Helsinki
• Tuomas Kantelinen (1969–), was born in Helsinki
• Tomi Räisänen (1976–), was born in Helsinki