Finland: Culture#
World Heritage#
- Fortress of Suomenlinna
- Old Rauma
- Petäjävesi Old Church
- Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
- Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
- High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
- Struve Geodetic Arc
Nobel Prize Winners (4)#
Here persons are counted for the country they born in or if their affiliation is with this country.| Name | Category | Year | Motivation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragnar Granit | Medicine | 1967 | "for their discoveries concerning the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye" |
| Bengt Holmström | Economics | 2016 | "for their contributions to contract theory" |
| Frans Eemil Sillanpää | Literature | 1939 | "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature" |
| Artturi Ilmari Virtanen | Chemistry | 1945 | "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method" |