WSanteri Alkio was a Finnish politician, author and journalist. He is also considered to be the ideological father of Finnish Centre Party.
WIlona Harima was a Finnish artist whose paintings expressed deep oriental spirituality. Her style was strongly influenced by Buddhism and Hinduism but not similar to Asian art. Harima developed a personal style very different from the mainstream movements of that era between the world wars.
WJarl Robert Hemmer was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature eight times.
WHelge Leonard Miettunen was a Finnish writer, media executive and politician, born in Vaasa. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1951 to 1958, representing the People's Party of Finland.
WFredrika Charlotta Runeberg, born Fredrika Tengström, was a Finnish (Finland-Swedish) novelist, journalist and the wife of Finland's national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg. She was a pioneer of Finnish historical fiction and one of the first woman journalists in Finland.
WJohan Ludvig Runeberg was a Finland-Swedish lyric and epic poet. He is the national poet of Finland and the author of the lyrics to Vårt land that became the Finnish National Anthem. Runeberg was also involved in the modernization of the Finnish Lutheran hymnal and produced many texts for the new edition.
WZachris Topelius was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history in Swedish.
WThomas Warburton was a Finnish writer, translator, and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1997 and many more.