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355 Notable deaths
in Helsinki
Simo Puupponen
Finnish writer and journalist.
Born October 23rd, 1915 in Kuopio.
Died October 11th, 1967 at 51 years old in Helsinki.
Anita Välkki
Finnish opera singer and voice teacher (1926-2011).
Born October 25th, 1926 in Sääksmäki.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Lauri Tanner
Finnish gymnast and association football player (1890–1950).
Born November 20th, 1890 in Helsinki.
Died July 11th, 1950 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Einari Teräsvirta
Finnish gymnast and architect (1914–1995).
Born December 7th, 1914 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1995 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Arto Nilsson
Finnish boxer (1948-2019).
Born March 19th, 1948 in Helsinki.
Died July 11th, 2019 at 71 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Hagar Olsson
Finnish writer (1893-1978).
Born September 16th, 1893 in Kustavi.
Died February 21st, 1978 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
J.J. Mikkola
Finnish philologist, professor and diplomat (1866-1946).
Born July 6th, 1866 in Ylöjärvi. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1946 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Julius Skutnabb
Speed skater (1889–1965).
Born June 12th, 1889 in Helsinki.
Died February 26th, 1965 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Edvard Westerlund
Olympic wrestler.
Born February 1st, 1901 in Helsinki.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Urho Peltonen
Athletics competitor (1893–1950).
Born January 15th, 1893 in Nurmes.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 57 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
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