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Finland 633
29,373 AC 
Anders Chydenius Finnish Economist 1729–1803
Anders Chydenius Finnish Economist 1729–1803 36,076 RN 
Rolf Nevanlinna Finnish Mathematician 1895–1980
Rolf Nevanlinna Finnish Mathematician 1895–1980 63,415 YV 
Yrjö Väisälä Finnish Astronomer 1891–1971
Yrjö Väisälä Finnish Astronomer 1891–1971 64,916 MC 
Matthias Castrén Finnish Anthropologist 1813–1852
Matthias Castrén Finnish Anthropologist 1813–1852 81,382 TV Tatu Vanhanen Finnish Sociologist 1929–2015
82,461 AV 
Alexander von Nordmann Finnish Botanist 1803–1866
Alexander von Nordmann Finnish Botanist 1803–1866 86,559 TK 
Teuvo Kohonen Finnish Computer Scientist b. 1934
Teuvo Kohonen Finnish Computer Scientist b. 1934 87,343 AY Arvo Ylppö Finnish Physician 1887–1992
98,084 IH 
Ilkka Hanski Finnish Academic 1953–2016
Ilkka Hanski Finnish Academic 1953–2016 103,586 PA 
Petter Adolf Karsten Finnish Botanist 1834–1917
Petter Adolf Karsten Finnish Botanist 1834–1917 112,612 PE 
Pentti Eskola Finnish Geologist 1883–1964
Pentti Eskola Finnish Geologist 1883–1964 152,112 PP 
Pekka Pyykkö Finnish Professor b. 1941
Pekka Pyykkö Finnish Professor b. 1941 163,407 RL 
Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde Finnish Physician 1939–2015
Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde Finnish Physician 1939–2015 168,771 WR 
Wilhelm Ramsay Finnish Geologist 1865–1928
Wilhelm Ramsay Finnish Geologist 1865–1928 196,327 ET Elias Tillandz Finnish Botanist 1640–1693
196,789 PK Pentti Kouri Finnish Economist 1949–2009
216,835 ER 
Erkki Ruoslahti Finnish Physician b. 1940
Erkki Ruoslahti Finnish Physician b. 1940 234,705 TP 
Tuomo Pekkanen Finnish Academic b. 1934
Tuomo Pekkanen Finnish Academic b. 1934 301,310 LT Leo Törnqvist Finnish Statistician 1911–1983
320,473 JP Juha Pentikäinen Finnish Academic b. 1940
329,495 JR 
Johan Reinhold Aspelin Finnish Archaeologist 1842–1915
Johan Reinhold Aspelin Finnish Archaeologist 1842–1915 359,047 HA Hjalmar Appelgren Finnish Archaeologist 1853–1937
387,678 MO Martti Olavi Siirala Finnish Psychiatrist 1922–2008
393,299 TS 
Theodor Schwindt Finnish Archaeologist 1851–1917
Theodor Schwindt Finnish Archaeologist 1851–1917 537,331 LK 
Lauri Kettunen Finnish Education 1885–1963
Lauri Kettunen Finnish Education 1885–1963 574,200 YK Yrjö Kaukiainen Finnish Academic 1940–1991
579,709 LV Lars von Haartman Finnish Ornithologist 1919–1998
584,180 AH Alexander Haindorf Finnish Physician 1784–1862
648,620 HG 
Helge Gyllenberg Finnish Biologist 1924–2016
Helge Gyllenberg Finnish Biologist 1924–2016 700,529 LP Lea Pulkkinen Finnish Psychologist b. 1939
772,839 MD Matts Dreijer Finnish Archaeologist 1901–1998
967,991 EJ 
Eeva Jalavisto Finnish Physiologist 1909–1966
Eeva Jalavisto Finnish Physiologist 1909–1966 1,135,694 PP Pekka Pesonen Finnish Professor b. 1947
1,219,794 AE 
Aldur Eriksson Finnish Research 1927–2015
Aldur Eriksson Finnish Research 1927–2015
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