Category: A historical person

Frans Mikael Franzén (February 9, 1772 Oulu - August 14, 1847 near Härnösand, Sweden) was a Finnish poet, clergyman, bishop of Härnösand, professor and academician.

Arthur Hjalmar Borgström was born in Helsinki in 1859, his mother was English and his father Finnish. The boy grew up a successful businessman and a lover of the arts. He moved to Hanko in 1888 and founded one of the city's first Finnish butter export shops.

Sara Elisabeth Wacklin (May 26, 1790 in Oulu - January 28, 1846 in Stockholm) was an Oulu-born writer and pioneer in women's education. She was one of Finland's first female writers.

Henrik Ramsay (1886–1951) was a major influence on the economy and a statesman but above all a passionate sailor.