Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Kainuu

Kaisa Leena Mäkäräinen es una deportista finlandesa que compite en biatlón. Ganó 6 medallas en el Campeonato Mundial de Biatlón entre los años 2011 y 2017.

Veikko Kankkonen is a retired Finnish ski jumper who competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. He won two medals in 1964 with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill event. That same year he won the jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival, which also earned him the Holmenkollen medal. He also won the Four Hills Tournament and served as the flag bearer for Finland at the 1968 Olympics.

Toini Gustafsson Rönnlund is a Swedish former cross-country skier. She competed in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics and won four medals. Gustafsson also won the 10 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in each of 1960, 1967, and 1968. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships she collected three medals with a silver in 1962 and two bronzes in 1966.

Olavi "Olli" Huttunen is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the former head coach of the Finnish national team.

Heikki Johannes Kovalainen es un piloto de automovilismo finlandés. Fue piloto de Renault en Fórmula 1, donde estuvo vinculado desde 2004, pero en 2008 pasó a formar parte del equipo McLaren, teniendo como compañero de equipo a Lewis Hamilton. Entre 2010 y 2011 compitió en Team Lotus y entre 2012 y 2013 fue piloto reserva de Caterham F1 Team y de Lotus F1 Team.

Tapio Piipponen es un deportista finlandés que compitió en biatlón. Ganó una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Mundial de Biatlón de 1985, en la prueba individual.

Merja Kyllönen is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the Left Alliance, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left. She was the Minister of Transport in Katainen Cabinet 2011–2014. Since 2014, she has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), representing Finland.