Kaarlo is a Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Kaarlo Bergbom Kaarlo Bergbom (2 October 1843, Vyborg, Viipuri – 17 January 1906) was a Finland, Finnish theatre director. He was the founder of the Finnish National Theatre, the first Finnish language theatre company. Though he wrote very little as a play ...

(1843–1906), Finnish theatre director * Kaarlo Blomstedt (1880–1949), Finnish historian and archivist *

Kaarlo Castrén Kaarlo Castrén (28 February 1860 – 19 November 1938) was a Finnish politician and Prime Minister of Finland. He represented the National Progressive Party. Castrén was born in Turtola and graduated in 1887 as a Bachelor of Law. From 1888 ...

(1860–1938), Prime Minister of Finland *

Kaarlo Edvard Kivekäs Kaarlo Edvard Kivekäs (6 December 1866, in Valkeala – 19 February 1940, in Hämeenlinna; original name ''Karl Edvard Backman'' until 1880) was a Finnish general. Educated at Hamina Cadet School (1886–1890), he served in the Russian army from 1 ...

(1866–1940), Finnish general * Kaarlo Ekholm (1884–1946), Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *

Kaarlo Halttunen Kaarlo Halttunen (18 August 1909 – 8 March 1986) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 87 films and television shows between 1933 and 1970. He starred in the film ''Yksityisalue'', which was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film F ...

(1909–1986), Finnish actor *

Kaarlo Harvala Kaarlo Harvala (1885–1942) was a Finnish journalist and politician who was among the chairmen of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, Social Democratic Party. He held the post between 1930 and 1942. He was also a member of the Finnish Parlia ...

(1885–1942), Finnish journalist and politician *

Kaarlo Heiskanen Kaarlo Aleksanteri (Aleksander) Heiskanen (28 October 1894 in Joroinen – 6 November 1962 in Hämeenlinna) was a Finnish general and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross. He was the Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces The Finnish Defe ...

(1894–1962), Finnish general and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross *

Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (, ; 28 January 1865 – 22 September 1952) was a Finnish jurist and academic, which was one of the most important pioneers of republicanism in the country. He was the first president of Finland (1919–1925) and a libera ...

(1865–1952), Finnish jurist and academic *

Kaarlo Kangasniemi Kaarlo Olavi Kangasniemi (born 4 February 1941) is a retired Finnish weightlifter. Between 1968 and 1972 he won one Olympic, two world and two European titles in the 90 kg division, becoming the only Finnish weightlifter to win either an Ol ...

(born 1941), former Finnish weightlifter *

Kaarlo Koskelo Kaarlo Anton "Kalle" Koskelo (12 April 1888 – 21 December 1953) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland who won the featherweight event at the 1912 Olympics. He then fought in World War I and Finnish Civil War, and in 1919 immigrated to the U ...

(1888–1953), Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics * Kaarlo "Kalle" Kustaa Paasia (1883–1961), Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics *

Kaarlo Leinonen Kaarlo Olavi Leinonen (15 March 1914 – 19 April 1975) was a Finnish general and Minister of Defence from December 1963 to September 1964. He was the Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces between 1969 and 1974. Leinonen was born in Tervol ...

(1914–1975), Finnish general and Minister of Defence *

Kaarlo Linkola Kaarlo Linkola (surname until 1906 Collan; 1888–1942) was a Finnish botanist and phytogeographer. Linkola was docent of botany at Helsinki University 1919–1922. He was professor of botany at University of Turku from 1922, and at Helsinki ...

(born Collan) (1888–1942), Finnish botanist and phytogeographer *

Kaarlo Mäkinen Kaarlo Mäkinen (14 May 1892 – 11 May 1980) was a Finnish wrestler who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics in freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. A ...

(1892–1980), Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion *

Kaarlo Maaninka Kaarlo Hannes Maaninka (born 25 December 1953) is a Finnish former long-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He later admitted that he had used blood tran ...

(born 1953), former Finnish long-distance runner *

Kaarlo Rantanen Kaarlo Verneri Rantanen (born 14 December 1988) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Rantanen progressed through the youth systems of Ilves, Orimattilan Pedot and Reipas before joining Lahti in early 20 ...

(born 1988), Finnish football player *

Kaarlo Sarkia Kaarlo Sarkia (11 May 1902 – 16 November 1945) was a Finnish poet and translator who was influenced by romantic poetry. His poems include motifs like childhood memories, love, landscapes and dreamworld, and in his last collection of poetry also ...

(1902–1945), Finnish poet *

Kaarlo Soinio Kaarlo Kyösti Soinio (28 January 1888 – 24 October 1960) was a Finnish sportsperson, who won an Olympic bronze, and a sport leader and a sportsreporter. Sport He was a pioneer in developing football, sportsreporting and municipal sport adm ...

(1888–1960), Finnish gymnast and amateur football (soccer) player *

Kaarlo Tuominen Kaarlo Jalmari Tuominen (9 February 1908 – 20 October 2006) was a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish la ...

(1908–2006), Finnish steeplechase runner *

Kaarlo Uskela Kaarlo Uskela (4 March 1878 – 19 April 1922) was a Finnish satiric author, poet and anarchist. Uskela is best known of his 1921 anthology ''Pillastunut runohepo'' which was banned in 1933, eleven years after Uskela's death. Uskela was born ...

(1878–1922), Finnish writer, poet and anarchist *

Kaarlo Vähämäki Karl Gustaf "Kaarlo" Vähämäki (30 May 1892 – 1 January 1984) was a Finnish gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endur ...

(born 1892), Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *

Kaarlo Väkevä Kaarlo Olavi Väkevä (2 March 1909 – 27 March 1932) was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Jakobstad and died in Aalborg, Denmark. In 1928, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the featherweight ...

(1909–1932), Finnish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics *

Kaarlo Vasama Kaarlo Hjalmar Vasama (20 November 1885 – 12 November 1926) was a Finnish gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endur ...

(1885–1926), Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *

Kaarlo Wirilander ''Kaarlo'' Verner Wirilander (14 August 1908 in Mikkeli – 16 October 1988 in Mikkeli), was a Finnish historian. Wirilander was 1935–1958 an official at the Finnish war archives. Wirilander's research on social history is considered as of ...

(1908–1988), Finnish historian

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{{given name Finnish masculine given names

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