Taisto is a Finnish word which is used as a masculine given name. People with the name include: *

Taisto Halonen Taisto Ilmari Halonen (born 20 May 1960 in Sodankylä) is a Finnish former wrestler who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as ...

(born 1960), Finnish wrestler *

Taisto Kangasniemi Taisto Ilmari Kangasniemi (2 April 1924 – 31 October 1997) was a Finnish heavyweight wrestler. He competed in Greco-Roman and freestyle events at the 1948, 1952, 1952 and 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as To ...

(1924–1997), Finnish wrestler *

Taisto Laitinen Taisto Laitinen (17 September 1933 – 20 December 2022) was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internati ...

(born 1933), Finnish athlete *

Taisto Lempinen Taisto Lempinen (4 October 1914 – 2 April 1970) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman bantamweight at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known ...

(1914–1970), Finnish wrestler *

Taisto Mäki Taisto Armas Mäki (2 December 1910 – 1 May 1979) was a Finnish long-distance runner – one of the so-called "Flying Finns". Like his coach and close friend, Paavo Nurmi, Mäki broke world records over two miles, 5000 metres and 10,000 metre ...

(1910–1979), Finnish athlete *

Taisto Miettinen Taisto Miettinen (born 20 June 1965) is a Finnish athlete. He has won the World champion gold medals for the Water Running 2004, Iron Bar Walking 2012 and Bog Snorkelling 2012, and Kicksled 2014 and was also the winner of the Wife Carrying World ...

(born 1965), Finnish athlete * Taisto Reimaluoto (born 1961), Finnish actor *

Taisto Sinisalo Taisto Jalo Sinisalo (29 June 1926 – 26 March 2002) was a Finnish communist politician, MP of the SKDL (1962–1978), leader of the Communist Party of Finland’s hardline pro-Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet S ...

(1926–2002), Finnish communist politician *

Taisto Tähkämaa Taisto Tähkämaa (born 1924) is a Finnish Centre Party politician who served at the Parliament and held various cabinet posts, including minister of defense and minister of agriculture and forestry in the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Tähkämaa ...

(born 1924), Finnish politician

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