People from Sodankylä

Pertti Ukkola (born August 10, 1950) in Sodankylä is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was selected Finnish Sportspersonality of the year 1977.

Aimo Tepsell (born May 8, 1932 in Sodankylä, Finland) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received two silver medals at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships. He also received a bronze medal at the 1964 Euoropean championship.

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Aila Johanna Sinisalo is a Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer. She studied comparative literature and drama, amongst other subjects, at the University of Tampere. Professionally she worked in the advertising business, rising to the level of marketing designer.

Kaija Kärkinen (born 9 September 1962) is a Finnish singer and actress. She is probably best known for representing Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, with the song "Hullu yö", finishing 20th.

Hanna Kyllikki Snellmann FSA (born 16 April 1961) is Professor of Ethnology and Vice-rector at the University of Helsinki. The focus of her research is on migration within and from the Arctic.

Andreas Alariesto, (December 11, 1900 – November 29, 1989) was a Finnish painter from Sompio, Lapland, who worked in the naïve style. He also made miniatures and sculptures about miniatures, and was also a photographer. He had no formal artistic training.

Benjamin Anneberg (3 May 1865 - 2 March 1925; original surname Onnela) was a Finnish lawyer and politician, born in Sodankylä. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1909 to 1910, representing the Finnish Party.

Aleksanteri (Aleksi) Hihnavaara, (November 21, 1882 - January 8, 1938) better known by his nickname Mosku, was a famous Finnish frontiersman and reindeer herder in Sompio region, Northeastern Lapland.

Jaakko Veikko Emanuel Pöyry (August 6, 1924 in Sodankylä – September 8, 2006 in Helsinki) was a Finnish industrialist.