Suuret suomalaiset (Great Finns) was a 2004 television show broadcast in Finland by Yle (the Finnish Broadcasting Company), which determined the 100 greatest Finns of all time according to the opinions of its viewers.
The winner was baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, a war hero, Marshal of Finland, and president.
Yle has condemned the accusations but has refused to publish the number of votes that candidates below top ten received.
The person most conspicuously not appearing on the list is the international diplomat and former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, who has been a perennial favourite in Finland for the Nobel Peace Prize, and was finally awarded it in 2008.
In broadcast order: Other countries have produced similar shows; see Greatest Britons spin-offs