title: Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
text: # Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
  
  The Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that is the highest honor that is bestowed upon people that have impacted the sport of basketball in Finland. New Hall of Fame members are chosen by the Hall's board of experts, coming from the Finnish Basketball Federation, the Finnish Basketball Foundation, the Sports Museum of Finland, among others. The first members were inducted in 2009.
  
  In both August 2015, and 2016, four new people were inducted. In 2017, there were six new inductees, in 2018, four, and in 2019, eight.
  
  ## Members
  
  Korisliiga awards and honours :
  
  Individual awards :
  
  MVP
  
  Finals MVP
  
  Defensive Player of Year
  
  Finnish Hall of Fame :
  
  vte :
  
  Members of Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame :
  
  | Induction Year | Name |
  | - | - |
  | 2009 | Kari Liimo |
  | 2009 | Raimo Lindholm |
  | 2009 | Kalevi Tuominen |
  | 2010 | Jouko Heikkinen |
  | 2010 | Gerald Lee Sr. |
  | 2010 | Risto Lignell |
  | 2010 | Anssi Rauramo |
  | 2010 | Kalevi Sarkalahti |
  | 2010 | Tapio Sten |
  | 2012 | Hilkka Hakola |
  | 2012 | Esko Karhunen |
  | 2012 | Pentti Salmi |
  | 2013 | Timo Lampén |
  | 2013 | Lea Hakala |
  | 2013 | Robert Petersen |
  | 2013 | Jorma Pilkevaara |
  | 2014 | Erkki Hiltunen |
  | 2014 | Kari-Pekka Klinga |
  | 2014 | Pertti Laanti |
  | 2014 | Eero Saarinen |
  | 2015 | Terhi Airas-Järventaus |
  | 2015 | Teijo Finneman |
  | 2015 | Larry Pounds |
  | 2015 | Juhani Salmenkylä |
  | 2016 | Martti Liimo |
  | 2016 | Heikki Kasko |
  | 2016 | Petri Kärkäinen |
  | 2016 | Leena Martin (née Vestala) |
  | 2017 | Martti Huhtamäki |
  | 2017 | Mikko Koskinen |
  | 2017 | Sakari Pehkonen |
  | 2017 | Anja Suomalainen (née Hellsten) |
  | 2017 | Timo Suviranta |
  | 2017 | Veikko Vainio |
  | 2018 | Hillevi Eskelinen |
  | 2018 | Risto Kala |
  | 2018 | Jarmo Laitinen |
  | 2018 | Eino Ojanen |
  | 2019 | Niilo Tammisalo |
  | 2019 | Vilho Nuoreva |
  | 2019 | Nils Fabricius |
  | 2019 | Seppo Kuusela |
  | 2019 | Tom Hynninen |
  | 2019 | Risto Piipari |
  | 2019 | Seija Leino |
  | 2019 | Reija Vesa |
  