What is Leif Rantala?
'''Leif Rantala''' (December 26, 1947, [[Liljendal]] – January 8, 2015, [[Rovaniemi]])<ref name=YLE>{{ cite web | url =http://yle.fi/uutiset/kuolan_niemimaan_tutkija_leif_rantala_on_kuollut/7727329 | title =Kuolan niemimaan tutkija Leif Rantala on kuollut | trans-title = Leif Rantala, scholar of the Kola Peninsula, has died | last =Johanna Sarjas| date=2015-01-09| publisher =[[Yle]] Lappi | accessdate =2015-01-09 | language = fi}}</ref> was a [[Finns|Finnish]]-[[Swedish people|Swedish]] [[linguist]]. He was a specialist of [[Sami languages]], cultures of history, especially of the [[Kola Peninsula]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rantala, Leif}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Finnish scientists]] [[Category:Swedish linguists]] {{bio-stub}}