Computer Pioneers
- Johan Helsingius – creator and operator of The Penet remailer
- Jarkko Oikarinen – creator of Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
- Linus Torvalds – Initial creator of Linux kernel
- Michael Widenius – creator of MySQL
- Tatu Ylönen – creator of SSH
- Aapo Kyrölä - creator of Sulake
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