2021. There is another museum in Nurmes called Ikola museum. Nurmes is the home town of the main protagonist of the acclaimed 2002 Aki Kaurismäki film Mies vailla menneisyyttä (The Man Without a Past). Notable people Elli Saurio (1899–1966), Economist Mikko Collan, military officer and politician P. J. Hannikainen, composer Jani Hartikainen, football player Juha Holopainen, skier Ilkka Laitinen, military officer and government executive Pekka Meriläinen, stonemason and politician Urho Peltonen, javelin thrower Olli Soikkeli, jazz guitarist International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Nurmes is twinned with: Laholm, Sweden Møn, Denmark Ørsta, Norway Volda, Norway Segezha, Russia References External links Town of Nurmes – Official website Populated lakeshore places in Finland Cities and towns in Finland Populated places established in 1810