# Timo Mäkinen

> Finnish rally driver (1938-2017)

**Wikidata**: [Q539390](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q539390)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Mäkinen)  
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## Summary

Timo Mäkinen was a Finnish rally driver born on March 18, 1938 in Helsinki.  He died on May 4, 2017 in Helsinki. [1] Mäkinen was a citizen of Finland.  His profession was rally driving.  For his achievements, he was awarded the Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland and the Knight of the National Order of Merit. [2]


## References

1. BiographySampo
2. The National Biography of Finland
3. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
4. [Rally legend and ‘Flying Finn’ Timo Makinen dies](https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-legend-and-flying-finn-timo-makinen-dies-901958/)
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013