Birth Name: Teemu Ilmari Selänne
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Date of Birth: July 3, 1970
Ethnicity: Finnish
Family Background: Teemu Selänne is a Finnish former professional ice hockey right winger. Playing his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), Teemu Selänne scored 1457 points and is regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time.
Selänne is the son of Ilmari Selänne and Lilsa Viltanen.
His paternal grandfather was Paavo Fredrik Selänne, the son of Fredrik Selänne and Alma Irene Jakobsson.
Selänne’s paternal grandmother was Elsa Ingeborg Wallin, the daughter of August Reinhold Waldemor Wallin.
Selänne’s maternal grandparent’s were Eemil Rikhard Vitanen (the son of Wiktor Ludvig Viltanen and Maria Laukkanen) and Vieno Dagmar.
Source: Geni.com
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