What nationality is racing driver Keke Rosberg?
Keijo Erik Rosberg (born 6 December 1948), known as "Keke", is a Finnish former racing driver and winner of the 1982 Formula One World Championship. He was the first Finnish driver to compete regularly in the series. He is the father of retired Formula One driver and 2016 Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg.
Rosberg was born on 6 December 1948 in Solna, Stockholm County in Sweden, where his father studied veterinary science. Rosberg's father Lars Rosberg and mother Lea Lautala were both natives of Hamina, Finland. The family moved back to Finland in the spring of 1950, originally settling in Lapinjärvi and later moving to Hamina, Oulu and Iisalmi.
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klmilles
Special Patrol Group, Atlantan?
lls
eloisedurant, That's what I thought...apparently not, though...
Special Patrol Group
eloisedurant, Really !!!! So what nationality would someone be if they are born on a boat in the middle of an ocean?
Denise Currie
Used double chance but got it right first time.
Albeck1994
Leapy Lee, same as here in UK since 1981
Leapy Lee
eloisedurant, I assume it might’ve been a similar situation to the one we have here in Australia now. Unless your parents are Australian citizens children born here do not have automatic Australian citizenship.
Fred Keogh
Screen jumped! I've seen others claim this and didn't believe it could happen, but it CAN! My mental apologies to all I have maligned before. Yes, I knew he was Finnish.
filmnut
Ironic that sometimes names and careers can have some strange twists and turns as with Finish and Finnish.