Pekka (name)
Pekka is a Finnish male given name. It was most popular around the middle of the 20th century. As of 2013 there were more than 100,000 people registered with this name in Finland.[1] The nameday is the 29th of June in the Finnish tradition and the 25th of June on the orthodox calendar.[2] It originated as a variation of the name Peter.[3]
Some people who have this name include:
- Pekka Koskela, a Finnish speedskater
- Pekka Kuusisto, a Finnish violinist
- Pekka Lagerblom, a Finnish footballer
- Pekka Pyykkö, a Finnish chemist at the University of Helsinki
- Pekka Rinne, a Finnish hockey player
- Pekka Rautakallio, a Finnish ice hockey player
- Pekka-Eric Auvinen, perpetrator of the Jokela school shooting.
- Pekka Leskinen
- Pekka Himanen
- Pekka Pohjola
- Pekka Haavisto
- Pekka Puupää
- Pekka Heino (disambiguation)
- Pekka Lehto
- Pekka Niemi (skier)
- Pekka Niemi (weightlifter)
- Pekka Saarinen
- Pekka Sammallahti
- Pekka Valonen
See also
- All pages with titles containing Pekka
References
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