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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. The nameday is the 29th of June in the Finnish tradition and the 25th of June on the orthodox calendar. It originated as a variation of the name Peter.
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
Pekka may refer to:
- Pekka (name), a common name in Finland
- Pekka and Pätkä, a series of comedy films