Jaakko

Jaakko is a Finnish masculine given name .

origin

Jaakko is a Finnish form of Jakob .

name day

In Finland, the name day is celebrated on July 25th.

variants

Finnish variants of the first name are Jaakob , Jaakoppi , Jaska , Jimi , Kauppo , Jaakki and Jasu .

Name bearer

• Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila (* 1963), Finnish scholar of Islam
• Jaakko Hintikka (1929–2015), Finnish philosopher
• Jaakko Kailajärvi (* 1941), Finnish weightlifter
• Jaakko Lyytinen (* 1925), Finnish diplomat
• Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (* 1963), Finnish composer
• Jaakko Paavolainen (1927-2007), Finnish historian
• Jaakko Suolahti (1918–1987), Finnish historian
• Jaakko Suomalainen (* 1978), Finnish ice hockey player
• Jaakko Tallus (* 1981), Finnish Nordic combined skier.