Pekka

Pekka is a Finnish masculine given name .

Meaning and variants

Pekka is a Finnish form of Peter . Other Finnish variants are pekko, petri, pietari and petteri .

name day

Name day is June 29th .

Well-known namesake

• Pekka Ervast (1875–1934), Finnish author
• Pekka Halonen (1865–1933), Finnish painter
• Pekka Juhani Hannikainen (1854–1924), Finnish composer
• Pekka Johansson (1895–1983), Finnish athlete
• Pekka Koskela (* 1982), Finnish speed skater
• Pekka Kunnola (* 1978), Finnish football player
• Pekka Kuusisto (violinist) (* 1976), Finnish violinist
• Pekka Lagerblom (* 1982), Finnish football player
• Pekka Lehtimäki (1934–2013), Finnish dialectologist
• Pekka Niemi (1909–1993), Finnish cross-country skier
• Pekka Päivärinta (athlete) (born 1949), Finnish athlete
• Pekka Päivärinta (racing driver) (* 1971), Finnish motorcycle racer
• Pekka Pohjola (1952–2008), Finnish musician
• Pekka Rauhala (* 1960), Finnish wrestler
• Pekka Rinne (* 1982), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper
• Pekka Salminen (* 1981), Finnish ski jumper
• Pekka Suorsa (* 1967), Finnish ski jumper
• Pekka Vapaavuori (* 1962), Finnish architect
• Pekka Vasala (* 1948), Finnish athlete

• Esa-Pekka Salonen (* 1958), Finnish conductor and composer
• Ari-Pekka Nikkola (* 1969), Finnish ski jumper
• Jukka-Pekka Saraste (* 1956), Finnish conductor
• Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (* 1953), Finnish industrial manager
• Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (* 1980), Finnish athlete
• Olli-Pekka Laine ( Oppu ; * 1973), Finnish bass player
• Olli-Pekka Peltola (* 1969), Finnish biathlete