Erkki is a
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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Estonian given name (derived from
Erik). Notable people with the name include:
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Erkki Aadli (born 1974), Estonian orienteer
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Erkki Aaltonen (1910–1990), Finnish composer
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Erkki Ala-Könni (1911– 1996), Finnish ethnomusicologist
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Erkki Bahovski (born 1970), Estonian journalist
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Erkki Ertama (1927-2010), Finnish composer and conductor
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Erkki Hartikainen (born 1942), Finnish atheist activist and educator
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Erkki Haukipuro
Erkki Antero Haukipuro (18 February 1921, Raahe - 27 September 2001, Oulu) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 4 September 1972 to 31 July 1973. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland
The Parl ...
(1921- 2001), Finnish politician
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Erkki Hautamäki
Erkki Hautamäki (born 28 August 1930) is a Finnish Councilor of Education — 'opetusneuvos' in Finnish — a major of the reserve for the Finnish Defense Forces, a historian and a researcher of the history of the Finnish Wars during World War II ...
(born 1930), Finnish military major and historian
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Erkki Huttunen (1901–1956), Finnish architect
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Erkki Junkkarinen (1929-2008), Finnish singer
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Erkki Kaila (1867–1944), Finnish Lutheran Archbishop of Turku and politician
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Erkki Karu
Erkki Karu (born Erland Fredrik Kumlander) (10 April 1887 Helsinki – 8 December 1935 Helsinki) was a Finnish film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the pioneers of the Finnish cinema.
Career
Karu started his career as a memb ...
(1887–1935), Finnish film director, screenwriter and producer
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Erkki Kataja
Erkki Olavi Kataja (19 June 1924 in Kuusankoski – 27 April 1969) was a Finnish athlete, who competed mainly in the pole vault.
He competed for Finland in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London
London is the capital and List of urba ...
(1924–1969), Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic medalist
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Erkki Keldo
Erkki Keldo (born on 7 November 1990 in Jõgeva) is an Estonian politician. He has been member of XIV Riigikogu.
In 2013 he graduated from Tallinn University in government and administration speciality. In 2014 he graduated from Tallinn Universi ...
(born 1990), Estonian politician
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Erkki Kerttula
Erkki Kerttula (5 November 1909 – 4 November 1989) was a Finnish fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as th ...
(1909–1989), Finnish fencer and Olympic competitor
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Erkki Kilpinen
Erkki Kilpinen (born 20 June 1948) was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed in the early 1970s. He finished fourth in the Nordic combined event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo
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(born 1948), Finnish nordic combined skier and Olympic competitor
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Erkki Kohvakka
Erkki Kohvakka (2 July 1937 – 23 January 2018) was a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal in the individual 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus, and also a gold medal with the Finnish ...
(born 1937), Finnish orienteering competitor
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Erkki Kokkonen
Erkki Olavi "Ere" Kokkonen (7 July 1938 – 16 October 2008), born in Savonlinna, was a Finnish film director and screenwriter.
He worked closely with Spede Pasanen all the way from the 1960s until Spede's death, as a director, writer and also ...
(1938–2008), Finnish film director
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Erkki Koiso
Erkki Antero Koiso (April 13, 1934 in Tampere, Finland – July 9, 2000) was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
The Finnish Hockey Hall of F ...
(1934-2000), Finnish ice hockey player
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Erkki Korhonen Erkki Korhonen (born 1956 in Hämeenlinna) is a Finnish pianist, conductor and former director of the Finnish National Opera.
Education
He graduated from the Sibelius Academy in 1983. Continuing his studies in piano, vocal accompaniment and c ...
(born 1956), Finnish pianist, conductor and former director of the Finnish National Opera
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Erkki Koskinen
Erkki Koskinen (5 October 1925 – 16 July 2009) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an ...
(born 1925), Finnish cyclist and Olympic competitor
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Erkki Kourula
Erkki Antero Kourula (born 12 June 1948) is a Finnish judge who served as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC). (born 1948), Finnish judge of the International Criminal Court
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(born 1941), one of the most important characters in the history of Finnish electronic music
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Erkki Laine (1957-2009), Finnish ice hockey player and Olympic medalist
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Erkki Lehtonen (born 1957), Finnish ice hockey player and Olympic medalist
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Erkki Leikola (1900-1986), Finnish politician
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Erkki Liikanen
Erkki Antero Liikanen (born 19 September 1950) is a Finnish social democratic politician and a former Governor of the Bank of Finland.
Early life and education
Erkki Antero Liikanen obtained a bachelor’s degree in Political Science (Economic ...
(born 1950), Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Finland
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Erkki Lill
Erkki Lill (born April 24, 1968 in Tallinn) is an Estonian curler and curling coach.
At the national level, he is a six-time Estonian men's champion curler (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2020), a five-time Estonian mixed champion curler (2009 ...
(born 1968), Estonian curler and curling coach
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Erkki Mallenius
Erkki Aarno Mallenius (12 January 1928 – 2 July 2003) was a Finnish amateur boxer who won a bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 1952 Olympics.
Mallenius took up boxing in 1945 and in 1946 won the Finnish junior lightweight ...
(1928-2003), Finnish boxer and Olympic medalist
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Erkki Melartin
Erkki Gustaf Melartin (7 February 1875, Käkisalmi – 14 February 1937, Helsinki) was a Finnish composer, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. Melartin is generally considered to be one of Finland's most sign ...
(1875–1937), Finnish composer
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Erkki Miinala (born 1986), Finnish goalball player and Olympic medalist
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Erkki Nghimtina
Erkki Nghimtina (born 16 September 1947) is a Namibian politician and former military officer in the Namibia Defence Force (NDF).http://209.88.21.36/opencms/opencms/grnnet/MWTC/Minister/biography.html A member of the South West Africa People's ...
(born 1948), Namibian politician
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Erkki Niemi (born 1962), Finnish high jumper and Olympic competitor
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Erkki Nordberg M.A. Erkki Juhani Nordberg (17 August 1946, Helsinki – 28 March 2012, Helsinki) was a Finnish colonel who served as the Chief of the Educational Department of the Main Headquarters of the Finnish Defense Forces.
Before that, Nordberg served ...
(1946–2012), Finnish military colonel and historian
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Erkki Oja (born 1948), Finnish computer scientist
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Erkki Pakkanen
Erkki Olavi Pakkanen (19 April 1930 – 23 April 1973) was an amateur lightweight boxer from Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares la ...
(1930-1973), Finnish boxer and Olympic medalist
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Erkki Peltonen (1861-1942), Finnish politician
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Erkki Penttilä (1932–2005), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist
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Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942), Finnish television producer and director
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Erkki Pukka (born 1940), Finnish ski-jumper
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Erkki Pulliainen (born 1938), Finnish politician
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Erkki Pystynen (born 1929), Finnish politician
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Erkki Raappana
Major General Erkki Johannes Raappana (June 2, 1893 – September 14, 1962) was the commander of the 14th Division of the Finnish Army during the Second World War.
Raappana was born in Oulujoki. From 1916 to 1918, he served in the 27th Jäg ...
(1893–1962), commander of the 14th Division of the Finnish Army
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Erkki Räikkönen (1900– 1961), Finnish nationalist leader
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Erkki Rajamäki (born 1978), Finnish ice-hockey player
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Erkki Rapo (1946–2004), Finnish amateur autograph collector
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Erkki Ruoslahti
Erkki Ruoslahti (born 16 February 1940 in Imatra, Finland) is a cancer researcher and distinguished professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. He moved from Finland to the United States in 1976.
Ruoslahti made seminal contrib ...
(born c. 1940), Finnish physician and cancer researcher
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Erkki Ruuhinen
Erkki Ruuhinen (born September 3, 1943, in Toivakka, Finland) is a Finnish graphic designer specializing in business emblems, logos and design management. He is also known for his film posters and his calligraphic and typographic work.
Design p ...
(born 1943), Finnish graphic designer and artist
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Erkki Salmenhaara (1941–2002), Finnish composer and musicologist
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Erkki Savolainen
Erkki Olavi Savolainen (August 21, 1917 in Helsinki – December 26, 1993 in Helsinki) was a Finland, Finnish Boxing, boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the Boxing at the 1936 Summer ...
(1917–1993), Finnish boxer and Olympic competitor
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Erkki Toivanen (1938–2011), Finnish journalist and news presenter
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Erkki Tuominen (1914–1975), Finnish politician
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Erkki Tuomioja (born 1946), Finnish politician
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Erkki-Sven Tüür
Erkki-Sven Tüür (born 16 October 1959) is an Estonian composer.
Life and career
Tüür () was born in Kärdla on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa. He studied flute and percussion at the Tallinn Music School from 1976 to 1980 and composition w ...
(born 1959), Estonian composer
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Erkki Virtanen (born 1952), Finnish politician
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