''Jorma'' is a Finnish male given name. It was very popular in Finland in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a Finnish version of the name ''

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is June 26.

People with the name

Jorma Etelälahti Jorma Etelälahti (born 17 November 1951) is a Finnish former nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. He also competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and ...

(born 1951), former Finnish Nordic combined skier *

Jorma Gallen-Kallela Jorma Gallen-Kallela (né Gallén) (22 November 1898, in Ruovesi – 1 December 1939) was a Finnish artist. He followed in the footsteps of his father, the famed artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Biography He studied arts in Buenos Aires in 1915– ...

(1898–1939), Finnish artist * Jorma Härkönen (born 1956), Finnish middle-distance runner *

Jorma Hynninen Jorma Kalervo Hynninen (born 3 April 1941) is a Finnish baritone who performs regularly with the world's major opera companies. He has also worked in opera administration. Hynninen was born on 3 April 1941 in Leppävirta, Finland. He studied fro ...

(born 1941), Finnish baritone * Jorma Katrama (born 1936), top ranking soloist in Finland *

Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist J ...

(born 1940), American blues, folk and rock guitarist *

Jorma Kinnunen Jorma can refer to: *Jorma (name), Finnish given name *Jorma (album), released by Kaukonen in 1979 *Jorma (wine), a Finnish wine *nowadays in Finnish language ''jorma'' is a very well-known slang word that means penis A penis (plural ''p ...

(born 1941), Finnish athlete *

Jorma Kortelainen Jorma Aksel Kortelainen (17 December 1932 – 27 December 2012) was a Finnish cross-country skier and rower who competed in the 1950s. Kortelainen was born in Pyhäselkä. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d' ...

(born 1932), Finnish cross-country skier *

Jorma Ojaharju Jorma Ojaharju (Vaasa, 10 October 1938 – 8 February 2011) was a Finnish author. He had been described as a "boxer of rough prose" because of his background as a sailor and a boxer, but also because of his relaxed narrative. Ojaharji published ...

(born 1938), author *

Jorma Ollila Jorma Jaakko Ollila CBE (born 15 August 1950) is a Finnish businessman who was chairman of Royal Dutch Shell from 1 June 2006 to May 2015, and at Nokia Corporation chairman from 1999 to 2012 and CEO from 1992 to 2006. He has been a director of ...

(born 1950), chairman and former CEO of Nokia Corporation *

Jorma Panula Jorma Juhani Panula (born 10 August 1930) is a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher of conducting. He has mentored many Finnish conductors, such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mikko Franck, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Osmo Vänskä and Klaus ...

(born 1930), Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher of conducting * Jorma "Jope" Ruonansuu (1964–2020), singer, comedian, actor *

Jorma Räty Jorma Räty (15 October 1946 – 29 September 2007) was a Finnish weightlifter who became a bodybuilder in the early 1960s. He became known as "the best back in the world". In Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of M ...

, Finnish weightlifter *

Jorma Sarvanto Jorma Kalevi Sarvanto (22 August 1912 – 16 October 1963) was a Finnish Air Force pilot and the foremost Finnish fighter ace of the Winter War. Early life Sarvanto was born and raised in Turku, Finland. He attended high school in Turku and g ...

(1912–1963), Finnish Air Force pilot *

Jorma Taccone Jorma Christopher Taccone (; born March 19, 1977) is an American comedian, director, actor, and writer. He is one-third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island, with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. In 2010, Taccone co-wro ...

(born 1977), American writer, actor and director * Jorma Valkama (1928–1962), Finnish athlete. {{given name Finnish masculine given names