Kaija is a contemporary feminine personal name thought to have arisen as a Finnic variant of the

Katrin Katrin is a feminine given name. It is a German and Swedish contracted form of Katherine. Katrin may refer to: Sports * Katrin Apel (born 1973), German biathlete * Katrin Beinroth (born 1981), German judoka *Katrin Borchert (born 1969), German- ...

, or alternatively from

Katariina Katariina ( Finnish; ''Katarina'' in Swedish) is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the south of the city, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb. There is also a nature reserve in ...

. Among the people who share this name are: *

Kaija Aarikka Kaija Helena Aarikka-Ruokonen (3 February 1929 — 14 August 2014) was a Finnish designer and entrepreneur. Early life and education Kaija Aarikka was born in Somero to a farming family; her parents were Väinö Aarikka and Alma Maria Kares. ...

(1929-2014), Finnish designer *

Kaija Juurikkala Kaija Juurikkala (born 20 November 1959) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. She has studied film directing at the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Juurikkala has directed mainly films aimed at young people. ''Rosa Was Here'' (199 ...

(b. 1959), a Finnish film director and screenwriter *

Kaija Kärkinen Kaija Kärkinen (born 9 September 1962) is a Finnish singer and actress. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, with the song " Hullu yö", finishing 20th. Kärkinen was born in Sodankylä. She started her career in the ...

(b. 1962), a Finnish singer and actress *

Kaija Koo Kaija Kokkola (born 10 September 1962), better known by her stage name Kaija Koo, is a Finnish singer. Kokkola began her career when she was 17 years old, as a member of a band Steel City, later known as Kaija Koo Band, until it broke up and Kai ...

(b. 1962 as Kaija Kokkola), a Finnish singer *

Kaija Lustila Kaija Lustila (born 8 November 1965) is a Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a tango singer; now her repertoire includes evergreens, iskelmä and Finnish pop. Biography Lustila was born in Kurikka. Her career began in 1982, when she h ...

(b. 1965), a Finnish singer *

Kaija Mustonen Kaija Marja Mustonen (born 4 August 1941) is a former speed skater from Finland. After winning silver and bronze at the 1964 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck, Mustonen went on to win gold and silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics of Grenoble la ...

(b. 1941), a Finnish skater *

Kaija Pohjola Kaija Pohjola (born 26 September 1951 in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a tango singer; now her repertoire includes evergreens and Finnish pop. Biography Kaija Pohjola says of her early life: *"I have three bro ...

(b. 1951), a Finnish singer *

Kaija Saariaho Kaija Anneli Saariaho (; ; born 14 October 1952) is a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. During the course of her career, Saariaho has received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the Ensemble Inte ...

née Laakkonen (b. 1952), a Finnish composer *

Kaija Salopuro Kaija Salopuro (born 1938) is a Finnish former footballer, who won five women's football championships with Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi between 1971 and 1975. She later worked for the Football Association of Finland, and won multiple awards for ...

(b. 1938), Finnish footballer *

Kaija Silvennoinen Kaija Silvennoinen (née Halonen; born May 5, 1954) is a Finnish ski orienteering competitor. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 1977 in Velingrad, Bulgaria, she won a gold medal in the relay, with Aila Flöjt and Sinikka Kuk ...

(b. 1954), a Finnish skier *

Kaija Siren Katri (Kaija) Anna-Maija Helena Siren (née Tuominen; October 23, 1920 in Kotka – January 15, 2001) was a Finnish architect. She graduated as an architect from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1948. Siren designed most of her works t ...

née Tuominen (1920–2001), a Finnish architect *

Kaija Udras Kaija Vahtra (née Udras, born 4 December 1986) is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint, 31st in the individual sprint, and did not finish the ...

(b. 1986), an Estonian skier

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