Lasse is a common masculine given name in

Nordic countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; literal translation, lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmar ...

. It is also often a nickname for people named

Lars Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was bo ...

or Lauri.

People

Notable people named Lasse include: * Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician *

Lasse Åberg Lars Gunnar Åberg (born 5 May 1940), known professionally as Lasse Åberg, is a Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist. Between 1960 and 1964 he studied at the Konstfack department of graphic design. Åberg has produced some of the m ...

(born 1940), Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist *

Lasse Gjertsen Lasse Gjertsen (born 19 July 1984) is a Norwegian animator, musician, and videographer.lassegg
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Lasse Granqvist (born 1967), Swedish sports commentator *

Lasse Hallström Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all the music videos by the pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Acade ...

(born 1946), Swedish film director *

Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm (born 9 December 1943) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and television host. Holm has also hosted and appeared in several television shows. As singer Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of ...

(born 1943), Swedish composer, lyricist and singer *

Lasse Jensen Lasse Jensen is a professor of theoretical chemistry at Pennsylvania State University whose works have appeared in such chemistry journals as the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Journal of Chemical Physic ...

, professor of theoretical chemistry *

Lasse Karjalainen Lasse Karjalainen (born 22 October 1974) is a Finnish former footballer. He was born in Sweden but spent most of his childhood at Pori, Finland. Karjalainen played 14 seasons in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga for FC Jazz and FC Hak ...

(born 1974), Finnish retired footballer *

Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus (born 14 January 1971) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway. He won the overall World Cup title twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships. His combined career total of 16 Olympic and World Championsh ...

(born 1971), Norwegian former alpine skier *

Lasse Kukkonen Lasse Juhani Kukkonen (born 18 September 1981) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. Earlier in his career, he had a four-year stint in the National Hockey League (NHL) w ...

(born 1981), Finnish hockey defenceman *

Lasse Mårtenson Lars Anders Fredrik "Lasse" Mårtenson (24 September 1934 – 14 May 2016) was a Finnish singer, composer, actor, and theater conductor. Mårtenson was born in Helsinki. He performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964 with the song " Laisko ...

(1934–2016), Finnish singer and composer *

Lasse Nielsen (disambiguation) Lasse Nielsen may refer to: * Lasse Nielsen (footballer, born 1987), Danish footballer who plays for Lyngby BK * Lasse Nielsen (footballer, born 1988), Danish footballer who plays for Malmö FF * Lasse Nielsen (canoeist) (born 1984), Danish sprint ...

* Lasse Nieminen (born 1966), Finnish ice hockey player * Lasse Pirjetä (born 1974), Finnish hockey forward *

Lasse Pöysti Lasse Erik Pöysti (24 January 1927 – 5 April 2019) was a Finnish actor, director, theatre manager and writer. He was born in Sortavala. Biography Pöysti began his career as a child actor, becoming known to the Finnish public as Olli Suomin ...

(1927–2019), Finnish actor *

Lasse Qvist Lasse Qvist (born January 17, 1987) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a striker for GVI. Life and career Born in Roskilde, Qvist started playing football in local clubs Himmelev-Veddelev BK and KFUM Roskilde. From his ear ...

(born 1987), Danish football player * Lasse Rimmer (born 1972), Danish comedian * Lasse Sætre (born 1974), Norwegian retired speed skater * Lasse Sobiech (born 1991), German footballer * Lasse Thoresen (born 1949), Norwegian composer and writer * Lasse Virén (born 1949), Finnish Olympic champion long-distance runner * Lasse Wiklöf (1944–2008), politician in the Åland Islands of Finland

People

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