Reijo is a
Finnish male given name. There are more than 27,000 people with this name in Finland. More than half of them were born in the 1940s and 1950s.
It originated as a variation of the Latin name Gregorius and the Greek name Gregorios, which are the equivalent of
Gregory in English. The
nameday is the 12th of March, the anniversary of the death of
Pope Gregory I.
Some people who have this name include:
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Reijo Hakanen
Reijo Hakanen (born August 20, 1943) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga for Ilves. He was born in Kangasala, Finland and inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame is ho ...
, Finnish ice hockey player
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Reijo Halme
Reijo Halme (13 March 1899 – 8 April 1941) was a Finnish sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and the 4x100 metres events at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), offici ...
, Finnish sprinter
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Reijo Leppänen
Reijo Kalevi Leppänen (born 8 November 1951 in Turku, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame ...
, Finnish ice hockey player
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Reijo Mäki
Reijo Juhani Mäki (born 12 October 1958 in Siikainen, Satakunta) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction.
Mäki published his first novel ''Enkelipölyä'' in 1985. His most well-known character is private detective Jussi Vares who was first intr ...
, Finnish writer
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Reijo Mattinen
Reijo Mattinen (born 1963) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, three times medalist in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships.
He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' in 1989, a bronze medal in 1991, and a silver medal ...
, Finnish orienteering competitor
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Reijo Mikkolainen
Reijo Kalevi Mikkolainen (born May 14, 1964 in Pirkkala, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He won a silver medal with the Finland team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. He played for Tappara, Ilves, and TP ...
, Finnish ice hockey player
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Reijo Ruotsalainen
Reijo Ruotsalainen (born April 1, 1960) is a Finnish former ice hockey defenceman. He was twice named Finland's top defenceman, and won two Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, in 1987 and 1990.
Playing career
Ruotsalainen started his career ...
, Finnish ice hockey player
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Reijo Ståhlberg
Reijo Einar Ståhlberg (born 21 September 1952 in Ekenäs, Finland) is a 194 cm former Finnish shot putter whose competitive weight was 128 kg. He holds the Finnish shot put record of 21.69 meters and represented Finland in the 1976 and ...
, Finnish shot putter
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Reijo Tossavainen
Reijo Tossavainen (born 13 November 1948 in Kiuruvesi, Northern Savonia) is a Finland, Finnish politician and a member of the True Finns.
He represented the Kymi (electoral district), constituency of Kymi in the Parliament of Finland for the 2011 ...
, Finnish politician
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Reijo Vähälä
Reijo Untamo Vähälä (born 7 March 1946) is a Finnish former high jumper. He placed second in men's high jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships.
Career
In 1966 Vähälä won both the Finnish championship (2.04 m) and the Finnis ...
, Finnish high jumper
References
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Finnish masculine given names