Seppo is a masculine given name of Finnish origin. It has two distinct origins; Seppo is a character in the

Kalevala The ''Kalevala'' ( fi, Kalevala, ) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and r ...

, whose name is derived from the Finnish word ''seppä'', meaning

smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

, and the name is also a diminutive for Sebastian in Finland. It may refer to:

People

Seppo Evwaraye Seppo Evwaraye (born June 1, 1982) is a Finnish former offensive guard in American football and former general manager and interim head coach of Finnish team Wasa Royals of Maple league. Seppo was first signed by Carolina Panthers as a free agent ...

(born 1982), Finnish National Football League offensive guard *

Seppo Kääriäinen Seppo Arimo Kääriäinen (born 29 March 1948 in Iisalmen maalaiskunta) is a Finnish politician of the Centre Party and Doctor in Social Sciences. He served as the Minister of Defence of Finland between from 24 June 2003 to 19 April 2007. He ...

(born 1948), Finnish politician *

Seppo Kolehmainen Seppo Kolehmainen (18 January 1933 – 23 February 2009) was a Finnish film actor. Kolehmainen was born in Pielavesi, Finland. He appeared in Finnish films since late 1955. He appeared in the 1983 James Bond spoof '' Agent 000 and the Dead ...

(1933–2009), Finnish film actor *

Seppo Lehto Seppo Lehto (born 6 September 1962 in Kuru) is a Finnish nationalist, currently living in Tampere. The main theme of his activism is the return of Finnish territories ceded to the Soviet Union in World War II. He also claims to lead several orga ...

(born 1962), Finnish political activist *

Seppo Pääkkönen Seppo Sakari Pääkkönen (born 15 June 1957 in Kuhmo) is a Finnish actor. He is married to Virve Havelin. Their son Jasper Pääkkönen Joona Jasper Pääkkönen (; born 15 July 1980) is a Finnish film actor and entrepreneur. Following a tw ...

(born 1957), Finnish actor *

Seppo Ruohonen Seppo Ruohonen (25 April 1946 — 1 March 2020) was a Finnish operatic tenor and voice pedagog. Education Ruohonen trained initially under Lea Piltti, and later continued in Vienna at the Vienna State Opera school and the ''Hochschule für Mu ...

(1946-2020), Finnish opera singer *

Seppo Räty Seppo Henrik Räty (born 27 April 1962) is a retired Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He was a World Champion, having won gold in 1987. He was also an Olympic medalist (silver in 1992, bronze in 1988 and 1996). ...

(born 1962), Finnish javelin thrower *

Seppo Sairanen Seppo Sairanen (born 23 March 1952) is a Finnish football manager and a former football goalkeeper. He played eight seasons and 150 matches in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja for Ässät, Pyrkivä, Ilves and PPT. Sairanen was late ...

(born 1952), Finnish football manager and former goalkeeper *Seppo Seluska, Swedish neo-Nazi and subject of the historical photo ''

A Woman Hitting a Neo-Nazi With Her Handbag ''The Woman with the Handbag'' ( sv, Kvinnan med handväskan; also , "The lady with the handbag") is a photograph taken in Växjö, Sweden on 13 April 1985 by photojournalist Hans Runesson. It depicts a 38-year-old woman, Danuta Danielsson, hit ...

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Seppo Simola Seppo Antero Simola (27 July 1936 in Somero - 9 March 2003) was a Finnish shot putter, who represented Turun Riento, weighing in at 128 kg and standing 191 cm tall. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was ...

(1936–2003), Finnish shotputter *

Seppo Telenius Seppo Sakari Telenius (born 16 February 1954, in Porvoo, Finland) is a Finnish writer and historian who lives in Harjavalta. He studied political history, sociology, social history, aesthetics and economic history at the University of Helsinki ( ...

(born 1954), Finnish writer *

Seppo Harjanne Seppo Harjanne (born 20 February 1948) is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 to 1988 and for Tommi Mäkinen from 1990 to 1997. With Salonen, Harjanne took ten World Rally Championship vic ...

(born 1948), Finnish WRC co-driver *Seppō Gison, the Japanese surname of Chinese Zen Master

Xuefeng Yicun Xuefeng Yicun (822-908) (; ; ) was a Chinese Chan-master who was influential during the Tang Dynasty. The Yunmen school and Fayan school originated with descendants of his lineage. Biography According to the ''Wudeng Huiyuan'' ("Compendium of F ...

(822-908)

Fictional or mythological characters

Seppo Ilmarinen Ilmarinen (), the Eternal Hammerer, blacksmith and inventor in the ''Kalevala'', is a god and archetypal artificer from Finnish mythology. He is immortal and capable of creating practically anything, but is portrayed as being unlucky in love. He i ...

, the smith in the Kalevala of Finnish mythology * Seppo Taalasmaa, in the Finnish soap opera ''

Salatut elämät ''Salatut elämät'' ("Secret Lives", literally "Concealed Lives") is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment bl ...

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* An Australian English variation on "septic" (from "septic tank", rhyming with "yank"), a slang term for "American" in

rhyming slang Rhyming slang is a form of slang word construction in the English language. It is especially prevalent among Cockneys in England, and was first used in the early 19th century in the East End of London; hence its alternative name, Cockney rhymin ...

People

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