Sinikka is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

female given name. Its nameday is celebrated on 2 September. In

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, it began to be used in the 1930s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. As of 2012 there are over 55,000 with this name in Finland.PRC: Population Register Centre
/ref> The name Sinikka means ''blue'', and it comes from ''Sininen'', the

word for ''blue''. The name Sini originated as a variant of Sinikka. Notable people with this name include: *

Sinikka Bohlin Sinikka Bohlin (born 1947), is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag in 1988–2010. She served as President of the Nordic Council The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentar ...

, Swedish social democratic politician * Sinikka Keskitalo, female long-distance runner from Finland *

Sinikka Kukkonen Sinikka Kukkonen (1 August 1947 – 25 July 2016) was a Finnish orienteering competitor. She is World Champion in both orienteering and ski orienteering. She became the first World Champion in ski orienteering, in 1975. Orienteering career At ...

, Finnish orienteering competitor *

Sinikka Kurkinen Sinikka Mirjam Kurkinen (born 1935) is a Finnish painter. She studied in Helsinki and Paris. Kurkinen was born in Joutseno, South Karelia. She gave her first exhibitions in Imatra in 1955 and in Helsinki in 1958. Her works can be seen at Ateneum ...

, Finnish painter * Sinikka Laine, Finnish author *

Sinikka Langeland } Sinikka Langeland (born 13 January 1961 in Grue, Norway) is a Norwegian traditional folk singer and musician (kantele), known for combining traditional music with elements of jazz. Career Langeland plays the Finnish National Instrument kante ...

, Norwegian singer and musician *

Sinikka Mönkäre Sinikka Mönkäre (born 6 March 1947) is a Finnish physician and politician who served as minister in different cabinets of Finland. Early life and education Mönkäre was born in Sippola on 6 March 1947. She has a PhD in medicine and surgery. ...

(born 1947), Finnish politician *

Sinikka Luja-Penttilä Sinikka Marjatta Luja-Penttilä (9 June 1924 – 18 November 2022) was a Finnish politician and writer. She represented Uusimaa in the Parliament of Finland from 1966 to 1983 as a member of the Social Democratic Party, and was the minister of s ...

(1924–2023), Finnish politician and writer * (1934–2021), Finnish journalist, non-fiction writer and children's writer

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