Jukka () is a common Finnish

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for males.

History

Jukka is an old variant of the name

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Y ...

, a biblical name spread over to

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through

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with the introduction of

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. Jukka remained a

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for people registered by authorities as Johan, Johannes, Juho etc., and did not appear in official records until the late 19th century.Th
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in 1950, and its

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is June 24, also the name day of Johannes and other variants, and the traditional

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, or ''Juhannus''.

Popularity

The name Jukka enjoyed the highest popularity in the years 1960–1979, though it was much used during the previous two decades as well. The 1980s and 1990s saw a marked decline in the name's popularity, and in recent years not many children have been named Jukka.Th
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As surname

Jukka is also a Finnish surname of

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n origin, derived from the forename, and as of 5 February 2007 it is held by 201 Finnish citizens.

Notable Jukkas

A list of notable holders of the name Jukka: * (born 1951),

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in the

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band

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* Jukka Hentunen (born 1974), ice hockey player *

Jukka Hilden Jukka () is a common Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for people registere ...

(born 1980), one of

The Dudesons The Dudesons () are a Finnish entertainment group. They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to '' Jackass''. Starting their television career in ...

* Jukka Jalonen (born 1962), ice hockey

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* Jukka Jokikokko (born 1970), bassist in Burning Point and studio engineer * Jukka Kajava (1942–2005), journalist and critic * Jukka "J." Karjalainen (born 1957), musician *

Jukka Keskisalo Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo (born 27 March 1981) is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg and was also an Olympian in 2012. ...

(born 1981), steeplechaser * (born 1952), non-fiction author * (born 1957), professor, historian *

Jukka Koskinen Jukka Koskinen is a Finnish musician who is the bassist for the metal bands Wintersun, Nightwish and Crownshift. He was also the bassist for Norther from 2000 until their disbandment in 2012, for Amberian Dawn from 2010 until 2013, for Cain' ...

(born 1981), bassist of

Wintersun Wintersun is a Finnish melodic death metal band from Helsinki originally formed as the side project of Jari Mäenpää, then-vocalist and guitarist of folk metal band Ensiferum. In 2003, Mäenpää began pulling together songs that he had bee ...

Jukka Kuoppamäki (born 1 September 1942) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and priest for The Christian Community in Germany. He visits his summer house in Finland every year. Born in Helsinki, he is one of the most prolific Finnish popular singer-songwriters ...

(born 1942), musician *

Jukka Laaksonen Jukka Laaksonen (born 15 July 1958, in Helsinki) is a Finnish comedian, impressionist Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate dep ...

(born 1958), impressionist *

Jukka Lehtovaara Jukka Lehtovaara (born 15 March 1988) is a Finnish retired football goalkeeper. Club career He made his debut in 2006. During the 2007 Lehtovaara gained his place as the starting goalie for the team. After the season, he was nominated as the g ...

(born 1988), football goalkeeper *

Jukka Lewis Jukka () is a common Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for people registere ...

(born 1963), bassist in

Yö Yö () is a Finland, Finnish rock music, rock band, formed in 1981 in Pori. The band has had many line-up changes during their history, and almost 20 different musicians play or have played with the band. Yö's first line-up included singer O ...

Jukka Mikkola Jukka Mikkola (3 July 1943 – 23 March 2018) was a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party. He was a lawyer and has the title Master of Laws. Although born in Vampula, Mikkola has participated in politics in Turku. He was member of ...

(1943–2018), politician * Jukka "Sir Christus" Mikkonen (born 1979), guitarist in Negative *

Jukka Nevalainen Jukka Antero "Julius" Nevalainen (born 21 April 1978, in Kitee, Finland) is the former drummer of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Personal life He spent his early years in the city of Kitee. His music teacher at school told him ...

(born 1978), former

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of the

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band

Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...

Jukka Orma Jukka () is a common Finnish language, Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for ...

(born 1956), guitarist in Sielun Veljet * Jukka Paarma (born 1942),

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of the

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* Jukka Parkkinen (born 1948), author * Jukka Perko (born 1968),

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saxophonist *

Jukka Puotila Jukka Puotila (born 9 September 1955) is a Finnish actor and impersonator. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1981. In television, he is best known as Pertti Mäkimaa in Yle TV1's drama series ''Kotikatu'' (1995–2012). He has imitated s ...

(born 1955), actor, comedian, and impressionist * Jukka Raitala (born 1988), football player * Jukka Rasila (born 1969), actor * Jukka Rauhala (born 1959),

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Olympic medalist * Jukka Reverberi (born 1979), Italian singer of the group

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* Jukka "Jukka Poika" Rousu (born 1981),

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musician *

Jukka Rintala Jukka () is a common Finnish language, Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for ...

(born 1952), fashion designer *

Jukka Rislakki Jukka Rislakki (1945 in Kuusankoski, Finland) is a Finnish people, Finnish journalist, non-fiction writer, and political cartoonist who has published a number of books, mostly on recent history of Finland, the Baltic states, and books on intelli ...

(born 1945), journalist and author *

Jukka-Pekka Saraste Jukka-Pekka Saraste (born 22 April 1956) is a Finnish conductor and violinist. Biography Saraste was born in Heinola, the son of teachers Kauko Pekka Saraste and Ritva Leena-Marjatta (Ruoranen) Saraste. He was trained as a violinist at the Cons ...

(born 1956), conductor and violinist *

Jukka Sipilä Jukka Sipilä (12 May 1936, Kivijärvi – 7 August 2004, Helsinki, Finland) was a prolific Finnish actor and television director. He began acting in film in the 1960s and took up TV directing shortly in the early 1970s before concentrating on a ...

(1936–2004), actor * Jukka Takalo, musician * Jukka Tilsa (born 1961), cartoonist * Jukka Toijala (born 1972), basketball coach and former player *

Jukka Toivola Jukka Olavi Toivola (7 September 1949 – 27 May 2011) was a male long-distance runner and teacher of chemistry from Finland. Born in Liperi, North Karelia, Toivola represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, ...

(1949–2011), long-distance runner * Jukka Tolonen (born 1952), guitar virtuoso * Jukka Vieno (born 1957), Finnish writer * Jukka Virtanen (1933–2019), author, actor, director, journalist, media person * Jukka Virtanen (born 1959), ice hockey player

Fictional Jukkas

*Jörö-Jukka, Finnish name of the German

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character *Unijukka, a Finnish name of the

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*Jukka Sarasti, a vampire in the novel

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Other uses

*''jukkapalmu'', Finnish name of the common houseplant '' Yucca elephantipes'' *''tiskijukka'', Finnish word for

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with a nonsensical literal meaning, much less frequently used than ''DJ'' or ''deejii'', or ''deejay'' by the English pronunciation

Notes

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