Pekka is a Finnish male given name. It was most popular around the middle of the 20th century. As of 2013 there were more than 100,000 people registered with this name in Finland. The nameday is the 29th of June in the Finnish tradition and the 25th of June on the orthodox calendar. It originated as a variation of the name Peter.
Notable people with this name include:
Pekka Haavisto (born 1958), Finnish politician and ministerPekka Heino (disambiguation), multiple people, including:Pekka Heino (television presenter) (born 1961), Sweden television host and presenterPekka Heino (singer) (born 1976), Finnish metal singerPekka Himanen (born 1973), Finnish philosopherPekka Koskela (born 1982), Finnish speed skaterPekka Kuusisto (born 1976), Finnish violinistPekka Lagerblom (born 1982), Finnish footballerPekka Lehto (born 1948), Finnish film directorPekka Leskinen (born 1954), Finnish figure skaterPekka Niemi (disambiguation), multiple people including:Pekka Niemi (skier) (1909–1993), Finnish cross-country skierPekka Niemi (weightlifter) (born 1952), Finnish weightlifterPekka Pohjola (1952–2008), Finnish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producerPekka Pyykkö (born 1941), Finnish chemist at the University of HelsinkiPekka Rinne (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey goaltenderPekka Rautakallio (born 1953), Finnish ice hockey defenceman and coachPekka Saarinen (born 1983), Finnish racing driverPekka Sammallahti (born 1947), Finnish professor of Sámi languages