Jukka
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Jukka (ˈjukːa) is a common Finnish
given name
for males.
, a biblical name spread over to Finland
through Sweden
with the introduction of Christianity
. Jukka remained a nickname
for people registered by authorities as Johan, Johannes, Juho etc., and did not appear in official records until the late 19th century. The name was added to the official list of first names in the Finnish almanac managed by the Almanac Office at the University of Helsinki in 1950, and its name day
is June 24, also the name day of Johannes and other variants, and the traditional midsummer day, or Juhannus.
n origin, derived from the forename and, as of 5 February 2007, held by 201 Finnish citizens.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
for males.
History
Jukka is an old variant of the name JohannesJohannes
Johannes is the Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek name Ιωάννης , itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany...
, a biblical name spread over to Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
through Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with the introduction of Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
. Jukka remained a nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
for people registered by authorities as Johan, Johannes, Juho etc., and did not appear in official records until the late 19th century. The name was added to the official list of first names in the Finnish almanac managed by the Almanac Office at the University of Helsinki in 1950, and its name day
Name day
A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name....
is June 24, also the name day of Johannes and other variants, and the traditional midsummer day, or Juhannus.
Popularity
The name Jukka enjoyed the highest popularity in the years 1960-79, 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.As surname
Jukka is also a Finnish surname of KareliaKarelia
Karelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...
n origin, derived from the forename and, as of 5 February 2007, held by 201 Finnish citizens.
Famous Jukkas
A list of notable holders of the name Jukka:- Jukka Gustavson (b. 1951), organistOrganistAn organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
in the progressive rockProgressive rockProgressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band WigwamWigwam (progressive rock)Wigwam is a Finnish progressive rock band formed in 1968.Wigwam was founded after the split of the seminal Blues Section, with whom drummer Ronnie Österberg had played before. He formed the band as a trio, but soon brought in British expatriate singer/songwriter Jim Pembroke and organist Jukka... - Jukka HentunenJukka HentunenJukka Hentunen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, who plays for KalPa.- Draft :He was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their sixth-round pick, #176 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft....
(b. 1974), ice hockey player - Jukka HildenJukka HildenJukka Hildén is a Finnish media personality and member of The Dudesons stuntgroup. On the Music Television USA website Jukka is introduced as "the rockstar, the showman, the never-stopping energizer bunny of the Dudesons crew"....
(b.1980), one of The Dudesons - Jukka JalonenJukka JalonenJukka Jalonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Finnish national men's ice hockey team....
(b. 1962), ice hockey coach - Jukka JokikokkoJukka JokikokkoJukka Jokikokko is a Finnish bassist and studio engineer. He has played different kinds of music and is bassist on the bands Burning Point, Stargazery and Zenith Reunion...
(b.1970), bassist in Burning PointBurning PointBurning Point is a heavy metal band from Oulu, Finland who have released two albums on the large independent German record label, SPV and two albums on the large German record label Metal Heaven...
and studio engineer - Jukka KajavaJukka KajavaJukka Kajava was one of the most well known Finnish theatre and television critics. He worked for Helsingin Sanomat from the year 1967, joining the papers permanent staff in 1978. In addition to reviewing and criticizing, Kajava also directed theater and musical theater...
(1942–2005), journalist and critic - Jukka "J." KarjalainenJ. KarjalainenJukka Tapio Karjalainen , better known by his stage name J. Karjalainen, is a Finnish singer-songwriter. His first album came out in 1981 and he has been called the "Bruce Springsteen of Finland." He states that his music is a mix of "Blues, Rock´n´roll, Folk, Country, Soul, Funky, New Orleans...
(b. 1957), musician - Jukka KeskisaloJukka KeskisaloJukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won 3000 m steeplechase at the European Championships in Gothenburg, 2006.-Career:...
(b. 1981), steeplechaserSteeplechase (athletics)The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... - Jukka "Yucca" K. Korpela (b. 1952), nonfiction author
- Jukka Korpela (b. 1957), professor, historian
- Jukka KoskinenJukka KoskinenJukka Koskinen is the bassist for the Finnish melodic death metal bands Norther, Wintersun, Cain's Offering and, as of 2010, Amberian Dawn.- Personal information :*Date of Birth: 16 July 1981*From: Riihimäki, Finland*Instrument: Bass...
(b. 1981), bassist of WintersunWintersunWintersun is an extreme metal band from Helsinki, Finland.Wintersun was originally created by guitarist Jari Mäenpää as a side project to folk metal band Ensiferum, for whom he was lead singer and guitarist. In 2003, Mäenpää began culling together songs that he'd been working on since 1995. These... - Jukka KuoppamäkiJukka KuoppamäkiJukka Kuoppamäki is a Finnish singer, songwriter and priest for The Christian Community in Germany. He visits his summer house in Finland every year. He is one of the most prolific Finnish popular singer-songwriters and has written over 1 500 songs for himself and other famous Finnish singers...
(b. 1942), musician - Jukka LaaksonenJukka LaaksonenJukka Laaksonen is a Finnish comedian, impressionist and compere. For most of the public he is familiar as one of the regular competitors in popular YLE TV2 sports quiz show Se on siinä. In the show he often shows his impressionist skills imitating many celebrities and also the way the Estonian...
(b. 1958), impressionist - Jukka LehtovaaraJukka LehtovaaraJukka Lehtovaara is a Finnish football goalkeeper.He represents TPS of Finnish premier football division, Veikkausliiga. 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 goalkeeper of the year and...
(b. 1988), football goalkeeper - Jukka Lewis (b. 1963), bassist in YöYöYö is a Finnish rock band, established in 1981. The only member of the band from the original lineup that is still with the band is Olli Lindholm...
- Jukka "Sir Christus" Mikkonen (b. 1979), guitarist in Negative
- Jukka NevalainenJukka NevalainenJukka Antero "Julius" Nevalainen is the drummer in the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and the Finnish progressive metal band Sethian.- Biography :He spent his early years in the city of Kitee...
(b. 1978), drummer in the symphonic metalSymphonic metalSymphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
band NightwishNightwishNightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the... - Jukka Orma (b. 1956), guitarist in Sielun VeljetSielun VeljetSielun Veljet was a Finnish rock band of the 1980s. They were formed soon after the disbanding of Hassisen Kone by its former frontman Ismo Alanko. Sielun Veljet never achieved the fame or the record sales figures of Hassisen Kone, but they became famous for their powerful stage presence and...
- Jukka PaarmaJukka PaarmaJukka Paarma was the Archbishop of Turku and Finland, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. He retired as Archbishop on June 1, 2010.-References:...
(b. 1942), archbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
emeritusEmeritusEmeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of FinlandEvangelical Lutheran Church of FinlandThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is the national church of Finland. The church professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity, and is a member of the Porvoo Communion.... - Jukka Parkkinen (b. 1948), author
- Jukka Perko (b. 1968), jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophonist - Jukka Puotila (b. 1955), actor, comedian, and impressionist
- Jukka Rasila (b. 1969), actor
- Jukka RauhalaJukka RauhalaJukka Matti Rauhala is a former wrestler from Finland, who claimed the bronze medal in the Men's Freestyle Lightweight Division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-Results:...
(b. 1959), freestyle wrestlingFreestyle wrestlingFreestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...
Olympic medalist - Jukka Reverberi (b.1979), Italian singer of the group Giardini di MiròGiardini di MiròGiardini di Mirò is a post-rock unit based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The group formed in 1998, and its members include Jukka Reverberi, Lorenzo Lanzi, Mirko Venturelli, Luca Di Mira, and Corrado Nuccini...
- Jukka "Jukka Poika" RousuJukka PoikaJukka Rousu , better known by his stage name Jukka Poika, is a Finnish reggae artist.-Albums:-Singles:- External links :...
(b. 1981), reggaeReggaeReggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
musician - Jukka Rintala (b. 1952), fashion designer
- Jukka SipiläJukka SipiläJukka Sipilä was a prolific Finnish actor and television director.He began acting in film in the 1960s and took up TV directing shortly in the arly 1970s before concentrating on acting again...
(1936–2004), actor - Jukka Takalo, musician
- Jukka Tilsa (b. 1961), cartoonist
- Jukka ToivolaJukka ToivolaJukka Olavi Toivola 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, finishing in 27th place...
(b. 1949), long-distance runner - Jukka TolonenJukka TolonenJukka Tolonen is a Finnish jazz guitarist. Tolonen became famous as guitarist for the band Tasavallan Presidentti...
(b. 1952), guitar virtuoso - Jukka Virtanen (b. 1933), author, actor, director, journalist, media person
- Jukka VirtanenJukka Virtanen (ice hockey player)Jukka Virtanen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-Liiga. He played for Ässät and TPS. He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics.- External links :...
(b. 1959), ice hockey player
Fictional Jukkas
- Jörö-Jukka, Finnish name of the German StruwwelpeterStruwwelpeterDer Struwwelpeter is a popular German children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The title of the first story provides the...
character - Unijukka, a Finnish name of the SandmanSandman (folklore)The Sandman is a mythical character in Western folklore who brings good dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto the eyes of children while they sleep at night.-Representation in traditional folklore:...
Other uses
- jukkapalmu, Finnish name of the common houseplant Yucca elephantipesYuccaYucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry parts of North...
- tiskijukka, Finnish word for disc jockeyDisc jockeyA disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
with a nonsensical literal meaning, much less frequently used than DJ or deejii, or deejay by the English pronunciation