Erkki

Erkki

Gender	Male
Languages	Estonian, Finnish
Name day	18 May
Origin
Region of origin	Estonia, Finland
Other names
Related names	Erik, Eerik, Eerikki, Erich, Erki, Eero
Popularity	see popular names

Erkki is a Finnish and Estonian given name (derived from Erik). Notable people with the name include:

A–K

• Erkki Aadli (born 1974), Estonian orienteer
• Erkki Aaltonen (1910–1990), Finnish composer
• Erkki Ala-Könni (1911– 1996), Finnish ethnomusicologist
• Erkki Bahovski (born 1970), Estonian journalist
• Erkki Ertama (1927-2010), Finnish composer and conductor
• Erkki Hartikainen (1942–2021), Finnish atheist activist and educator
• Erkki Haukipuro (1921- 2001), Finnish politician
• Erkki Hautamäki (1930–2023), Finnish military major and historian
• Erkki Huttunen (1901–1956), Finnish architect
• Erkki Junkkarinen (1929-2008), Finnish singer
• Erkki Kaila (1867–1944), Finnish Lutheran Archbishop of Turku and politician
• Erkki Karu (1887–1935), Finnish film director, screenwriter and producer
• Erkki Kataja (1924–1969), Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic medalist
• Erkki Keldo (born 1990), Estonian politician
• Erkki Kerttula (1909–1989), Finnish fencer and Olympic competitor
• Erkki Kilpinen (born 1948), Finnish nordic combined skier and Olympic competitor
• Erkki Kohvakka (1937–2018), Finnish orienteering competitor
• Erkki Kokkonen (1938–2008), Finnish film director
• Erkki Koiso (1934-2000), Finnish ice hockey player
• Erkki Korhonen (born 1956), Finnish pianist, conductor and former director of the Finnish National Opera
• Erkki Koskinen (1925–2009), Finnish cyclist and Olympic competitor
• Erkki Kourula (born 1948), Finnish judge of the International Criminal Court
• Erkki Kurenniemi (1941–2017), Finnish electronic musician

L–P

• Erkki Laine (1957-2009), Finnish ice hockey player and Olympic medalist
• Erkki Lehtonen (born 1957), Finnish ice hockey player and Olympic medalist
• Erkki Leikola (1900-1986), Finnish politician
• Erkki Liikanen (born 1950), Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Finland
• Erkki Lill (born 1968), Estonian curler and curling coach
• Erkki Mallenius (1928-2003), Finnish boxer and Olympic medalist
• Erkki Melartin (1875–1937), Finnish composer
• Erkki Miinala (born 1986), Finnish goalball player and Olympic medalist
• Erkki Nghimtina (born 1948), Namibian politician
• Erkki Niemi (born 1962), Finnish high jumper and Olympic competitor
• Erkki Nordberg (1946–2012), Finnish military colonel and historian
• Erkki Oja (born 1948), Finnish computer scientist
• Erkki Pakkanen (1930-1973), Finnish boxer and Olympic medalist
• Erkki Peltonen (1861-1942), Finnish politician
• Erkki Penttilä (1932–2005), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist
• Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942), Finnish television producer and director
• Erkki Pukka (born 1940), Finnish ski-jumper
• Erkki Pulliainen (1938–2022), Finnish politician
• Erkki Pystynen (born 1929), Finnish politician

R–Z

• Erkki Raappana (1893–1962), commander of the 14th Division of the Finnish Army
• Erkki Raatikainen (1930–2011) was a Finnish journalist and politician
• Erkki Räikkönen (1900– 1961), Finnish nationalist leader
• Erkki Rajamäki (born 1978), Finnish ice-hockey player
• Erkki Rapo (1946–2004), Finnish amateur autograph collector
• Erkki Ruoslahti (born 1940), Finnish physician and cancer researcher
• Erkki Ruuhinen (born 1943), Finnish graphic designer and artist
• Erkki Salmenhaara (1941–2002), Finnish composer and musicologist
• Erkki Salomaa (1917–1971), Finnish politician
• Erkki Savolainen (1917–1993), Finnish boxer and Olympic competitor
• Erkki Toivanen (1938–2011), Finnish journalist and news presenter
• Erkki Tuominen (1914–1975), Finnish politician
• Erkki Tuomioja (born 1946), Finnish politician
• Erkki-Sven Tüür (born 1959), Estonian composer
• Erkki Virtanen (born 1952), Finnish politician