Erkki

Erkki

Gender	Male
Language(s)	Estonian, Finnish
Name day	18 May
Origin
Region of origin	Estonia, Finland
Other names
Related names	Erik, Eerik, Eerikki, Erich, Erki, Eero

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