Sinikka is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is celebrated on 2 September. In Finland, it began to be used in the 1930s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. As of 2012 there are over 55,000 with this name in Finland.PRC: Population Register Centre
/ref> The name Sinikka means ''blue'', and it comes from ''Sininen'', the Finnish word for ''blue''. The name Sini originated as a variant of Sinikka. Notable people with this name include: *

Sinikka Bohlin Sinikka Bohlin (born 1947), is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag in 1988–2010. She served as President of the Nordic Council in 2009. Bohlin was born in Finland to a Finnish father and a Karelian-Belar ...

, Swedish social democratic politician *

Sinikka Keskitalo Sinikka Marja-Liisa Keskitalo (29 January 1951 – 25 October 2011) was a female long-distance runner from Finland. She competed in the women's marathon for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. Her best resul ...

, female long-distance runner from Finland *

Sinikka Kukkonen Sinikka Kukkonen (1 August 1947 – 25 July 2016) was a Finnish orienteering competitor. She is World Champion in both orienteering and ski orienteering. She became the first World Champion in ski orienteering, in 1975. Orienteering career At ...

, Finnish orienteering competitor *

Sinikka Kurkinen Sinikka Mirjam Kurkinen (born 1935) is a Finnish painter. She studied in Helsinki and Paris. Kurkinen was born in Joutseno, South Karelia. She gave her first exhibitions in Imatra Imatra is a city in Finland, located in the southeastern inte ...

, Finnish painter *

Sinikka Laine Sinikka Laine-Törmänen (born 17 October 1945) is a Finnish author primarily of young adult fiction. Her first novel ''Ohari'' was published in 1982. Laine has won many literary awards and her novel ''Tyttö tuulesta, poika pimeästä'' (1986) ...

, Finnish author *

Sinikka Langeland } Sinikka Langeland (born 13 January 1961) is a Norwegian traditional folk singer and musician (playing the kantele), known for combining traditional music with elements of jazz. Career Langeland was born in Grue. She plays the Finnish Nation ...

, Norwegian singer and musician *

Sinikka Mönkäre Sinikka Mönkäre (born 6 March 1947) is a Finnish physician and politician who served as minister in different cabinets of Finland. Early life and education Mönkäre was born in Sippola on 6 March 1947. She has a PhD in medicine and surgery. ...

(born 1947), Finnish politician *

Sinikka Luja-Penttilä Sinikka Marjatta Luja-Penttilä (9 June 1924 – 18 November 2022) was a Finnish politician and writer. She represented Uusimaa in the Parliament of Finland from 1966 to 1983 as a member of the Social Democratic Party, and was the minister of s ...

(1924–2023), Finnish politician and writer * (1934–2021), Finnish journalist, non-fiction writer and children's writer

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