Jaakko is a Finnish

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, etymologically rooted in the Biblical names

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or James. The

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of Jaakko in the Finnish calendar is July 25. Jaakko may refer to: *

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s who are in English named ''James'' are in Finnish named ''Jaakko'' * Jakob De la Gardie in Finnish "Laiska-Jaakko" ("Jakob the lazy"), a Swedish count; nowadays ''laiskajaakko'' is the synonym for a lazy person * Jaakko Blomberg (born 1942), Finnish diplomat * Jaakko Forsman (1839–1899), Finnish jurist and politician, leading activist of the Fennoman movement * Jaakko Hallama (1917–1996), Finnish former Foreign Ministry official *

Jaakko Hintikka Kaarlo Jaakko Juhani Hintikka (; ; 12 January 1929 – 12 August 2015) was a Finnish philosopher and logician. Hintikka is regarded as the founder of formal epistemic logic and of game semantics for logic. Life and career Hintikka was born in ...

, Finnish philosopher * Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, Finnish professor in Arabian language and Islam * Jaakko Ihamuotila (1939–2023), Finnish business executive * Jaakko Ilkka, Finnish rebel * Jaakko Itälä, Finnish politician * Jaakko Jonkka (1953–2022), Chancellor of Justice of Finland (from July 2007) * Jaakko Kalela (born 1944), Finnish civil servant and diplomat * Jaakko Kolmonen (1941–2016), Finnish chef * Jaakko Kuusisto (1974—2022), Finnish violinist, conductor and composer * Jaakko Laajava (born 1947), Finnish Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy * Jaakko Laakso, Finnish politician * Jaakko Lepola (born 1990), Finnish football player * Jaakko Löytty, Finnish gospel musician *

Jaakko Mäki Jaakko Mäki (; 2 January 187814 January 1938) was a Finnish coppersmith, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Vaasa Province South bet ...

(1878–1938), Finnish politician * Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (born 1963), Finnish composer of classical music, professional translator * Jaakko Mattila (born 1976), Finnish painter * Jaakko Nyberg (born 1980), Finnish football defender * Jaakko Ojaniemi, Finnish sportsman * Jaakko Paavolainen (1927–2007), Finnish historian * Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Finnish actor * Jaakko Pellinen, Finnish professional ice hockey forward * Jaakko Pöyry, Finnish industrialist * Jaakko Rissanen, Finnish professional ice hockey player * Jaakko Ryhänen (born 1946), Finnish opera singer * Jaakko Salovaara, Finnish musician * Jaakko Syrjä, (1926–2022), Finnish writer * Jaakko Tallus (born 1981), Nordic combined athlete from Finland and Olympic gold medallist * Jaakko Tähtinen, Finnish architect * Jaakko Turtiainen, Finnish professional ice hockey forward * Jaakko Valtanen (1925–2024), Finnish general * Jaakko Vuorinen (1923–1982), Finnish Olympic fencer *

Jaakko Wallenius Jaakko J. Wallenius (January 30, 1958 – June 11, 2013) was a Finnish writer and journalist. Biography Jaakko Wallenius was born in Hämeenlinna in 1958. He taught himself to read in Finnish at the age of 6, and later learned German, Swed ...

(1958–2013), Finnish writer and journalist

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