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''Jorma'' is a Finnish male given name. It was very popular in Finland in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a Finnish version of the name ''
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is June 26.


People with the name

* Jorma Etelälahti (born 1951), former Finnish Nordic combined skier * Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898–1939), Finnish artist * Jorma Härkönen (born 1956), Finnish middle-distance runner * Jorma Hynninen (born 1941), Finnish baritone * Jorma Katrama (1936–2022), top ranking soloist in Finland * Jorma Kaukonen (born 1940), American blues, folk and rock guitarist * Jorma Kinnunen (1941–2019), Finnish athlete * Jorma Kortelainen (1932–2012), Finnish cross-country skier * Jorma Ojaharju (1938–2011), author * Jorma Ollila (born 1950), chairman and former CEO of Nokia Corporation * Jorma Panula (born 1930), Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher of conducting * Jorma "Jope" Ruonansuu (1964–2020), singer, comedian, actor * Jorma Räty, Finnish weightlifter * Jorma Sarvanto (1912–1963), Finnish Air Force pilot * Jorma Taccone (born 1977), American writer, actor and director * Jorma Tommila (born 1959), Finnish actor * Jorma Valkama (1928–1962), Finnish athlete.


Fictional characters

* Jorma Kariluoto, a character from ''The Unknown Soldier'' novel by Väinö Linna {{given name Finnish masculine given names Masculine given names