Satu is a female given name in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

, meaning ''

fairytale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cul ...

''. Its

nameday In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...

is celebrated on 18 October. As of 2012, more than 26500 people in Finland had this name. The name peaked in popularity in the 1960s and the 1970s.

Notable people

Satu Hassi Satu Maijastiina Hassi (born 3 June 1951) is a Finnish politician, and former Member of the European Parliament for the Green League. She served as the Minister of Environment and Development Co-Operation in Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet bet ...

, a Finnish politician *

Satu Huotari Satu Huotari (born 13 March 1967) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player. She competed with the Finnish national team from 1991 through 1999 and won a bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics; bronze medal ...

, a Finnish ice hockey player *

Satu Levelä Satu Levelä (born 8 October 1967) is a retired female long-distance runner from Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with ...

, a Finnish long-distance runner * Satu Mäkelä-Nummela, a Finnish sports shooter *

Satu Paavola Satu Paavola (born 17 August 1970) is a Finnish actress. She has also maintained a puppetry. Paavola graduated with a master's degree in theater arts in 1999 and a theater expression director in 2007. Filmography * '' Restless'' (2000) as wo ...

, a Finnish actress *

Satu Pauri Satu Marianne Pauri (née Ruotsalainen; born 21 October 1966 in Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous ...

, a Finnish former heptathlete * Satu Salonen, a Finnish former cross country skier *

Satu Vänskä Satu Vänskä (born 1979) is a Finnish Australian violinist. Early life Vänskä was born to a Finnish family in the Kinki region of Japan, where she took her first violin lessons at the age of three. Her family moved back to Finland in 1989 and ...

, a Finnish violinist

References

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