Sirkka is a Finnish female

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Sirkka-Liisa Anttila Sirkka-Liisa Anttila (born 20 December 1943, Marttila) is a Finnish politician and was the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet and Mari Kiviniemi's cabinet. She represents the Centre Party. Political career ...

, politician * , writer * , writer * , linguist *

Sirkka Hämäläinen Sirkka Aune-Marjatta Hämäläinen (born 8 May 1939 in Riihimäki) is a Finnish economist who served as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2003. She previously served as the governor of the Bank of Finland fr ...

, economist * , professor and writer * , writer * , singer * , professor * Sirkka-Liisa Kivine, Estonian athletics competitor * , writer *

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen Sirkka-Liisa Roberts (née Konttinen; born 1948) is a Finnish photographer who has worked in Britain since the 1960s.Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen (ed. Andrew Pulver),Photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen's best shot, ''The Guardian,'' 12 August 2009. A ...

, photographer * , professor * , violin player * , writer * (''Lampimäki''), singer * Sirkka-Liisa Landry, chess player *

Sirkka Lekman Sirkka Liisa Lekman (née ''Manninen''; born 13 September 1944 in Laukaa) is a Finnish secondary school teacher and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1998 to 1999, representing the National Coalition Party The ...

, teacher and politician *

Sirkka-Liisa Lonka Sirkka-Liisa Lonka (born 27 January 1943, in Kouvola) is a Finnish painter and graphic artist. She studied in Finnish Academy of Fine Arts 1963–67 and department of graphic art 1968. Lonka debuted in Jyväskylä, (The Museum of Central Finland ...

, painter and graphic artist *

Sirkka Norrlund Sirkka Norrlund (8 March 1943 – 21 September 2022) was a Finnish hurdler. She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-s ...

, hurdler *

Sirkka Polkunen Sirkka Tellervo "Telle" Polkunen (later ''Vilander'', 6 November 1927 – 28 September 2014),Sirkka Sari Sirkka Sari (born Sirkka Linnea Jahnsson, 1 May 1920 – 30 July 1939) was a Finnish actress. Sirkka died when she fell down a chimney. She was at a party with the rest of the cast and crew of '' Rikas tyttö'', her third and last film, wh ...

, actress *

Sirkka Selja Sirkka Selja (20 March 1920 – 17 August 2017) was a Finnish poet and writer. She was born in Hämeenkoski, Finland. Her real name was Sirkka-Liisa Tulonen. Career Her first book was published in 1942 titled ''Still I Live''. In addition ...

, poet and writer *

Sirkka Sokka-Matikainen Sirkka Sokka-Matikainen is a retired Finnish athlete who competes in compound archery. Her achievements include a bronze medal at the 2001 World Archery Championships, a team silver medal at the 2002 European Archery Championships The ...

, archer * , writer *

Sirkka Turkka Sirkka Turkka (2 February 1939 – 23 October 2021) was a Finnish poet and recipient of the Finlandia Prize The Finlandia Prize (; ) is a set of Finnish literary prizes awarded by the Finnish Book Foundation to "celebrate reading and highlig ...

, poet

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