List of Famous people named Veikko

Similar names: Vicki, Vicky, Vikki, Vick, Vickie, Vik, Vichai. Here are some famous Veikkos:

Veikko Heinonen

First Name Veikko
Born on October 4, 1934
Died on November 4, 2015 (aged 81)

Veikko Heinonen was a Finnish former ski jumper who competed in the 1950s, winning a silver medal at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on the large hill in Falun.

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Veikko Kankkonen

Esa Veikko Antero Kankkonen
First Name Veikko
Born on January 5, 1940 (age 84)
Born in Finland, Kainuu

Veikko Kankkonen is a retired Finnish ski jumper who competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. He won two medals in 1964 with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill event. That same year he won the jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival, which also earned him the Holmenkollen medal. He also won the Four Hills Tournament and served as the flag bearer for Finland at the 1968 Olympics.

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Veikko Hakulinen

Veikko Johannes Hakulinen
First Name Veikko
Born on January 4, 1925
Died on October 24, 2003 (aged 78)
Born in Russia, Karelia
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Veikko Johannes Hakulinen was a Finnish cross-country skier, triple champion in both the Olympics and World Championships. He also competed in biathlon, orienteering, ski-orienteering, cross-country running and rowing at a national level.

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Veikko Huovinen

First Name Veikko
Born on May 7, 1927
Died on October 4, 2009 (aged 82)
Born in Finland, Lapland

Veikko Huovinen was a Finnish novelist and forester. As a novelist, his writing was known for its realism, pacifism, sharp intellect, and peculiar humor. He wrote 37 books. One of his books, the 1980 novel Dog Nail Clipper was adapted into a critically well-received 2004 film of the same name.

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Veikko Aaltonen

Veikko Onni Juhani Aaltonen
First Name Veikko
Born on December 1, 1955 (age 68)

Veikko Aaltonen is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor.

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Veikko Antero Koskenniemi

Veikko Antero Forsnäs
First Name Veikko
Born on July 8, 1885
Died on August 4, 1962 (aged 77)

Veikko Antero Koskenniemi was a Finnish poet born in Oulu.

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Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen

First Name Veikko
Born on July 23, 1895
Died on October 23, 1971 (aged 76)

Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen was a famous Finnish geodesist.

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Veikko Vennamo

First Name Veikko
Born on June 11, 1913
Died on June 12, 1997 (aged 84)

Veikko Emil Aleksander Vennamo was a Finnish politician. In 1959, he founded the Finnish Rural Party, which was succeeded by the True Finns in 1995. He had originally been the leader of a faction of the Agrarian League. When his opponent, Urho Kekkonen, was elected president of Finland, Vennamo broke off his Agrarian League affiliation. Vennamo was a member of Parliament in 1945–1962 and 1966–1987. He was also the director of the Agricultural ministry's Resettlement office in 1944–1959 and was responsible for the resettlement of the farmers evacuated from the ceded Karelia. Later he was a department director at the Board of Customs.

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