Famous People with Name Pekka

Pekka Antero Vasala            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Antero Vasala: was a middle-distance athlete who won an Olympic gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.He was born in Helsinki, Finland, where he quickly became interested in athletics. Having Paavo Nurmi as inspiration, Vasala was in the midst of a golden era of middle-distance running, not just in his own country, but around the world.At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City he came in 41st in the 1500 m, but would go onto improve his competitiveness considerably. Part of this was down to his legendary hill training of which he said "[it] is suicidal for other runners to copy my hill sessions without adequate background".

Pekka Rinne            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Rinne: a Finnish professional hockey goaltender currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).Rinne was drafted 258th overall in the 8th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. He was signed by the Predators on August 23, 2005 and began his North American playing career with the Predators' top minor league affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. Initially Rinne was slated to be the backup for Brian Finley but, with Finley's disappointing play, Rinne was able to take the starting goaltending job. But, during the summer of 2006, Rinne was "roughed up by a couple of unknown assailants" and dislocated his shoulder. As a result, he had to have surgery and missed the first four months of the season.

Pekka Lagerblom            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Lagerblom: is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for FSV Frankfurt in the German 2. Bundesliga.Lagerblom is a versatile midfielder who started his career at home-town club FC Lahti in Finland's Veikkausliiga. In January 2004 he moved to Werder Bremen, and won

Pekka Paavola            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Paavola: is a Finnish social democratic politician, Minister of Justice in the 1972 cabinet, and a convicted criminal in multiple cases.He represents the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Paavola was a city manager in Tampere 1969–1985. He was the Minister of Ju

Pekka Arbelius            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Arbelius: is a Finnish retired ice hockey player.Arbelius played for Kärpät, MODO Hockey and JYP. He also represented Finland in five World Championships (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986 and 1990).