Famous People with Name Veikko

Veikko Leo Karvonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Veikko Leo Karvonen: was a Finnish athlete, who mainly competed in the marathon.Karvonen competed in the men's marathon for Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the bronze medal. Two years earlier he claimed the European title in Bern, Switzerland.

Veikko Johannes Hakulinen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Veikko Johannes Hakulinen: was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing. Besides his main forte, he also competed in biathlon, orienteering, ski-orienteering, cross country running and rowing at a national level and continued in senior competition.Sports teams Hakulinen has represented in his career include Asikkalan Raikas, Valkeakosken Haka, Jämsänkosken Ilves, Evon Metsäpojat, Tampereen Hiihtoseura, Tampereen Pyrintö and Tampereen Maila.

Veikko Kankkonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Veikko Kankkonen: a Finnish ski jumper who was active in the 1960's.Kankkonen earned two ski jumping medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill. That same year he won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival, which also earned him the Holmenkollen medal (Shared with Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, and Halvor Næs). He also won Four Hills Tournament.

Veikko Huovinen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Veikko Huovinen: a Finnish novelist known for his realism, pacifism, sharp intellect, and peculiar humor. He has written 37 books.Huovinen started writing in 1949 when working in a fire watch post in Vuokatti. His first short story collection, Hirri was published in 1950, followed by the novel Havukka-ahon Ajattelija in 1952. Both of these concern the life and its peculiarities in the Kainuu region in Finland, written in a unique style of humor and characterized by their inventive use of language. The main character in Havukka-ahon Ajattelija, Konsta Pylkkänen, has since become ingrained into Finnish modern folklore as the archetype of a rustic, backwoods philosopher.

Veikko Huuskonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Veikko Huuskonen: was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Alec Hannan.