Ilkka

Ilkka is a male first name.

Origin and Meaning

The first name is derived from the surname of Ilkka Finnish peasant leader Jaakko Ilkka Pentinpoika ( 1545-1597 ).

Well-known bearers of the name

• Ilkka Suppanen, Finnish designer
• Ilkka Remes (actually Petri Pykälä, born 1962 ), Finnish author
• Ilkka Kanerva ( born 1948 ), Finnish politician
• Ilkka Salmi ( born 1968 ), Finnish conductor of INTCEN
• Ilkka Suominen ( b. 1939 ), Finnish politician