Jussi

Jussi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjussi]) is a male given name. In Finnish originally it is short for Juhani or Juho, Finnish for Johannes/John, but is also recognized as a name in its own right for official purposes. It can also be short for Justus, or a Finnish form of Justin.

There is also a traditional sweater in Finland called Jussipaita, which can be translated as "Jussishirt".

Notable people with the name

• Jussi 69 (1972), drummer of The 69 Eyes
• Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Danish writer
• Jussi Björling (1911–1960), Swedish tenor
• Jussi Chydenius (1972), Finnish musician
• Jussi Halla-aho (1971) Finnish Slavic linguist, blogger and a politician.
• Jussi Hautamäki (1979), Finnish ski jumper
• Jussi Jokinen (1983), Finnish ice hockey player
• Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975), Finnish football player
• Jussi Kurikkala (1912–1951), Finnish cross-country skier
• Jussi Kujala (1983), Finnish football player
• Jussi Lampi (1961), Finnish musician
• Jussi Markkanen (1975), Finnish ice hockey player
• Jussi Mäkilä (1974), Finnish cyclist
• Jussi Pajunen (1954), mayor of Helsinki
• Jussi Sydänmaa (1973), guitarist of the band Lordi
• Jussi Timonen (1983), Finnish ice hockey player
• Jussi "Juba" Tuomola (1965), Finnish cartoonist
• Jussi Veikkanen (1981), Finnish cyclist
• Jussi Wickström (1983), guitarist of Turisas

See also

• Jussi Award, a Finnish annual film award