Jussi
# Jussi

Jussi (Finnish pronunciation:) 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.

## 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 Järventaus (born 1951), Finnish politician
* 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 Merinen (1873–1918), Finnish politician
* 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 Vasara (1987), Finnish football player
* Jussi Veikkanen (1981), Finnish cyclist
* Jussi Wickström (1983), guitarist of Turisas
