Jaakko

Jaakko is a Finnish male first name, etymologically rooted in the Biblical names Jacob or James. The name day of Jaakko in the Finnish calendar is July 25. Jaakko may refer to:


 * Kings who are in English named James are in Finnish named Jaakko
 * Jakob De la Gardie in Finnish "Laiska-Jaakko" ("Jakob the lazy"), a Swedish count; nowadays laiskajaakko is the synonym for a lazy person
 * Jaakko Blomberg (born 1942), Finnish diplomat
 * Jaakko Forsman (1839–1899), Finnish jurist and politician, leading activist of the Fennoman movement
 * Jaakko Hallama (1917–1996), Finnish former Foreign Ministry official
 * Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher
 * Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, Finnish professor in Arabian language and Islam
 * Jaakko Ihamuotila (1939–2023), Finnish business executive
 * Jaakko Ilkka, Finnish rebel
 * Jaakko Itälä, Finnish politician
 * Jaakko Jonkka (1953–2022), Chancellor of Justice of Finland (from July 2007)
 * Jaakko Kalela (born 1944), Finnish civil servant and diplomat
 * Jaakko Kolmonen (1941–2016), Finnish chef
 * Jaakko Kuusisto (1974—2022), Finnish violinist, conductor and composer
 * Jaakko Laajava (born 1947), Finnish Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy
 * Jaakko Laakso, Finnish politician
 * Jaakko Lepola (born 1990), Finnish football player
 * Jaakko Löytty, Finnish gospel musician
 * Jaakko Mäki (1878–1938), Finnish politician
 * Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (born 1963), Finnish composer of classical music, professional translator
 * Jaakko Mattila (born 1976), Finnish painter
 * Jaakko Nyberg (born 1980), Finnish football defender
 * Jaakko Ojaniemi, Finnish sportsman
 * Jaakko Paavolainen (1927–2007), Finnish historian
 * Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Finnish actor
 * Jaakko Pellinen, Finnish professional ice hockey forward
 * Jaakko Pöyry, Finnish industrialist
 * Jaakko Rissanen, Finnish professional ice hockey player
 * Jaakko Ryhänen (born 1946), Finnish opera singer
 * Jaakko Salovaara, Finnish musician
 * Jaakko Syrjä, (1926–2022), Finnish writer
 * Jaakko Tallus (born 1981), Nordic combined athlete from Finland and Olympic gold medallist
 * Jaakko Tähtinen, Finnish architect
 * Jaakko Turtiainen, Finnish professional ice hockey forward
 * Jaakko Valtanen (1925–2024), Finnish general
 * Jaakko Vuorinen (1923–1982), Finnish Olympic fencer
 * Jaakko Wallenius (1958–2013), Finnish writer and journalist