Famous People with Name Pekka

Pekka Vapaavuori            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Vapaavuori: is a Finnish architect. He graduated from the Tampere University of Technology in 1993 and started his own architect office in Turku in 1994. Among his realizations is the Kumu Art Museum, in Tallinn, Estonia.

Pekka Ruuska            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Ruuska: is Finnish artist. He lives and works in Jämsä and Geneva.He works with video, photography, new media, drawing and interactive art basis. He is also one of the establisher of international independent artist coalition "Believer" which aims that the artist run open studios would take over the gallery representations.

Pekka Lehto            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Lehto: is a Finnish film director. He has directed fifteen films since 1976. He co-directed Flame Top with Pirjo Honkasalo and the film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Pekka Sarmanto            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Sarmanto: is a Finnish jazz bassist. Heikki Sarmanto is Pekka's brother.Pekka Sarmanto first studied classical violin at the Sibelius Academy from 1958 to 1964 before he switched to upright bass. He played dance music at first, but was soon invited to appearances in jazz clubs by bandleaders like Eero Koivistoinen and Esa Pethman.

Pekka Streng            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Pekka Streng: was a Finnish musician who had a notable influence on progressive rock in Finland.Streng died of cancer at the age of 26. During his short career he made two albums, which were published by Love Records. He wrote the songs and lyrics (in Finnish), and performed vocals and acoustic guitars on the albums. On the first one, Magneettimiehen kuolema (1970), he collaborated with Tasavallan Presidentti, a renowned Finnish prog band of the time. On Kesämaa (1972), various other noted musicians such as Olli Ahvenlahti and Hasse Walli took part in the studio sessions.