Pekka Kuvaja
Armas Petter "Pekka" Kuvaja was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
He was born in Heinävesi and died in Tampere.
In the 50 km event at the Winter Olympics, he finished seventh in 1948 and ninth in 1952. Also, in 1954, he became the first non-Swede to finish first in the Vasaloppet.
