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Perkele originally referred to the Finnish thunder god, which was also sometimes referred as "Ukko" (="The old man"). With Christianity the Swedish priests co-opted him for one of the titles of Satan. Perkele is also one of the most common swearwords in the Finnish language; and with vittu (in a sense of humor) may be among the first words learnt by a foreigner. Nowdays some pagans have started calling Ukko the supreme god with Perkele, but it is not regarded as fact because it is still easily misunderstood as the swearword or reference to the devil 'Saatana' because of the work of early Christians in Finland. The names of old gods were changed to synonyms for the devil. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Simplified drawing of a stone carving type found in Karelia, which is believed to have characteristics of both snake and thunder In Finnish mythology, Ukko (Estonian spelling Uku) is a god of sky, weather, crops (harvest) and other natural things. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New Testament. ... Gustave Dorés depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan, from the Hebrew word for accuser (Standard Hebrew: , Satan Tiberian Hebrew ; Koine Greek: , Satanás; Aramaic: , ; Arabic: , , Slavic Сатана), is a term with its origins in the Abrahamic faiths which is traditionally applied to an angel. ... Finnish ( ) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92%[2]) and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. ... Vittu is a Finnish swear word. ... Finns frequently use profanity in everyday speech. ...

The term also has the role of realizing and strengthening the Finnish national identity. It is a typical Finnish masculine curse word, used to appeal to Finns as a rural attitude in which trouble is faced and conquered with determination and direct action. This has also inspired the now-common (originally Swedish) expression "Management by perkele" to describe the often somewhat stern attitude among Finnish chief executives. Sisu is another Finnish term defining this attitude, but always used with a slight admiration. Management by perkele is originally a Swedish expression for Finnish Army-style authoritarian leadership which leaves no leeway for dissidence or deviant opinions, and requires blind obedience. ... Chief Executive may refer to: Chief Executive of Hong Kong Chief Executive of Macau Chief Executive Officer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Look up Sisu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Gods related to Perkele are also known in Latvia (Pērkons), Lithuania (Perkunas), Prussia (Percunis), Poland (Perkun or Perun), see Perkwunos and Slovenia (parkelj)and old slavic god of thunder Perun. The finnish word perkele is a loan word either from Latvia (Pērkons) or Lithuania (Perkunas). In Latvian mythology, PÄ“rkons (Latvian for thunder) was the god of thunder, rain, mountains, oak trees and the sky, one of the most important deities in the Pantheon. ... This article needs cleanup. ... In Latvian mythology, Perkons was the god of thunder, rain, mountains, oak trees and the sky, one of the most important deities in the pantheon. ... In Slavic mythology, Perun (with many spelling and pronunciation variants among modern Slavic languages) is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning. ... This page is about a Slavic god. ... The name of an Indo-European thunder god may be reconstructed as *Perkwunos or *Perkunos. ... In Latvian mythology, PÄ“rkons (Latvian for thunder) was the god of thunder, rain, mountains, oak trees and the sky, one of the most important deities in the Pantheon. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Perkele is also the name of a swedish oi! band.