{{other uses}} {{Wiktionary|lasse}} '''Lasse''' is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri.
Notable people named Lasse include:
==Given name== * Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician * Lasse Berg Johnsen (born 1999), Norwegian footballer * Lasse Vigen Christensen (born 1994), Danish footballer * Lasse Flø (born 2005), Danish footballer * Lasse Gjertsen (born 1984), Norwegian animator * Lasse Glomm (1944–1996), Norwegian film director, screenwriter and producer * Lasse Günther (born 2003), German footballer * Lasse Hautala (born 1963), Finnish politician * Lasse Ikonen (born 2003), Finnish footballer * Lasse Jensen, professor of theoretical chemistry * Lasse Jensen (golfer) (born 1984), Danish golfer * Lasse Johansson (footballer) (born 1975), Swedish footballer * Lasse Juliussen (born 1986), Norwegian politician * Lasse Jürgensen (born 1998), Danish footballer * Lasse Karjalainen (born 1974), Finnish retired footballer * Lasse Kjus (born 1971), Norwegian former alpine skier * Lasse Kukkonen (born 1981), Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman * Lasse Lagerblom (born 1980), Finnish footballer * Lasse Lehre (born 1988), Norwegian politician * Lasse Lindbjerg (born 1992), Danish retired footballer * Lasse Lührs (born 1996), German triathlete * Lasse Nielsen (disambiguation) * Lasse Nilsen (born 1995), Norwegian footballer * Lasse Nieminen (born 1966), Finnish ice hockey player * Lasse Ottesen (born 1974), Norwegian former ski jumper * Lasse Paakkonen (born 1986), Finnish cross-country skier * Lasse Haugaard Pedersen (born 1995), Danish politician * Lasse Petersdotter (born 1990), German politician * Lasse Pirjetä (born 1974), Finnish ice hockey forward * Lasse Pöysti (1927–2019), Finnish actor, director, theatre manager and writer * Lasse Qvist (born 1987), Danish football player * Lasse Rempe (born 1978), German mathematician * Lasse Rimmer (born 1972), Danish comedian * Lasse Rosenboom (born 2002), German footballer * Lasse Sætre (born 1974), Norwegian retired speed skater * Lasse Sandberg (1924–2008), Swedish children's book author with his wife Inger, cartoonist and comic creator * Lasse Schulz (born 2003), Finnish-German footballer * Lasse Sobiech (born 1991), German footballer * Lasse Sørensen (disambiguation) * Lasse Thoresen (born 1949), Norwegian composer and writer * Lasse Virén (born 1949), Finnish Olympic champion long-distance runner * Lasse from Huittinen (died 1488), Finnish thief
==Nickname== :''Given name Lars unless otherwise indicated.'' * Lasse Åberg (born 1940), Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist * Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer and songwriter * Lasse Björn (1931–2024), Swedish ice hockey player * Lasse Granqvist (born 1967), Swedish sports commentator * Lasse Hallström (born 1946), Swedish film director * Lars-Eric Lasse Holm (born 1943), Swedish composer, lyricist and singer * Lasse Johansson (1638–1674), pseudonym Lucidor, Swedish baroque poet * Lasse Kronér (born 1962), Swedish television presenter and musician * Lasse Lindtner (born 1955), Norwegian actor * Lasse Lönndahl (1928–2022), Swedish singer and actor * Lasse Mårtenson (1934–2016), Finnish singer and composer * Lasse Norres (born 1952), Finnish record producer and politician * Lars-Ove Lasse Wellander (1952–2023), Swedish guitarist, best known for his association with ABBA * Lars-Åke Lasse Wiklöf (1944–2008), politician in the Åland Islands of Finland
==See also== * Lasse-Maja, nickname of Swedish thief and memoirist Lars Larsson Molin (1785–1845) * Lassie
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