Hannu Aapa Takkula (born 20 November 1963) is a Finnish politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland.

At the age of 15, his family was excommunicated because he played sports, and was allowed to watch television at school by his father who was the headmaster.

[2] Before attending university, Takkula studied music at the Tampere Conservatory and majored in singing.

[4] His work focuses mainly on the areas of International Trade, Agriculture, Education, Culture and Sports.

[1] Since 2008, Takkula has hosted the annual weeklong event Supporting Multilingualism through Language Assessment at the European Parliament together with Vice-President Miguel Angel Martínez.