Jaakko Suolahti (18 January 1918 – 28 January 1987) was a Finnish classical scholar and historian[1] Suolahti was one of the leading classicists during his time and reached international recognition within the areas of political- and social culture in the Roman Republic.

Suolahti was born in Brändö on Åland (Autonomous region within Finland) in 1918 into an esteemed finish academic family.

His father was Gunnar Suolahti, a Finnish historian of great national esteem.

His father became a professor in Nordic History at the University of Helsingfors the same year as Jakko was born and would keep the tenure until his death in 1933.

His father was the frontrunner for the Leipzig school of historical theory based on Karl Lamprecht in Finland.