Jyrki Sakari Kukko, (born 8 July 1953, Kajaani, Finland) is a Finnish musician.

[1] Kukko started his career in the early 1960s as a singer participating in several singing contests and performing in radio stations, TV programs and other venues.

Apart from that, he performed with other artists like Aladji Faye, Tilahun Gessesse, Youssou Ndour, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Bob Mose, Lester Bowie, David Schnitter, Polo Orti, Aster Aweke, Rainer Bruninghaus, Jakob Magnusson, Jon Eberson, Stefan Nilsson, Anders Kjellberg, Zakir Hussain, Ivo Papasoff, Ran Diallo, Ismaila Sané, Finn Siegler, Baluji Shrivastav, Charlie Mariano, Thad Jones, Gunter Christmann, Paquito d'Rivera, Ted Curson, Walter Bishop Jr., Herbie Hanckock's Head Hunters, Marian Petrescu, Zoltan Lantos, Mihail Petrescu, Kornel Horvath, Borbely Mihaly, Wladislaw Jagiello, Wojeck Tschaikowsky, Hamid Drake, Bill Öhrström, Coste Apetrea, Bruno Råberg, Richie Cole, Raivo Tafenau, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Ergun Senlenderici, Jimi Mbaye, Yamar Thiam, Orchestra Baobab, No.

1 de Dakar, Super Diamono de Dakar, Ethio Stars, Assane Thiam, Eric M'backe-N'doye, Alla Seck, Ali Birra, Mike Rose, Antonio Coronel, Pepe Roca, Alameda, Juan Carlos Romero, Niño Miguel, Husnu Senlenderici and numerous Finnish musicians.

Kukko composed music for his own bands, EBB, Koiton Laulu and several films and theaters.