Jaakko Ilkka memorial

Jaakko Pentinpoika Ilkka (1545, Ilmajoki – January 27, 1597) was a Finnish yeoman and trader. He is remembered for leading the Cudgel War of 1596; at its end, and the peasants' defeat on January 1–2, 1597, he escaped, but was soon recaptured and executed for his part in the fighting.