My mothers, Kerttu Kuikka, maiden name is Päkkilä. She was born 1926 in northern Finland, Oulu, her roots are in Ii or Yli-Ii - north of Oulu. Päkkilä is quite common surname in the Ii district and there are still lots of my relatives. At least one of my mothers uncles, Jaakko (Jack) Päkkilä went to USA maybe 1930 an has children there.