Lasse Äikäs

{{short description|Finnish politician}}

Lasse Taisto Äikäs (26 January 1932, Kuolemajärvi – 12 June 1988) was a Finnish lawyer, civil servant and politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 26 May 1979 to 18 February 1982.{{cite web |url=http://valtioneuvosto.fi/tietoa/historiaa/hallitukset-ja-ministerit/raportti/-/r/v9l/11 |title=Council of State - Ministers of Defence |publisher=Valtioneuvosto.fi |accessdate=2 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329172636/https://valtioneuvosto.fi/tietoa/historiaa/hallitukset-ja-ministerit/raportti/-/r/v9l/11 }} He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1975 to 1983, representing the Centre Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=911800|title=Eduskunta - kansanedustajat|publisher=Eduskunta.fi|accessdate=10 October 2014}}