Juhani is the oldest brother in the 1870 Finnish novel Seven Brothers by Aleksis Kivi. As the oldest, Juhani acts as a leader to his six brothers but also listens to them. He is impulsive and learns new things slowly, but marries Venla and is the only brother to visit outside their home village. Juhani represents the archetypal strong and stubborn Finnish man who always finds a way to get what he wants.