Claim: Pentti Pouttu, was a Finish/Swedish land owner and peasant rebellion leader, who took charge of recruiting Swedish speaking peasants.
Evidence: Pentti Pouttu, also known as Bengt Pouttu, died 1597 in Turku, Sweden (now Finland) was a Finnish/Swedish peasant rebellion leader, land owner and merchant with Swedish origin from Gammelgården (Old farm) in Karleby, Ostrobothnia. After Jaaku Ilkka was chosen as the leader they agreed that Pouttu should take charge of the Swedish speaking peasants along the coast recruiting them along the way and marsh towards Turku castle where the two peasant armies should meet.