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Nobody knows for sure as it goes back a thousand years. The ruling theory is that the name was transferred from a term used by local tribes for the 'Swedish' 'vikings' (meaning something like the 'boat people'). According to legend a internal strife among 'Russians' were settles by accepting an outsider as king. This outsider is supposed to have been a 'Swedish' 'viking' leader. (Note: at that time there was nothing called Russia, Sweden and probably not Vikings either - these are all later terminology. The original term is just Rus).
In Novgorod in Russia they have an interesting viking age museum filled with object testifying to the Scandinavian influence on early Russian culture.
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