Finnish Surnames

Finnish names are used in the country of Finland in northern Europe.
usage
Aalto Finnish
From Finnish aalto meaning "wave". A famous bearer was Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976).
Aaltonen Finnish
From Finnish aalto meaning "wave".
Hämäläinen Finnish
Derived from the region in southern Finland known as Häme, also called Tavastia.
Harmaajärvi Finnish
Means "grey lake" in Finnish.
Heikki Finnish
From the given name Heikki.
Heikkilä Finnish
From the given name Heikki with the suffix -lä indicating a place.
Heikkinen Finnish
From the given name Heikki.
Heinonen Finnish
From the given name Heino.
Järvi Finnish
Means "lake" in Finnish.
Järvinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish järvi meaning "lake". It is one of the most common surnames in Finland.
Jokela Finnish
Derived from Finnish joki "river".
Jokinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish joki "river".
Karjalainen Finnish
Derived from Finnish Karjala meaning "Karelia". Karelia is an area on the border between Finland and Russia.
Karppinen Finnish
From Finnish karppi meaning "carp", of Germanic origin.
Kinnunen Finnish
Possibly derived from the Finnish dialectal word kinni meaning "animal skin, fur", borrowed from Swedish skinn.
Korhonen Finnish
Possibly from archaic Finnish korho meaning "deaf, hard of hearing". This is the most common surname in Finland.
Koskinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish koski meaning "rapids". This is the second most common surname in Finland.
Kulmala Finnish
From Finnish kulma meaning "corner" with the suffix -la indicating a place.
Laakkonen Finnish
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Niklas.
Laaksonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish laakso meaning "valley".
Lahti Finnish
Means "bay, cove" in Finnish.
Lahtinen Finnish
From Finnish lahti meaning "bay, cove".
Laine Finnish, Estonian
Means "wave" in Finnish and Estonian.
Laitinen Finnish
Finnish surname of unknown origin.
Laukkanen Finnish
From a nickname for a person who took big steps, from Finnish laukka meaning "canter, gallop".
Lehtinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish lehti meaning "leaf".
Lehtonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish lehto meaning "grove, small forest".
Linna Finnish
Means "castle" in Finnish. A famous namesake is Väinö Linna (1920-1992), Finnish author of The Unknown Soldier.
Mäkelä Finnish
Means "the place of the hill" in Finnish.
Mäkinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish mäki meaning "hill".
Martikainen Finnish
From a diminutive of the given name Martti.
Mustonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish musta meaning "black".
Niemi Finnish
Means "peninsula, cape" in Finnish.
Nieminen Finnish
Derived from Finnish niemi meaning "peninsula, cape".
Nikula Finnish
From the given name Niku, a Finnish form of Nicholas.
Nurmi Finnish
Means "meadow, field" in Finnish. It was the surname of the athlete Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973).
Pajari Finnish
Means "boyar", the Finnish form of the Russian noble title боярин (boyarin).
Partanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish parta meaning "beard".
Pekkanen Finnish
Derived from the given name Pekka.
Peltonen Finnish
From Finnish pelto meaning "field".
Pentti Finnish
Derived from the given name Pentti.
Peura Finnish
Means "deer" in Finnish.
Ranta Finnish
Originally indicated a person who lived near the shore, from Finnish ranta meaning "shore, beach".
Rantanen Finnish
From Finnish ranta meaning "shore, beach".
Rautio Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.
Rinne 2 Finnish
Means "hillside" in Finnish.
Ruoho Finnish
Means "grass" in Finnish.
Ruotsalainen Finnish
Means "Swede" in Finnish.
Saari Finnish
From Finnish saari meaning "island".
Saarinen Finnish
From Finnish saari meaning "island".
Salminen Finnish
From Finnish salmi meaning "strait".
Salo Finnish
Means "forest" in Finnish.
Salonen Finnish
From Finnish salo meaning "forest".
Seppä Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.
Tähtinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish tähti meaning "star".
Takala Finnish
Means "(dweller in the) back", probably denoting someone who lived in a remote area, from Finnish taka.
Toivonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish toivo meaning "hope".
Tuominen Finnish
Derived from Finnish tuomi meaning "bird cherry".
Turunen Finnish
From Finnish turku meaning "marketplace" or the Finnish city of Turku (derived from the same word).
Vanhanen Finnish
From Finnish vanha meaning "old".
Venäläinen Finnish
Means "Russian" in Finnish. This name was originally used by the ethnic Finns who lived on the Russian side of the border.
Virtanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish virta meaning "stream". This is the second most common surname in Finland.