Finnish Last Names

Five real Finnish last names per press from Finland's population register, each with its rank and number of people.

Finnish Last Names

HaapalaRank 215 among Finnish citizens: 3,442 people. Ends in -la. From haapa (“aspen”) + -la.
HelinRank 229 among Finnish citizens: 3,280 people. A Swedish-language name.
PääkkönenRank 291 among Finnish citizens: 2,665 people. Ends in -nen.
MäkinenRank 3 among Finnish citizens: 18,833 people. Ends in -nen. From mäki (“hill”) + -nen.
KoskiRank 90 among Finnish citizens: 6,352 people. A plain Finnish word. From koski (“rapids”).

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How it works

These Finnish last names are the 400 most common among Finnish citizens, from the open name data of Finland's Digital and Population Data Services Agency, each with its rank and count. Korhonen leads, with 21,144 people.

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What the ending tells

The dropdown, Ending, sorts the list. 212 names end in -nen, at first a diminutive, small or junior, and later the general way to make a surname: Virtanen is virta, a river, plus -nen. 60 end in -la or -lä, place of, the mark of a farm name. 33 are a plain Finnish word, as Laine is a wave and Koski is rapids, and 31 are marked as Swedish-language names.

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Under More filters, Place in the count keeps the top 10, ranks 11 to 100 or ranks 101 to 400. The file counts living Finnish citizens under each spelling.

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A meaning is printed only where the dictionary entry names the root word: 137 of the 400 cards carry one.

Questions and answers

What are the most common Finnish last names?

Korhonen, Virtanen, Mäkinen, Nieminen and Mäkelä lead the agency's file of 4 August 2026. Korhonen is carried by 21,144 people and Virtanen by 20,295.

Why do so many Finnish last names end in -nen?

The ending began as a diminutive and came to mark a family or a farm. In the late 19th and early 20th century many families took a new Finnish name, often a word from nature plus -nen, such as Nieminen from niemi, a peninsula.

What does -la or -lä mean in a Finnish last name?

Place of. In western Finland people were known by the farm they lived on, and farm names typically ended in -la or -lä: Jussila is the place of Jussi, and Mattila comes from Matti in the same way.

Why are Swedish names on a list of Finnish last names?

The file counts every living Finnish citizen, whatever the language of the name. Swedish surnames such as Nyman and Lindholm are common in Finland, and a Swedish name does not tell which language a family speaks.

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The 10 most common 10

Hämäläinen Rank 6 among Finnish citizens: 17,214 people. Ends in -nen. From hämäläinen (“a Tavastian”).
Heikkinen Rank 8 among Finnish citizens: 16,637 people. Ends in -nen. From Heikki (“Henry”) + -nen.
Järvinen Rank 10 among Finnish citizens: 15,067 people. Ends in -nen. From järvi (“lake”) + -nen.
Korhonen Rank 1 among Finnish citizens: 21,144 people. Ends in -nen. From korho + -nen.
Koskinen Rank 9 among Finnish citizens: 16,193 people. Ends in -nen. From koski (“rapids”) + -nen.
Laine Rank 7 among Finnish citizens: 17,111 people. A plain Finnish word. From laine (“wave”).
Mäkelä Rank 5 among Finnish citizens: 18,117 people. Ends in -lä.
Mäkinen Rank 3 among Finnish citizens: 18,833 people. Ends in -nen. From mäki (“hill”) + -nen.
Nieminen Rank 4 among Finnish citizens: 18,669 people. Ends in -nen. From niemi (“peninsula, cape of a lake”) + -nen.
Virtanen Rank 2 among Finnish citizens: 20,295 people. Ends in -nen. From virta (“river, stream”) + -nen.

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Ranks 11 to 100 90

Aalto Rank 51 among Finnish citizens: 8,326 people. A plain Finnish word. From aalto (“wave”).
Aaltonen Rank 41 among Finnish citizens: 9,264 people. Ends in -nen. From aalto (“wave”) + -nen.
Aho Rank 71 among Finnish citizens: 7,072 people. A plain Finnish word. From aho (“glade”).
Ahola Rank 65 among Finnish citizens: 7,378 people. Ends in -la. From aho (“abandoned swidden, forest meadow”) + -la.
Ahonen Rank 30 among Finnish citizens: 10,476 people. Ends in -nen. From aho (“abandoned swidden, glade”) + -nen.
Anttila Rank 42 among Finnish citizens: 9,180 people. Ends in -la. From Antti + -la.
Hakala Rank 43 among Finnish citizens: 9,150 people. Ends in -la.
Halonen Rank 75 among Finnish citizens: 6,857 people. Ends in -nen.
Hänninen Rank 60 among Finnish citizens: 7,654 people. Ends in -nen. From obsolete diminutives of Henrik (“Henry”) and/or Johannes (“John”) + -nen, probably with Middle Low German influence.
Harju Rank 93 among Finnish citizens: 6,206 people.
Heikkilä Rank 15 among Finnish citizens: 13,630 people. Ends in -lä.
Heinonen Rank 17 among Finnish citizens: 13,569 people. Ends in -nen. From Heino + -nen.
Heiskanen Rank 87 among Finnish citizens: 6,549 people. Ends in -nen.
Hiltunen Rank 36 among Finnish citizens: 9,490 people. Ends in -nen.
Hirvonen Rank 46 among Finnish citizens: 8,538 people. Ends in -nen. From a pre-Christian given name derived from hirvi (“elk”).
Honkanen Rank 89 among Finnish citizens: 6,364 people. Ends in -nen. From honka (“pine”) + -nen.
Huttunen Rank 73 among Finnish citizens: 6,969 people. Ends in -nen.
Ikonen Rank 72 among Finnish citizens: 6,988 people. Ends in -nen.
Immonen Rank 91 among Finnish citizens: 6,245 people. Ends in -nen.
Johansson Rank 85 among Finnish citizens: 6,609 people. A Swedish-language name.
Jokinen Rank 27 among Finnish citizens: 11,321 people. Ends in -nen. From joki (“river”) + -nen.
Kallio Rank 33 among Finnish citizens: 9,700 people. A plain Finnish word. From kallio (“rock”).
Karjalainen Rank 24 among Finnish citizens: 11,779 people. Ends in -nen. From karjalainen (“Karelian”).
Kärkkäinen Rank 77 among Finnish citizens: 6,766 people. Ends in -nen.
Karppinen Rank 98 among Finnish citizens: 5,972 people. Ends in -nen.
Kauppinen Rank 68 among Finnish citizens: 7,318 people. Ends in -nen. From Kauppi + -nen.
Kemppainen Rank 66 among Finnish citizens: 7,356 people. Ends in -nen.
Kettunen Rank 61 among Finnish citizens: 7,608 people. Ends in -nen. From kettu (“fox”) + -nen.
Kinnunen Rank 18 among Finnish citizens: 13,526 people. Ends in -nen.
Koivisto Rank 40 among Finnish citizens: 9,289 people.
Kokkonen Rank 96 among Finnish citizens: 6,127 people. Ends in -nen.
Koponen Rank 83 among Finnish citizens: 6,629 people. Ends in -nen.
Koskela Rank 62 among Finnish citizens: 7,522 people. Ends in -la. From koski (“rapids”) + -la.
Koski Rank 90 among Finnish citizens: 6,352 people. A plain Finnish word. From koski (“rapids”).
Laakso Rank 48 among Finnish citizens: 8,410 people. A plain Finnish word. From laakso (“valley”).
Laaksonen Rank 44 among Finnish citizens: 8,623 people. Ends in -nen. From laakso (“valley”) + -nen.
Lahti Rank 70 among Finnish citizens: 7,251 people. A plain Finnish word. From lahti (“bay”).
Lahtinen Rank 29 among Finnish citizens: 10,508 people. Ends in -nen.
Laitinen Rank 22 among Finnish citizens: 12,012 people. Ends in -nen.
Lappalainen Rank 63 among Finnish citizens: 7,520 people. Ends in -nen. From lappalainen (“a Laplander, Sami”).
Laukkanen Rank 99 among Finnish citizens: 5,864 people. Ends in -nen.
Lehtinen Rank 12 among Finnish citizens: 14,134 people. Ends in -nen. From lehti (“leaf”) + -nen.
Lehto Rank 45 among Finnish citizens: 8,565 people. A plain Finnish word. From lehto (“grove”).
Lehtonen Rank 11 among Finnish citizens: 14,905 people. Ends in -nen. From lehto (“grove”) + -nen.
Leinonen Rank 34 among Finnish citizens: 9,584 people. Ends in -nen. From Leino + -nen.
Leppänen Rank 32 among Finnish citizens: 10,142 people. Ends in -nen. From leppä (“alder”) + -nen.
Lindholm Rank 79 among Finnish citizens: 6,653 people. A Swedish-language name.
Määttä Rank 92 among Finnish citizens: 6,214 people.
Mäki Rank 100 among Finnish citizens: 5,856 people. A plain Finnish word. From mäki (“hill”).
Manninen Rank 39 among Finnish citizens: 9,330 people. Ends in -nen.
Mattila Rank 26 among Finnish citizens: 11,386 people. Ends in -la. From Matti + -la.
Miettinen Rank 38 among Finnish citizens: 9,344 people. Ends in -nen.
Mikkola Rank 88 among Finnish citizens: 6,534 people. Ends in -la. From Mikko + -la.
Mikkonen Rank 82 among Finnish citizens: 6,632 people. Ends in -nen. From Mikko + -nen.
Moilanen Rank 54 among Finnish citizens: 7,954 people. Ends in -nen.
Mustonen Rank 52 among Finnish citizens: 8,270 people. Ends in -nen. From a nickname or ancient given name derived from musta (“black”).
Niemelä Rank 53 among Finnish citizens: 8,084 people. Ends in -lä.
Niemi Rank 16 among Finnish citizens: 13,595 people. A plain Finnish word. From niemi (“cape”).
Niskanen Rank 80 among Finnish citizens: 6,636 people. Ends in -nen.
Nurmi Rank 55 among Finnish citizens: 7,927 people. A plain Finnish word. From nurmi (“lawn”).
Nurminen Rank 95 among Finnish citizens: 6,164 people. Ends in -nen. From nurmi (“lawn”) + -nen.
Nyman Rank 78 among Finnish citizens: 6,720 people. A Swedish-language name.
Ojala Rank 31 among Finnish citizens: 10,350 people. Ends in -la. From oja (“ditch”) + -la.
Oksanen Rank 86 among Finnish citizens: 6,584 people. Ends in -nen.
Partanen Rank 64 among Finnish citizens: 7,394 people. Ends in -nen. From parta (“beard”) + -nen.
Peltola Rank 81 among Finnish citizens: 6,636 people. Ends in -la. From pelto (“field”) + -la.
Peltonen Rank 56 among Finnish citizens: 7,892 people. Ends in -nen. From pelto (“field”) + -nen.
Pesonen Rank 76 among Finnish citizens: 6,832 people. Ends in -nen.
Pitkänen Rank 37 among Finnish citizens: 9,373 people. Ends in -nen. From pitkä (“tall”) + -nen.
Pulkkinen Rank 59 among Finnish citizens: 7,728 people. Ends in -nen.
Rantala Rank 49 among Finnish citizens: 8,371 people. Ends in -la. From ranta (“shore”) + -la.
Rantanen Rank 23 among Finnish citizens: 11,789 people. Ends in -nen. From ranta (“shore”) + -nen.
Räsänen Rank 47 among Finnish citizens: 8,448 people. Ends in -nen.
Rissanen Rank 97 among Finnish citizens: 6,007 people. Ends in -nen.
Saari Rank 58 among Finnish citizens: 7,740 people. A plain Finnish word. From saari (“island”).
Saarinen Rank 13 among Finnish citizens: 13,846 people. Ends in -nen. From saari (“island”) + -nen.
Salmi Rank 69 among Finnish citizens: 7,254 people. A plain Finnish word. From salmi (“strait, sound”).
Salminen Rank 14 among Finnish citizens: 13,645 people. Ends in -nen. From salmi (“sound, strait”) + -nen.
Salo Rank 21 among Finnish citizens: 12,494 people. From salo, in place names in its obsolete meaning “a wooded island”.
Salonen Rank 19 among Finnish citizens: 13,037 people. Ends in -nen.
Savolainen Rank 28 among Finnish citizens: 10,546 people. Ends in -nen. From savolainen (“a Savonian”).
Seppälä Rank 57 among Finnish citizens: 7,767 people. Ends in -lä.
Seppänen Rank 67 among Finnish citizens: 7,346 people. Ends in -nen. From seppä (“smith”) + -nen.
Suominen Rank 74 among Finnish citizens: 6,897 people. Ends in -nen. From Suomi (“Finland”) + -nen.
Toivonen Rank 50 among Finnish citizens: 8,356 people. Ends in -nen. From toivo (“hope”) + -nen.
Tuominen Rank 25 among Finnish citizens: 11,763 people. Ends in -nen. From tuomi (“bird cherry”) + -nen.
Turunen Rank 20 among Finnish citizens: 12,574 people. Ends in -nen.
Vainio Rank 84 among Finnish citizens: 6,612 people. A plain Finnish word. From vainio (“field”).
Väisänen Rank 35 among Finnish citizens: 9,546 people. Ends in -nen.
Vuorinen Rank 94 among Finnish citizens: 6,196 people. Ends in -nen.

Ranks 101 to 400 300

Ahokas Rank 345 among Finnish citizens: 2,292 people. From aho (“abandoned swidden”) + -kas.
Airaksinen Rank 386 among Finnish citizens: 2,075 people. Ends in -nen.
Alanen Rank 369 among Finnish citizens: 2,191 people. Ends in -nen.
Alanko Rank 350 among Finnish citizens: 2,273 people.
Alatalo Rank 271 among Finnish citizens: 2,823 people. From ala- (“lower”) + talo (“house”).
Andersson Rank 134 among Finnish citizens: 4,799 people. A Swedish-language name.
Anttonen Rank 342 among Finnish citizens: 2,323 people. Ends in -nen. From Antto + -nen.
Aro Rank 391 among Finnish citizens: 2,064 people.
Asikainen Rank 178 among Finnish citizens: 3,890 people. Ends in -nen.
Autio Rank 156 among Finnish citizens: 4,379 people.
Auvinen Rank 224 among Finnish citizens: 3,324 people. Ends in -nen.
Backman Rank 306 among Finnish citizens: 2,577 people. A Swedish-language name.
Berg Rank 283 among Finnish citizens: 2,749 people.
Blomqvist Rank 252 among Finnish citizens: 3,022 people. A Swedish-language name.
Eklund Rank 212 among Finnish citizens: 3,499 people. A Swedish-language name.
Elo Rank 360 among Finnish citizens: 2,224 people. A plain Finnish word. From elo (“life; harvest, grain”).
Eloranta Rank 371 among Finnish citizens: 2,178 people.
Eriksson Rank 138 among Finnish citizens: 4,750 people. A Swedish-language name.
Erkkilä Rank 274 among Finnish citizens: 2,780 people. Ends in -lä.
Eronen Rank 216 among Finnish citizens: 3,439 people. Ends in -nen.
Eskelinen Rank 171 among Finnish citizens: 4,048 people. Ends in -nen.
Eskola Rank 211 among Finnish citizens: 3,503 people. Ends in -la. From Esko + -la.
Forsman Rank 372 among Finnish citizens: 2,165 people. A Swedish-language name.
Grönroos Rank 397 among Finnish citizens: 2,028 people. A Swedish-language name.
Gustafsson Rank 247 among Finnish citizens: 3,073 people. A Swedish-language name.
Haapala Rank 215 among Finnish citizens: 3,442 people. Ends in -la. From haapa (“aspen”) + -la.
Haapanen Rank 312 among Finnish citizens: 2,552 people. Ends in -nen. From haapa (“aspen”) + -nen.
Haapaniemi Rank 385 among Finnish citizens: 2,078 people.
Haataja Rank 322 among Finnish citizens: 2,456 people.
Haavisto Rank 217 among Finnish citizens: 3,435 people.
Hakkarainen Rank 120 among Finnish citizens: 5,293 people. Ends in -nen.
Häkkinen Rank 133 among Finnish citizens: 4,801 people. Ends in -nen.
Halme Rank 249 among Finnish citizens: 3,058 people.
Hannula Rank 255 among Finnish citizens: 3,002 people. Ends in -la. From Hannu + -la.
Härkönen Rank 140 among Finnish citizens: 4,728 people. Ends in -nen.
Hartikainen Rank 110 among Finnish citizens: 5,599 people. Ends in -nen.
Hautala Rank 185 among Finnish citizens: 3,732 people. Ends in -la. From hauta (“pit, trench, kiln”) + -la.
Hautamäki Rank 231 among Finnish citizens: 3,224 people. From hauta (“pit, trench, kiln”) + mäki (“hill”).
Haverinen Rank 316 among Finnish citizens: 2,500 people. Ends in -nen.
Heino Rank 101 among Finnish citizens: 5,777 people.
Helenius Rank 190 among Finnish citizens: 3,641 people. A Swedish-language name.
Helin Rank 229 among Finnish citizens: 3,280 people. A Swedish-language name.
Helminen Rank 267 among Finnish citizens: 2,855 people. Ends in -nen.
Henriksson Rank 282 among Finnish citizens: 2,750 people. A Swedish-language name.
Hietala Rank 131 among Finnish citizens: 4,869 people. Ends in -la. From hieta (“fine sand”) + -la.
Hietanen Rank 206 among Finnish citizens: 3,519 people. Ends in -nen.
Hokkanen Rank 165 among Finnish citizens: 4,149 people. Ends in -nen.
Holappa Rank 392 among Finnish citizens: 2,062 people.
Holm Rank 266 among Finnish citizens: 2,861 people. A Swedish-language name.
Holmberg Rank 331 among Finnish citizens: 2,398 people. A Swedish-language name.
Holmström Rank 339 among Finnish citizens: 2,352 people. A Swedish-language name.
Holopainen Rank 132 among Finnish citizens: 4,850 people. Ends in -nen.
Huhtala Rank 163 among Finnish citizens: 4,195 people. Ends in -la. From huhta (“cleared woodland”) + -la.
Huotari Rank 191 among Finnish citizens: 3,625 people.
Huovinen Rank 222 among Finnish citizens: 3,349 people. Ends in -nen.
Huuskonen Rank 359 among Finnish citizens: 2,235 people. Ends in -nen.
Hytönen Rank 258 among Finnish citizens: 2,975 people. Ends in -nen.
Hyttinen Rank 200 among Finnish citizens: 3,556 people. Ends in -nen.
Hyvärinen Rank 117 among Finnish citizens: 5,309 people. Ends in -nen.
Hyvönen Rank 143 among Finnish citizens: 4,626 people. Ends in -nen.
Ihalainen Rank 394 among Finnish citizens: 2,044 people. Ends in -nen.
Jaakkola Rank 147 among Finnish citizens: 4,588 people. Ends in -la. From Jaakko + -la.
Jääskeläinen Rank 109 among Finnish citizens: 5,621 people. Ends in -nen.
Jaatinen Rank 315 among Finnish citizens: 2,502 people. Ends in -nen.
Jalonen Rank 265 among Finnish citizens: 2,863 people. Ends in -nen.
Jansson Rank 269 among Finnish citizens: 2,830 people. A Swedish-language name.
Jäntti Rank 326 among Finnish citizens: 2,432 people.
Järvelä Rank 338 among Finnish citizens: 2,355 people. Ends in -lä.
Järvenpää Rank 199 among Finnish citizens: 3,557 people. From järven (“lake's”) + pää (“end”).
Järvi Rank 382 among Finnish citizens: 2,125 people.
Jauhiainen Rank 318 among Finnish citizens: 2,469 people. Ends in -nen.
Joensuu Rank 400 among Finnish citizens: 2,026 people. A plain Finnish word. From joensuu (“river mouth”).
Jokela Rank 146 among Finnish citizens: 4,601 people. Ends in -la. From joki (“river”) + -la.
Juntunen Rank 102 among Finnish citizens: 5,770 people. Ends in -nen.
Jussila Rank 160 among Finnish citizens: 4,230 people. Ends in -la. From Jussi + -la.
Juvonen Rank 223 among Finnish citizens: 3,327 people. Ends in -nen.
Kähkönen Rank 248 among Finnish citizens: 3,071 people. Ends in -nen.
Kaikkonen Rank 319 among Finnish citizens: 2,467 people. Ends in -nen.
Kainulainen Rank 221 among Finnish citizens: 3,352 people. Ends in -nen.
Kalliokoski Rank 373 among Finnish citizens: 2,163 people.
Kämäräinen Rank 343 among Finnish citizens: 2,318 people. Ends in -nen.
Kanerva Rank 276 among Finnish citizens: 2,775 people. A plain Finnish word. From kanerva (“heather”).
Kangas Rank 106 among Finnish citizens: 5,726 people. A plain Finnish word. From kangas (“type of boreal forest”).
Kankaanpää Rank 298 among Finnish citizens: 2,632 people. From kankaan (“of boreal/heath forest”) + pää (“end”).
Kantola Rank 257 among Finnish citizens: 2,987 people. Ends in -la.
Karhu Rank 139 among Finnish citizens: 4,731 people. A plain Finnish word. From karhu (“bear”).
Karhunen Rank 355 among Finnish citizens: 2,248 people. Ends in -nen.
Kari Rank 383 among Finnish citizens: 2,101 people.
Kärki Rank 303 among Finnish citizens: 2,611 people.
Karlsson Rank 113 among Finnish citizens: 5,442 people. A Swedish-language name.
Karttunen Rank 205 among Finnish citizens: 3,520 people. Ends in -nen.
Karvinen Rank 285 among Finnish citizens: 2,719 people. Ends in -nen.
Karvonen Rank 142 among Finnish citizens: 4,640 people. Ends in -nen.
Kauppi Rank 396 among Finnish citizens: 2,033 people.
Kauppila Rank 311 among Finnish citizens: 2,553 people. Ends in -la. From Kauppi + -la.
Keinänen Rank 327 among Finnish citizens: 2,428 people. Ends in -nen.
Keränen Rank 104 among Finnish citizens: 5,740 people. Ends in -nen.
Keskinen Rank 235 among Finnish citizens: 3,202 people. Ends in -nen.
Keskitalo Rank 375 among Finnish citizens: 2,151 people. From keski- (“middle”) + talo (“house”).
Ketola Rank 214 among Finnish citizens: 3,459 people. Ends in -la. From keto (“pasture”) + -la.
Kilpeläinen Rank 293 among Finnish citizens: 2,655 people. Ends in -nen.
Kiuru Rank 370 among Finnish citizens: 2,179 people.
Kivelä Rank 157 among Finnish citizens: 4,317 people. Ends in -lä.
Kivimäki Rank 233 among Finnish citizens: 3,211 people. From kivi (“stone”) + mäki (“hill”).
Kivinen Rank 305 among Finnish citizens: 2,579 people. Ends in -nen. From kivi (“stone”) + -nen.
Kiviniemi Rank 279 among Finnish citizens: 2,762 people.
Kivistö Rank 270 among Finnish citizens: 2,825 people.
Koistinen Rank 182 among Finnish citizens: 3,827 people. Ends in -nen.
Koivula Rank 173 among Finnish citizens: 4,024 people. Ends in -la. From koivu (“birch”) + -la.
Koivunen Rank 192 among Finnish citizens: 3,621 people. Ends in -nen. From koivu (“birch”) + -nen.
Kokko Rank 118 among Finnish citizens: 5,301 people. A plain Finnish word. From the now archaic/poetic kokko (“eagle”).
Kolehmainen Rank 164 among Finnish citizens: 4,166 people. Ends in -nen.
Komulainen Rank 234 among Finnish citizens: 3,207 people. Ends in -nen.
Konttinen Rank 362 among Finnish citizens: 2,218 people. Ends in -nen.
Korpela Rank 136 among Finnish citizens: 4,782 people. Ends in -la. From korpi (“deep forest”) + -la.
Korpi Rank 307 among Finnish citizens: 2,575 people. A plain Finnish word. From korpi (“deep forest; coniferous, swampy forest”).
Kortelainen Rank 253 among Finnish citizens: 3,018 people. Ends in -nen.
Kosonen Rank 153 among Finnish citizens: 4,423 people. Ends in -nen.
Kovanen Rank 341 among Finnish citizens: 2,336 people. Ends in -nen.
Kuisma Rank 302 among Finnish citizens: 2,614 people.
Kujala Rank 150 among Finnish citizens: 4,460 people. Ends in -la. From kuja (“alley”) + -la.
Kukkonen Rank 141 among Finnish citizens: 4,722 people. Ends in -nen.
Kulmala Rank 183 among Finnish citizens: 3,770 people. Ends in -la.
Kumpulainen Rank 207 among Finnish citizens: 3,519 people. Ends in -nen. From kumpu (“hummock”) + -lainen.
Kuosmanen Rank 256 among Finnish citizens: 3,001 people. Ends in -nen.
Kurki Rank 278 among Finnish citizens: 2,770 people.
Kuronen Rank 349 among Finnish citizens: 2,276 people. Ends in -nen.
Kuusela Rank 179 among Finnish citizens: 3,876 people. Ends in -la.
Kuusisto Rank 129 among Finnish citizens: 4,931 people. A plain Finnish word. From kuusisto (“spruce forest”).
Kyllönen Rank 180 among Finnish citizens: 3,850 people. Ends in -nen.
Laakkonen Rank 177 among Finnish citizens: 3,932 people. Ends in -nen.
Lähteenmäki Rank 240 among Finnish citizens: 3,149 people. From lähteen (“of spring, source”) + mäki (“hill”).
Laiho Rank 297 among Finnish citizens: 2,634 people.
Lammi Rank 377 among Finnish citizens: 2,145 people. From lammi, a dialectal variant of lampi (“pond”).
Lampinen Rank 167 among Finnish citizens: 4,110 people. Ends in -nen.
Lassila Rank 295 among Finnish citizens: 2,639 people. Ends in -la.
Latvala Rank 346 among Finnish citizens: 2,292 people. Ends in -la. From latva (“headwaters”) + -la.
Laurila Rank 121 among Finnish citizens: 5,269 people. Ends in -la. From Lauri + -la.
Lehikoinen Rank 308 among Finnish citizens: 2,575 people. Ends in -nen.
Lehtimäki Rank 218 among Finnish citizens: 3,417 people. From lehti (“leaf”) + mäki (“hill”).
Lehtola Rank 238 among Finnish citizens: 3,158 people. Ends in -la. From lehto (“grove”) + -la.
Leino Rank 112 among Finnish citizens: 5,486 people.
Lepistö Rank 174 among Finnish citizens: 3,950 people.
Leskinen Rank 128 among Finnish citizens: 4,933 people. Ends in -nen. From leski (“widow, widower”) + -nen.
Liimatainen Rank 187 among Finnish citizens: 3,674 people. Ends in -nen.
Lilja Rank 336 among Finnish citizens: 2,361 people.
Lindberg Rank 175 among Finnish citizens: 3,949 people. A Swedish-language name.
Lindfors Rank 260 among Finnish citizens: 2,957 people. A Swedish-language name.
Lindgren Rank 209 among Finnish citizens: 3,509 people. A Swedish-language name.
Lindqvist Rank 161 among Finnish citizens: 4,221 people. A Swedish-language name.
Lindroos Rank 158 among Finnish citizens: 4,301 people. A Swedish-language name.
Lindström Rank 115 among Finnish citizens: 5,389 people. A Swedish-language name.
Linna Rank 337 among Finnish citizens: 2,358 people. A plain Finnish word. From linna (“castle, fort”).
Lipponen Rank 321 among Finnish citizens: 2,460 people. Ends in -nen.
Liukkonen Rank 230 among Finnish citizens: 3,252 people. Ends in -nen.
Luoma Rank 181 among Finnish citizens: 3,840 people. A plain Finnish word. From dialectal luoma (“brook”).
Luukkonen Rank 202 among Finnish citizens: 3,551 people. Ends in -nen.
Mäenpää Rank 111 among Finnish citizens: 5,534 people. From mäen (“hill's”) + pää (“crest”).
Makkonen Rank 127 among Finnish citizens: 4,954 people. Ends in -nen.
Malinen Rank 155 among Finnish citizens: 4,404 people. Ends in -nen.
Männistö Rank 352 among Finnish citizens: 2,269 people. A plain Finnish word. From männistö (“pine forest”).
Mäntylä Rank 294 among Finnish citizens: 2,654 people. Ends in -lä.
Markkanen Rank 232 among Finnish citizens: 3,218 people. Ends in -nen.
Martikainen Rank 119 among Finnish citizens: 5,298 people. Ends in -nen.
Marttila Rank 197 among Finnish citizens: 3,579 people. Ends in -la. From Martti + -la.
Marttinen Rank 388 among Finnish citizens: 2,073 people. Ends in -nen. From Martti + -nen.
Matikainen Rank 263 among Finnish citizens: 2,902 people. Ends in -nen.
Matilainen Rank 262 among Finnish citizens: 2,915 people. Ends in -nen.
Mattsson Rank 296 among Finnish citizens: 2,636 people. A Swedish-language name.
Meriläinen Rank 259 among Finnish citizens: 2,974 people. Ends in -nen.
Moisio Rank 320 among Finnish citizens: 2,465 people. From moisio via place names (in the sense “a (small) field established in the wilderness and located separate from the other fields”).
Mononen Rank 334 among Finnish citizens: 2,380 people. Ends in -nen.
Muhonen Rank 365 among Finnish citizens: 2,199 people. Ends in -nen.
Myllymäki Rank 219 among Finnish citizens: 3,411 people.
Nevala Rank 389 among Finnish citizens: 2,073 people. Ends in -la.
Nevalainen Rank 123 among Finnish citizens: 5,164 people. Ends in -nen. From neva (“swamp”) + -lainen.
Niiranen Rank 313 among Finnish citizens: 2,543 people. Ends in -nen.
Nikula Rank 330 among Finnish citizens: 2,406 people. Ends in -la. From Niku (“Nicholas”) + -la.
Nissinen Rank 170 among Finnish citizens: 4,090 people. Ends in -nen.
Nousiainen Rank 172 among Finnish citizens: 4,027 people. Ends in -nen.
Nuutinen Rank 213 among Finnish citizens: 3,499 people. Ends in -nen.
Nyberg Rank 287 among Finnish citizens: 2,695 people. A Swedish-language name.
Nykänen Rank 130 among Finnish citizens: 4,872 people. Ends in -nen.
Nylund Rank 250 among Finnish citizens: 3,055 people. A Swedish-language name.
Oikarinen Rank 361 among Finnish citizens: 2,220 people. Ends in -nen.
Oinonen Rank 301 among Finnish citizens: 2,620 people. Ends in -nen.
Ojanen Rank 288 among Finnish citizens: 2,693 people. Ends in -nen.
Ollikainen Rank 245 among Finnish citizens: 3,106 people. Ends in -nen.
Ollila Rank 237 among Finnish citizens: 3,195 people. Ends in -la. From Olli + -la.
Pääkkönen Rank 291 among Finnish citizens: 2,665 people. Ends in -nen.
Paananen Rank 107 among Finnish citizens: 5,625 people. Ends in -nen.
Paavola Rank 227 among Finnish citizens: 3,302 people. Ends in -la. From Paavo + -la.
Pajunen Rank 286 among Finnish citizens: 2,698 people. Ends in -nen.
Pakarinen Rank 210 among Finnish citizens: 3,507 people. Ends in -nen.
Palomäki Rank 344 among Finnish citizens: 2,306 people.
Parkkinen Rank 314 among Finnish citizens: 2,530 people. Ends in -nen.
Parviainen Rank 108 among Finnish citizens: 5,625 people. Ends in -nen.
Pasanen Rank 145 among Finnish citizens: 4,613 people. Ends in -nen.
Pehkonen Rank 348 among Finnish citizens: 2,279 people. Ends in -nen.
Pekkala Rank 340 among Finnish citizens: 2,337 people. Ends in -la. From Pekka + -la.
Pekkarinen Rank 379 among Finnish citizens: 2,138 people. Ends in -nen.
Pelkonen Rank 184 among Finnish citizens: 3,769 people. Ends in -nen.
Peltoniemi Rank 289 among Finnish citizens: 2,678 people.
Pennanen Rank 196 among Finnish citizens: 3,584 people. Ends in -nen.
Penttilä Rank 220 among Finnish citizens: 3,357 people. Ends in -lä.
Penttinen Rank 193 among Finnish citizens: 3,602 people. Ends in -nen. From Pentti + -nen.
Perälä Rank 251 among Finnish citizens: 3,034 people. Ends in -lä.
Pietilä Rank 188 among Finnish citizens: 3,672 people. Ends in -lä.
Piirainen Rank 304 among Finnish citizens: 2,605 people. Ends in -nen.
Pirinen Rank 309 among Finnish citizens: 2,561 people. Ends in -nen.
Pohjola Rank 300 among Finnish citizens: 2,621 people. Ends in -la.
Pöllänen Rank 393 among Finnish citizens: 2,047 people. Ends in -nen.
Puhakka Rank 280 among Finnish citizens: 2,758 people.
Puranen Rank 398 among Finnish citizens: 2,027 people. Ends in -nen.
Puustinen Rank 292 among Finnish citizens: 2,659 people. Ends in -nen.
Raatikainen Rank 328 among Finnish citizens: 2,423 people. Ends in -nen.
Räisänen Rank 168 among Finnish citizens: 4,097 people. Ends in -nen.
Rajala Rank 103 among Finnish citizens: 5,757 people. Ends in -la.
Ranta Rank 135 among Finnish citizens: 4,787 people. A plain Finnish word. From ranta (“shore”).
Räty Rank 310 among Finnish citizens: 2,560 people.
Rauhala Rank 277 among Finnish citizens: 2,772 people. Ends in -la.
Rautiainen Rank 105 among Finnish citizens: 5,730 people. Ends in -nen.
Rautio Rank 151 among Finnish citizens: 4,449 people. A plain Finnish word. From rautio (“smith”).
Reinikainen Rank 381 among Finnish citizens: 2,127 people. Ends in -nen.
Repo Rank 198 among Finnish citizens: 3,559 people. A plain Finnish word. From repo (“fox”).
Riihimäki Rank 363 among Finnish citizens: 2,205 people. From riihi (“drying/threshing cabin”) + mäki (“hill”).
Riikonen Rank 201 among Finnish citizens: 3,556 people. Ends in -nen.
Rinne Rank 162 among Finnish citizens: 4,199 people.
Rintala Rank 236 among Finnish citizens: 3,199 people. Ends in -la.
Ronkainen Rank 208 among Finnish citizens: 3,510 people. Ends in -nen.
Rönkkö Rank 378 among Finnish citizens: 2,140 people.
Rossi Rank 323 among Finnish citizens: 2,454 people.
Ruotsalainen Rank 116 among Finnish citizens: 5,366 people. Ends in -nen. From ruotsalainen (“a Swede”).
Ruuskanen Rank 325 among Finnish citizens: 2,439 people. Ends in -nen.
Rytkönen Rank 281 among Finnish citizens: 2,753 people. Ends in -nen.
Ryynänen Rank 380 among Finnish citizens: 2,137 people. Ends in -nen.
Saarela Rank 148 among Finnish citizens: 4,512 people. Ends in -la. From saari (“island”) + -la.
Saastamoinen Rank 226 among Finnish citizens: 3,303 people. Ends in -nen.
Sainio Rank 332 among Finnish citizens: 2,389 people.
Sallinen Rank 351 among Finnish citizens: 2,270 people. Ends in -nen.
Salmela Rank 125 among Finnish citizens: 5,130 people. Ends in -la. From salmi (“sound, inlet”) + -la.
Salomaa Rank 367 among Finnish citizens: 2,192 people.
Seppä Rank 356 among Finnish citizens: 2,248 people. A plain Finnish word. From seppä (“smith”).
Sillanpää Rank 149 among Finnish citizens: 4,468 people. A plain Finnish word. From sillanpää (“bridgehead”).
Silvennoinen Rank 244 among Finnish citizens: 3,112 people. Ends in -nen.
Simola Rank 376 among Finnish citizens: 2,147 people. Ends in -la.
Simonen Rank 390 among Finnish citizens: 2,073 people. Ends in -nen.
Sipilä Rank 246 among Finnish citizens: 3,101 people. Ends in -lä.
Sirén Rank 353 among Finnish citizens: 2,264 people. A Swedish-language name.
Sirviö Rank 368 among Finnish citizens: 2,192 people.
Sjöblom Rank 366 among Finnish citizens: 2,199 people. A Swedish-language name.
Snellman Rank 354 among Finnish citizens: 2,249 people. A Swedish-language name.
Soini Rank 374 among Finnish citizens: 2,162 people.
Soininen Rank 273 among Finnish citizens: 2,784 people. Ends in -nen. From Soini + -nen.
Suhonen Rank 204 among Finnish citizens: 3,538 people. Ends in -nen.
Suomalainen Rank 243 among Finnish citizens: 3,114 people. Ends in -nen. From suomalainen, a term that now means “Finn”, but used to mean someone from Southwest Finland or Finland Proper specifically.
Sutinen Rank 399 among Finnish citizens: 2,027 people. Ends in -nen.
Syrjälä Rank 335 among Finnish citizens: 2,365 people. Ends in -lä.
Tähtinen Rank 395 among Finnish citizens: 2,034 people. Ends in -nen. From tähti (“star”) + -nen.
Taipale Rank 284 among Finnish citizens: 2,749 people. A plain Finnish word. From taipale (“journey; (dialectal) isthmus”).
Takala Rank 203 among Finnish citizens: 3,540 people. Ends in -la.
Tamminen Rank 137 among Finnish citizens: 4,772 people. Ends in -nen.
Tanskanen Rank 261 among Finnish citizens: 2,944 people. Ends in -nen.
Tarvainen Rank 290 among Finnish citizens: 2,676 people. Ends in -nen.
Taskinen Rank 241 among Finnish citizens: 3,130 people. Ends in -nen.
Tervo Rank 268 among Finnish citizens: 2,831 people.
Tiainen Rank 144 among Finnish citizens: 4,615 people. Ends in -nen.
Tiihonen Rank 364 among Finnish citizens: 2,200 people. Ends in -nen.
Tikka Rank 299 among Finnish citizens: 2,623 people.
Tikkanen Rank 124 among Finnish citizens: 5,144 people. Ends in -nen.
Timonen Rank 159 among Finnish citizens: 4,245 people. Ends in -nen. From Timo + -nen.
Tirkkonen Rank 347 among Finnish citizens: 2,288 people. Ends in -nen.
Toivanen Rank 122 among Finnish citizens: 5,193 people. Ends in -nen.
Tolonen Rank 169 among Finnish citizens: 4,093 people. Ends in -nen.
Tolvanen Rank 189 among Finnish citizens: 3,652 people. Ends in -nen.
Tuomi Rank 239 among Finnish citizens: 3,151 people.
Tuovinen Rank 186 among Finnish citizens: 3,683 people. Ends in -nen.
Turpeinen Rank 254 among Finnish citizens: 3,005 people. Ends in -nen.
Uotila Rank 387 among Finnish citizens: 2,074 people. Ends in -la.
Uusitalo Rank 114 among Finnish citizens: 5,392 people. From uusi (“new”) + talo (“house”).
Väänänen Rank 152 among Finnish citizens: 4,449 people. Ends in -nen.
Välimäki Rank 242 among Finnish citizens: 3,122 people.
Valkama Rank 358 among Finnish citizens: 2,245 people.
Valkonen Rank 324 among Finnish citizens: 2,449 people. Ends in -nen.
Valtonen Rank 166 among Finnish citizens: 4,142 people. Ends in -nen.
Varis Rank 275 among Finnish citizens: 2,780 people. A plain Finnish word. From varis (“crow”).
Vartiainen Rank 176 among Finnish citizens: 3,944 people. Ends in -nen.
Väyrynen Rank 272 among Finnish citizens: 2,788 people. Ends in -nen.
Venäläinen Rank 333 among Finnish citizens: 2,381 people. Ends in -nen. From venäläinen (“Russian”).
Vesterinen Rank 329 among Finnish citizens: 2,417 people. Ends in -nen.
Viitala Rank 228 among Finnish citizens: 3,292 people. Ends in -la. From viita (“thicket”) + -la.
Viitanen Rank 126 among Finnish citizens: 5,128 people. Ends in -nen. From viita (“thicket”) + -nen.
Viljanen Rank 194 among Finnish citizens: 3,594 people. Ends in -nen. From vilja (“cereal”) + -nen.
Virta Rank 154 among Finnish citizens: 4,416 people.
Voutilainen Rank 195 among Finnish citizens: 3,593 people. Ends in -nen.
Vuorela Rank 357 among Finnish citizens: 2,248 people. Ends in -la.
Vuori Rank 225 among Finnish citizens: 3,306 people. A plain Finnish word. From vuori (“mountain, hill”).
Ylinen Rank 384 among Finnish citizens: 2,095 people. Ends in -nen.
Ylitalo Rank 264 among Finnish citizens: 2,870 people. From yli- (“upper”) + talo (“house”).
Ylönen Rank 317 among Finnish citizens: 2,497 people. Ends in -nen.

How this list was compiled: Names, ranks and counts: Finland's Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), open data 'Finnish names', the surname statistics file of 4 August 2026 (https://www.avoindata.fi/data/en_GB/dataset/none, read 2 October 2026). The file counts the surnames of living Finnish citizens in the Population Information System, whether they live in Finland or abroad (the file's own note sheet says so), and leaves out names with fewer than 20 holders; it holds 23,265 surnames. This list is the first 400 in the file's own order, which runs from the highest count down, and the rank on a card is that order. Spellings are counted apart. Endings are read from the spelling: -nen, and -la or -lä. A card is marked 'a plain Finnish word' where the first sentence of the name's Finnish etymology on English Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Finnish_surnames, read the same day) derives the name from the same word with a gloss, as Laine from laine, a wave. A card is marked 'a Swedish-language name' where English Wiktionary has a Swedish surname entry for the spelling and no Finnish one, or its Finnish entry calls the surname Swedish; the mark is about the name's language, not about who carries it. Meanings: the opening of the Finnish etymology of the name's entry, kept only where it names the root word with a gloss or the root and the ending (137 cards); a later clause on dates or regions is cut. For a compound the card prints the form the entry glosses (mäen, järven, lähteen, kankaan, the genitive), not the base word. A gloss that describes a body or a temper (Korhonen) or names a faith (Ruotsalainen, Venäläinen) is cut and the root is kept. Every other card carries the rank, the count and the ending alone, and nothing was guessed from a spelling. What the endings mean is from English Wikipedia's 'Finnish name' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_name, read the same day). No speaker of Finnish has read the list. Licence: The agency's name data are published under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): source Digital and Population Data Services Agency, Finnish names, file of 4 August 2026. Meanings: English Wiktionary and English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).