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Finland has three predominant surname traditions: the West Finnish, the East Finnish and that of the Swedish nobility, clergy, bourgeoisie and military. Until the early 20th century, Finland was a predominantly agrarian society and the names of West Finns were based on their association with a particular area, farm , or homestead (e.g. Jaakko ...
Pages in category "Finnish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 908 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The surname is the namesake of the "Virtanen type" of Finnish surnames. The name quickly became popular in 19th century, in the era of Finnish national awakening, however rare occasions of it were documented in 1684 at the latest. [3] Notable people with the surname include: Antti Virtanen (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player
Pages in category "Surnames of Finnish origin" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. ... Salo (surname) Seppälä ...
Aho is a Finnish Laine type surname meaning "glade". Notable people with the surname include: Aimo Aho (1951–2014), Finnish javelin thrower; Alfred Aho (born 1941), Canadian computer scientist
Korhonen is a surname originating in Finland, where it is the most common surname. [1] The most common surname in Finland was Virtanen before 2009, when the number of people with the surname Korhonen exceeded the number of people with the surname Virtanen for the first time. [2] [3]
In Finland, Kari is a male name, which was particularly popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Kari is also a Finnish surname, meaning a small island, ...
Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a Laine type Finnish surname . In Estonian , it is also a female given name.