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Pages in category "Finnish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 905 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
By the mid-16th century, the East Finnish surnames had become hereditary. Typically, the oldest East Finnish surnames were formed from the first names of the patriarchs of the families, e.g. Ikävalko, Termonen, Pentikäinen.
Typically, the oldest East Finnish surnames were formed from the first names of the patriarchs of the families (e.g. Ikävalko, Termonen, Pentikäinen). In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, new names were most often formed by adding the place name of the former or current place of residence (e.g., Puumalainen < "of Puumala ").
The name of the type was introduced by Finnish expert in naming Sirkka Paikkala after the surname Virtanen, the most common surname of this type. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Until 2009 Virtanen was the most common surname in Finland, later superseded by Korhonen , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] which is of unknown origin).
Finland Swedish surnames (4 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Finnish origin" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total.
Surnames of Finnish origin (1 C, 100 P) N. Surnames of Norwegian origin (1 C, 55 P) S. Surnames of Swedish origin (2 C, 60 P) Pages in category "Surnames of ...
[15] [16] The name Suomi as the name of Finland is nowadays used in Finnic languages, Sámi, Latvian, Lithuanian and Scottish Gaelic. [ citation needed ] Currently the oldest known Scandinavian documents mentioning Finland are two runestones : Söderby , Sweden, with the inscription finlont ( U 582 ), and Gotland with the inscription finlandi ...
This is a list of Finnish supercentenarians (people from Finland who have attained the age of at least 110 years). The oldest person ever from Finland was Maria Rothovius, who died in 2000, aged 112 years 259 days. [1] All Finnish supercentenarians were born at a time when Finland was an autonomous state of the Russian Empire.