500 Finnish Names – Common Male / Female / Last Names in Finland

Finland is one of the most northerly Nordic countries. Part of its border lies within the Arctic Circle. Finish names offer a treasure trove of diversity as varied as the colors of the Northern Lights, which many Finnish residents have the opportunity to enjoy.

Christianity greatly influenced Finnish names and many popular names are Finnish variations of Christian names. Many names in Finland also draw influence from nature, including Tapio (forest god), Päivi (sun/day), Helmi (pearl) and Laina (weave).

Finland borders both Russia and Sweden, making for a unique and diverse demographic, culture, and language. Finland’s 5.5 million residents speak Finnish as a first language but a big part of the Finnish population also speaks Swedish. This explains why the two countries share similar names.

Common Finnish Names

Some of the most common Finnish names of the 20th century include Johannes, Juhani, Maria, Helena, and Olavi. Anneli, a variant of Anna and Anne, has also seen substantial popularity in Finland over the last century.

Some of the most common names used in Finland over the last century or so include:

• Juhani/Johannes
• Olavi
• Antero
• Maria
• Helena
• Anneli

Maria, Helena, and Anneli aren’t terribly Scandinavian or Finnish. Their popular presence indicates that Finland has been adopting pieces of Western culture for several centuries. 

However, names like Olavi, Antero, and Juhani display a unique Finnish touch, even if they don’t have distinctly Finnish origins.

Old Finnish Names

As with Sweden, Norway, or Denmark, Finland’s old names are often derived from Old Norse. That said, Finland’s border with Russia and other Eastern European nations has influenced its culture and language. 

Consequently, traditional names with a Finnish origin are noticeably different from those used in ancient Norway or Sweden. Many antiquated Finnish names don’t incorporate the stylizations and accents familiar to Nordic titles or alphabets.

Some fine examples of old-style Finnish names include:

• Arvo
• Havu
• Ilma
• Kauno
• Oras

If you’re familiar with Old Norse names (including those displayed in the Norwegian Names section) you’ll immediately spot how different these archaic Finnish names are when compared to other Nordic first names from the same period.

Finnish Last Names

Many Nordic surnames are recognizable via patronymic stylization and precise spelling trends, but Finnish last names may be the easiest of all Nordic surnames to spot. That’s because about 30% of all Finnish last names end with the suffix, “nen”.

This trend comes from an ancient practice of forming beneficial clans with other families. It’s most typical of those with Eastern Finnish heritage, as Western Finnish traditions are far more similar to other Nordic patronymic systems. 

Still, both types of naming processes changed in the 1800s due to internal and external pressures to conform with neighboring nations. The shift rendered some surnames more common than others. Below you’ll find the 100 most common Finnish last names.

Most Common Last Names in Finland

Below is a list of the most common Finnish last names and the number of people who holds that name today:

Rank	Last names	Count
1	Korhonen	22270
2	Virtanen	21669
3	Mäkinen	19917
4	Nieminen	19726
5	Mäkelä	18843
6	Hämäläinen	18099
7	Laine	17756
8	Heikkinen	17255
9	Koskinen	16936
10	Järvinen	15935
11	Lehtonen	15692
12	Lehtinen	14811
13	Saarinen	14584
14	Salminen	14355
15	Heinonen	14182
16	Heikkilä	14078
17	Niemi	14072
18	Kinnunen	13859
19	Salonen	13643
20	Turunen	13130
21	Salo	12849
22	Laitinen	12550
23	Tuominen	12296
24	Rantanen	12250
25	Karjalainen	12240
26	Jokinen	11924
27	Mattila	11836
28	Savolainen	11002
29	Lahtinen	10918
30	Ahonen	10818
31	Ojala	10612
32	Leppänen	10558
33	Kallio	9935
34	Väisänen	9890
35	Hiltunen	9874
36	Leinonen	9870
37	Miettinen	9814
38	Pitkänen	9754
39	Aaltonen	9669
40	Manninen	9662
41	Koivisto	9512
42	Hakala	9456
43	Anttila	9443
44	Laaksonen	9040
45	Hirvonen	8953
46	Räsänen	8932
47	Lehto	8901
48	Laakso	8771
49	Toivonen	8696
50	Rantala	8630
51	Mustonen	8581
52	Aalto	8528
53	Nurmi	8280
54	Niemelä	8274
55	Peltonen	8259
56	Moilanen	8250
57	Seppälä	8119
58	Pulkkinen	8080
59	Hänninen	8053
60	Saari	7898
61	Lappalainen	7875
62	Kettunen	7869
63	Partanen	7833
64	Kemppainen	7668
65	Kauppinen	7646
66	Koskela	7643
67	Seppänen	7583
68	Ahola	7536
69	Salmi	7522
70	Lahti	7519
71	Huttunen	7318
72	Ikonen	7259
73	Aho	7230
74	Suominen	7220
75	Kärkkäinen	7153
76	Pesonen	7104
77	Halonen	7091
78	Nyman	6984
79	Koponen	6920
80	Mikkonen	6906
81	Peltola	6903
82	Johansson	6890
83	Niskanen	6819
84	Lindholm	6810
85	Oksanen	6791
86	Vainio	6783
87	Heiskanen	6719
88	Mikkola	6655
89	Koski	6564
90	Honkanen	6560
91	Immonen	6527
92	Nurminen	6448
93	Vuorinen	6424
94	Harju	6386
95	Kokkonen	6316
96	Määttä	6311
97	Rissanen	6233
98	Karppinen	6228
99	Mäki	6150
100	Laukkanen	6025

200 Finnish Female Names

Below is a list of the most common Finnish female names and the number of women who hold that name today:

Rank	Female Names	Count
1	Maria	199 656
2	Helena	123 632
3	Anneli	121 314
4	Johanna	112 331
5	Kaarina	97 318
6	Marjatta	87 079
7	Hannele	86 322
8	Kristiina	75 131
9	Emilia	68 454
10	Liisa	67 254
11	Elina	64 294
12	Sofia	60 502
13	Tuulikki	58 570
14	Maarit	57 584
15	Susanna	56 869
16	Annikki	55 757
17	Leena	48 387
18	Katariina	48 011
19	Anna	46 317
20	Marja	44 314
21	Sinikka	43 097
22	Inkeri	41 090
23	Riitta	38 764
24	Aino	36 244
25	Kyllikki	35 138
26	Anne	35 000
27	Tuula	34 828
28	Päivi	33 689
29	Orvokki	32 267
30	Ritva	31 717
31	Maija	31 424
32	Tellervo	31 136
33	Karoliina	30 556
34	Pauliina	29 961
35	Pirjo	29 778
36	Minna	29 620
37	Sari	29 332
38	Irmeli	28 727
39	Tiina	27 546
40	Eveliina	27 491
41	Eeva	27 269
42	Laura	26 827
43	Marika	26 548
44	Tarja	26 127
45	Elisabet	26 099
46	Satu	25 022
47	Pirkko	24 943
48	Mari	24 424
49	Hanna	24 212
50	Heidi	23 814

51	Seija	23 483
52	Annika	23 475
53	Marita	23 458
54	Anja	23 424
55	Sirpa	23 177
56	Jaana	22 900
57	Ilona	22 849
58	Irene	22 531
59	Raija	22 516
60	Sanna	22 496
61	Amanda	22 265
62	Sisko	22 228
63	Anita	22 096
64	Eila	22 058
65	Eija	21 761
66	Julia	21 748
67	Kirsi	21 708
68	Marianne	21 522
69	Katriina	20 908
70	Merja	20 902
71	Matilda	20 649
72	Elisabeth	20 052
73	Olivia	19 974
74	Arja	19 953
75	Aurora	19 949
76	Anni	19 913
77	Ulla	19 774
78	Tuulia	19 770
79	Marjaana	19 662
80	Kaisa	19 618
81	Marketta	19 492
82	Paula	19 485
83	Linnea	19 327
84	Elisa	19 163
85	Helmi	18 395
86	Sirkka	18 339
87	Terttu	18 328
88	Jenni	18 019
89	Iida	17 157
90	Katja	17 073
91	Emma	16 977
92	Heli	16 530
93	Mirjami	16 256
94	Nina	15 954
95	Kirsti	15 503
96	Anniina	15 263
97	Maaria	15 259
98	Hilkka	15 254
99	Mirja	15 242
100	Raili	14 776

101	Birgitta	14 716
102	Sara	14 700
103	Katri	14 498
104	Ella	14 190
105	Ida	14 153
106	Suvi	13 957
107	Aleksandra	13 821
108	Kaija	13 720
109	Riikka	13 509
110	Marjut	13 468
111	Anu	13 437
112	Alexandra	13 259
113	Tuija	13 021
114	Saara	12 870
115	Niina	12 413
116	Pia	12 307
117	Kerttu	12 250
118	Lea	12 154
119	Aila	11 987
120	Kristina	11 948
121	Noora	11 814
122	Marjo	11 657
123	Irma	11 635
124	Jenna	11 580
125	Tanja	11 557
126	Leila	11 539
127	Marja-Leena	11 386
128	Henna	11 344
129	Veera	11 321
130	Lotta	11 231
131	Ellen	11 075
132	Kati	11 044
133	Aulikki	10 977
134	Margareta	10 866
135	Irja	10 848
136	Elsa	10 497
137	Elli	10 438
138	Alina	10 432
139	Hellevi	10 423
140	Marja-Liisa	10 382
141	Maritta	10 212
142	Outi	10 150
143	Milla	10 079
144	Emmi	9 989
145	Mirjam	9 966
146	Taina	9 797
147	Mervi	9 761
148	Päivikki	9 726
149	Miia	9 709
150	Venla	9 689

151	Erika	9 572
152	Aada	9 495
153	Siiri	9 491
154	Helinä	9 489
155	Virpi	9 471
156	Anna-Liisa	9 447
157	Sini	9 251
158	Jonna	9 238
159	Vilhelmiina	9 233
160	Tiia	8 988
161	Sonja	8 921
162	Margit	8 843
163	Josefiina	8 398
164	Jasmin	8 362
165	Sanni	8 273
166	Aune	8 160
167	Oona	8 102
168	Vilma	8 089
169	Lilja	8 059
170	Alisa	8 028
171	Terhi	7 943
172	Mia	7 935
173	Linda	7 795
174	Mira	7 715
175	Roosa	7 546
176	Nea	7 414
177	Teija	7 295
178	Maire	7 227
179	Eliisa	7 187
180	Essi	7 170
181	Viivi	7 138
182	Martta	7 125
183	Carita	6 984
184	Christina	6 952
185	Piia	6 944
186	Iiris	6 868
187	Esteri	6 778
188	Hillevi	6 722
189	Taru	6 680
190	Marjukka	6 628
191	Airi	6 623
192	Viola	6 597
193	Iina	6 588
194	Petra	6 583
195	Krista	6 581
196	Tuuli	6 553
197	Marie	6 516
198	Juulia	6 493
199	Annukka	6 396
200	Eva	6 312

200 Finnish Male Names

Below is a list of the most common Finnish male names and the number of men who hold that name today:

Rank	Male Names	Count
1	Juhani	285 594
2	Olavi	142 900
3	Antero	138 080
4	Tapani	136 173
5	Johannes	134 544
6	Tapio	115 625
7	Mikael	104 244
8	Kalevi	95 004
9	Matti	80 193
10	Pekka	78 536
11	Petteri	73 479
12	Ilmari	70 419
13	Sakari	64 782
14	Matias	64 134
15	Antti	55 745
16	Juha	54 013
17	Kristian	53 399
18	Heikki	51 658
19	Timo	48 905
20	Mikko	45 270
21	Kari	44 752
22	Markus	43 405
23	Jari	40 498
24	Aleksi	40 144
25	Jukka	40 068
26	Markku	38 671
27	Kalervo	38 155
28	Jaakko	38 019
29	Oskari	37 495
30	Petri	36 899
31	Mika	36 502
32	Henrik	35 661
33	Lauri	35 272
34	Veikko	34 248
35	Hannu	33 991
36	Ville	33 257
37	Erkki	33 227
38	Seppo	32 654
39	Valtteri	30 544
40	Janne	29 972
41	Ari	29 758
42	Marko	29 595
43	Ensio	29 497
44	Tuomas	28 151
45	Sami	27 738
46	Pentti	27 269
47	Juho	26 718
48	Elias	26 262
49	Eero	25 482
50	Erik	25 052

51	Martti	24 615
52	Jani	24 103
53	Samuli	23 498
54	Eemeli	23 295
55	Onni	23 096
56	Jorma	22 888
57	Jussi	22 404
58	Harri	21 995
59	Teemu	21 746
60	Risto	21 155
61	Eino	20 732
62	Jarmo	20 259
63	Veli	20 208
64	Samuel	20 078
65	Raimo	20 009
66	Esa	19 770
67	Pertti	19 534
68	Pasi	19 228
69	Jouni	19 033
70	Arto	18 753
71	Niko	18 561
72	Esko	18 523
73	Olli	18 341
74	Viljami	18 256
75	Joonas	18 210
76	Vesa	18 144
77	Kalle	17 981
78	Jouko	17 750
79	Toni	17 563
80	Emil	17 519
81	Toivo	17 519
82	Reijo	17 383
83	Paavo	17 186
84	Oliver	16 920
85	Leo	16 867
86	Armas	16 795
87	Johan	16 598
88	Santeri	16 540
89	Tomi	16 097
90	Kimmo	16 059
91	Henri	15 573
92	Väinö	15 514
93	Joni	15 343
94	Eetu	15 263
95	Tommi	15 036
96	Tero	14 953
97	Daniel	14 899
98	Ilkka	14 345
99	Sebastian	14 298
100	Alexander	14 164

101	Otto	14 082
102	Pauli	13 984
103	Ilari	13 698
104	Eemil	13 366
105	Anton	13 310
106	Aleksanteri	12 984
107	Uolevi	12 798
108	Tuomo	12 602
109	Jarkko	12 526
110	Jalmari	12 410
111	Jesse	12 333
112	Joona	12 188
113	Aulis	12 043
114	Akseli	11 660
115	Benjamin	11 139
116	Vilho	10 959
117	Arttu	10 906
118	Jere	10 798
119	Julius	10 729
120	Juuso	10 665
121	Simo	10 623
122	Joel	10 599
123	Allan	10 483
124	Christian	10 356
125	Einari	10 344
126	Niilo	10 278
127	Leevi	10 233
128	Lasse	10 138
129	Kullervo	10 031
130	Keijo	10 026
131	Niklas	9 980
132	Jyrki	9 868
133	Aukusti	9 674
134	Reino	9 581
135	Jan	9 557
136	Mauri	9 483
137	Kaarlo	9 407
138	Elmeri	9 320
139	Kauko	9 316
140	Kai	9 100
141	Artturi	8 910
142	Aarne	8 896
143	Aki	8 851
144	Juhana	8 845
145	Miika	8 775
146	Rasmus	8 623
147	Riku	8 549
148	Veeti	8 435
149	Karl	8 293
150	Yrjö	8 249

151	Topias	8 225
152	Hermanni	8 099
153	Peter	8 091
154	Aatos	7 945
155	Jarno	7 925
156	Joonatan	7 736
157	Eerik	7 733
158	Aaro	7 687
159	Tauno	7 533
160	Rauno	7 513
161	Teuvo	7 464
162	Ossi	7 339
163	Vilhelm	7 337
164	Patrik	7 208
165	Robert	7 157
166	Viljo	7 121
167	Arvo	7 025
168	Valdemar	6 912
169	Roope	6 882
170	Anssi	6 861
171	Eelis	6 821
172	Ismo	6 813
173	Veijo	6 776
174	Osmo	6 774
175	Taisto	6 728
176	Rainer	6 682
177	Atte	6 680
178	Anders	6 644
179	Henry	6 629
180	Aaron	6 600
181	Aapo	6 402
182	Miro	6 344
183	Asko	6 217
184	Kasper	6 160
185	Aimo	6 122
186	Taneli	6 102
187	Samu	6 075
188	Henrikki	6 064
189	Oskar	5 975
190	Oiva	5 945
191	Alex	5 810
192	Lassi	5 799
193	Edvard	5 784
194	Verneri	5 781
195	Tuukka	5 689
196	Iisakki	5 678
197	Kim	5 551
198	Ahti	5 475
199	Rafael	5 455
200	Andreas	5 436

Source Finnish name: https://www.avoindata.fi/data/fi/dataset/none/resource/08c89936-a230-42e9-a9fc-288632e234f5

Summary of Finnish Names

Finnish Names are quite similar to names found in other Nordic Countries. However, there are differences. The languages spoken in Finland are very different from the languages spoken in other Nordic countries. That is probably one of the reasons why Finnish Names have a greater variety than names found in the rest of the countries in the region.