Hämäläinen

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Hämäläinen is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "Tavastian"), where it is the sixth most common^[1] surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 96.1% of all known bearers of the surname Hämäläinen were residents of Finland.

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:^[2]

• 1. Southern Savonia (1:74)
• 2. Northern Savonia (1:124)
• 3. South Karelia (1:130)
• 4. Central Finland (1:157)
• 5. North Karelia (1:167)
• 6. Kymenlaakso (1:195)
• 7. Päijänne Tavastia (1:237)

People

• Aatu Hämäläinen (born 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey player
• Antony Hämäläinen (born 1980), Finnish musician and composer, now in the U.S.
• Brian Hamalainen (born 1989), Danish player of football (soccer)
• Eduard Hämäläinen (born 1969), Finnish decathlete
• Elias Hämäläinen (born 1985), Finnish musician, winner of Finnish X Factor 2010
• Erik Hämäläinen (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
• Helvi Hämäläinen (1907–1998), Finnish author
• Jyrki Hämäläinen (1942–2008), Finnish magazine editor and biographer
• Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932–2005), Finnish cross country skier
• Kasper Hämäläinen (born 1986), Finnish footballer
• Kyösti Hämäläinen (born 1945), Finnish rally driver
• Niko Hämäläinen (born 1997), Finnish-American Footballer
• Pekka Hämäläinen (1938-2013), Finnish football player and administrator
• Pekka Hämäläinen (born 1967), Finnish history professor at University of Oxford
• Pentti Hämäläinen (1929–1984), Finnish bantamweight boxer
• Raimo Hämäläinen (born 1948), Finnish professor of mathematics
• Sirkka Hämäläinen (born 1939), Finnish economist, governor of the Bank of Finland
• Tapio Hämäläinen (1922–2008), Finnish actor
• Ville Hämäläinen (born 1981), Finnish professional ice hockey player

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