Savolainen
Savolainen is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 91.4% of all known bearers of the surname Savolainen were residents of Finland.
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Northern Savonia (1:87)
- 2. Central Finland (1:310)
- 3. South Karelia (1:347)
- 4. North Karelia (1:412)
- 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:413)
People
- Heikki Savolainen (actor) (1922–1975), an actor whose most notable role was the part of Hietanen in The Unknown Soldier
- Jarmo Savolainen (1961–2009), jazz keyboardist
In sports:
- Heikki Savolainen (gymnast) (1907–1997), a two-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics
- Erkki Olavi Savolainen (1917–1993), boxer
- Jaana Savolainen (b. 1964), cross-country skier
- Juska Savolainen (b. 1983), footballer
- Jussi-Pekka Savolainen (b. 1986), footballer
- Marko Savolainen (b. 1973), heavy-weight IFBB bodybuilder
- Mykola Savolaynen (b. 1980), Ukrainian triple jumper
- Vili Savolainen (b. 1985), footballer
- Ivan Savin (real name Ivan Ivanovich Savolainen; 1899–1927), Russian poet and writer.
References
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