Virtanen type
The Virtanen type Finnish surnames are the surnames that became popular in the 19th century in western Finland and that are formed by combining of a word related to nature (but not an animal) with the suffix '' -nen''. The name of the type was int ...
: lahti ("bay") + -nen (a surname suffix). Notable people with the surname include:
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Alli Lahtinen
Alli Kyllikki Lahtinen ( Ilomäki; 11 April 1926 – 22 May 1976) was a Finnish politician who was the Minister of Social Affairs and Health from 1971 to 1972 and from June to November 1975.
Biography
Alli Kyllikki Ilomäki was born on 11 April ...
(1926–1976), Finnish politician
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Aki Lahtinen
Aki Lahtinen (born 31 October 1958) is a Finnish former footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football ...
(born 1958), Finnish footballer
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Hugo Lahtinen
Hugo Jalmari Lahtinen (29 November 1891, Tampere – 29 December 1977) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's pentathlon during his career. He competed for Finland at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp
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(1891–1977), Finnish athlete
* Juhani Lahtinen (1938–2018), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper
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Merja Lahtinen
Merja Lahtinen (born Merja Kuusisto, 1968) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 1998. Competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she had her best finish of fourth in the 4 × 5 km relay and her best i ...
(born 1968), Finnish cross country skier
* Mika Lahtinen (born 1985), Finnish footballer
* Timo Lahtinen (born 1947), Finnish ice hockey player
* Urpo Lahtinen, Finnish magazine publisher
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Varma Lahtinen
Varma Agnes Lahtinen (24 December 1894–1 July 1976) was a Finnish actress. She appeared in about 80 Finnish films between 1937 and 1970. Lahtinen starred in six Pekka Puupää films, among others.Vesa Lahtinen (born 1968), Finnish ice hockey player