Mäkelä is a surname originating in
Finland (in
Finnish, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common
"Most common surnames"Finnish Population Register Center
(English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Eero Mäkelä
Eero Mäkelä (December 11, 1942 – June 10, 2008) was a Finnish chef. His Palace Gourmet restaurant was the first in Finland to win a Michelin star and became a Le Cordon Bleu, Cordon Bleu in 1974.
Eero Mäkelä was born in Turku. He first org ...
(1942–2008), Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland
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Hannu Mäkelä (writer)
Hannu Mäkelä (born 18 August 1943 in Helsinki, Finland) is an author of more than 100 books in Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
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(born 1943), Finnish writer of children's books
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Hannu Mäkelä (athlete)
Hannu Mäkelä (born 23 April 1949) is a Finnish sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ...
(born 1949), Finnish sprinter
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Heikki Mäkelä (born 1946), Finnish sprint canoeist, Summer Olympics
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Ilkka Mäkelä
Ilkka Mäkelä (born 25 June 1963, in Elimäki) is a Finnish football manager, former player, and current manager of MyPa.
Coaching career
He was sacked after the 2010 season as FC Lahti were relegated to Ykkönen
''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for ...
(born 1963), Finnish football manager and former player
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Tomi Mäkelä Tomi Matti Mäkelä (born 4 January 1964 in Lahti) is a Finnish musicologist and pianist, professor at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. He studied music and musicology in Lahti, Vienna, Berlin (West) and Helsinki. As a pia ...
(born 1964), Finnish-German musicologist
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Jani Mäkelä, Finnish politician
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Janne Mäkelä
Janne Mäkelä (born 23 July 1971) is a Finnish former footballer.
Mäkelä played 12 seasons in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga. 1996–1997 he played 8 matches for Raith Rovers in the Scottish Football League
The Scottish Foot ...
(born 1971), Finnish footballer
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Juho Mäkelä (born 1983), Finnish footballer
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Klaus Mäkelä
Klaus Mäkelä (born 17 January 1996) is a Finnish conductor and cellist. He is currently chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, music director of the Orchestre de Paris, and artistic partner and chief conductor-designate of the Royal Concertg ...
(born 1996), Finnish conductor and cellist
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Mika Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish judoka
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Mikko Mäkelä (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
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Mikko Mäkelä (filmmaker), Finnish film director
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P. Scott Makela
Paul Scott Makela (February 6, 1960, Saint Paul, Minnesota – May 7, 1999, Pontiac, Michigan) was a graphic designer, multimedia designer and type designer.
Among other work, he was especially noted for the design of Dead History, a postmodern typ ...
(1960–1999), Finnish-American graphic and type designer, AIGA medalist
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Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (born 1970), Finnish sports shooter
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Tapio Mäkelä
Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä (12 October 1926 – 12 May 2016) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.
He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 18 km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Mäkelä also won a gold ...
(1926–2016), Finnish cross-country skier
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Tatu Mäkelä (born 1988), Finnish footballer
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Toivo Mäkelä (1909–1979), Finnish film actor
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Tuukka Mäkelä, Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
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Valle Mäkelä
Valle Mäkelä (born 2 February 1986, Laitila, Finland) is a Finnish motor racing driver.
Career
Mäkelä began his kart racing career at the age of five. In 2000 he became Finnish Champion in the ICA-J class.
In 2002, he began racing in Formu ...
(born 1986), Finnish motor racing driver
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Wille Mäkelä (born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist
References
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Finnish-language surnames