Niemelä is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Aarne Ilmari Niemelä (1907–1975), Finnish chess player
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Esu Niemelä
Esu Evert Niemelä (16 June 1921 – 30 November 1999) was a Finnish farmer and politician.
Niemelä was born in Sääminki. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1958 to 1972, representing the Agrarian League (which changed its n ...
(1921–1999), Finnish farmer and politician
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Artturi Niemelä
Artturi Antero Niemelä (23 August 1923 – 11 April 2021) was a Finnish homesteader and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Finnish Rural Party (SMP) from 1970 to 1972 and the Finnish People's Unity Party (SK ...
(born 1923), Finnish homesteader and politician
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Virpi Niemelä
Virpi Sinikka Niemelä ( Helsinki, 26 December 1936 – Argentina, 18 December 2006) was a leading Finnish Argentine astronomer. She was the second Argentine to be elected for Associate of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Born in Finland, she ...
(1936–2006), Finnish Argentine astronomer
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Pekka Niemelä
Pekka Niemelä (born 1974 in Helsinki
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(born 1974), Finnish ski jumping coach and former ski jumping
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Markus Niemelä
Markus Niemelä (born 20 March 1984 in Rauma, Finland, Rauma) is a Finland, Finnish former race car driver. He was the 2008 series champion after winning the final round at Road Atlanta. His international racing career has been volatile due to a ...
(born 1984), Finnish race car driver
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Mikko Niemelä
Mikko Niemelä (born 9 October 1990) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with SaiPa in the Finnish Liiga.
Niemelä made his SM-liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2008–09 SM-liiga season
The 2008 ...
(born 1990), Finnish ice hockey defenceman
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Joonas Niemelä
Joonas Niemelä (born 14 January 1997) is a Finnish ice hockey forward
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(born 1997), Finnish ice hockey forward
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Finnish-language surnames