Aalto is a
Finnish surname meaning "wave".
Notable people with the surname include:
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Aino Aalto
Aino Maria Marsio-Aalto (born Aino Maria Mandelin; 25 January 1894 – 13 January 1949) was a Finnish architect and a pioneer of Scandinavian design. She is known as a co-founder of the design company Artek and as a collaborator on its most we ...
(1894–1949), Finnish architect and designer
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Alec Aalto
Alec Mikael Aalto (24 September 1942 – 24 December 2018) was a Finnish diplomat. In the Foreign Ministry, he started in 1979 and served as Finland's Ambassador in Austria (1991–1995), Italy (2003–2006) and Sweden in 2006–2010 until his ret ...
(1942–2018), Finnish diplomat
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Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, s ...
(1898–1976), Finnish architect and designer
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Antti Aalto (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey player
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Artturi Aalto (1876–1937), Finnish politician
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Arvo Aalto (born 1932), Finnish politician
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Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto (born 1970), Finnish runner
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Einari Aalto
Einar Ferdinand "Einari" Aalto (27 May 1926 – 16 September 1985) was a Finnish swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska so ...
(1926–1985), Finnish swimmer
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Elissa Aalto (1922–1994), Finnish architect
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Henri Aalto
Henri Aalto (born 20 April 1989) is a Finnish professional football defender who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Honka. He began his senior club career playing for Honka and made his league debut at age 19 in 2008. He helped Honka win tw ...
(born 1989), Finnish football player
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Iiro Aalto (born 1977), Finnish footballer
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Ilmari Aalto (1891–1934), Finnish painter
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Jorma Aalto (born 1957), Finnish skier
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Jussi Aalto (born 1983), Finnish footballer
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Jyri Aalto (born 1969), Finnish badminton player
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Kalle Aalto (1884–1950), Finnish politician
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Kathryn Aalto
Kathryn Aalto is an American landscape designer, historian, educator and ''New York Times'' Bestselling author based in Exeter, England.
Early life and education
Kathryn Aalto grew up in Escalon, California, where she developed a lifelong inte ...
, American landscape designer
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Marja-Sisko Aalto (born 1954) Finnish minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Marjatta Aalto (born 1939), Finnish mycologist
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Minna Aalto (born 1965), Finnish sailor
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Pauliina Aalto (born 1967), Finnish ten-pin bowling player
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Pentti Aalto (1917–1998), Finnish linguist
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Pirjo Aalto (born 1961), Finnish biathlete
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Saara Aalto (born 1987), Finnish singer
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Simo Aalto (born 1960), Finnish stage magician
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Teemu Aalto (born 1978), Finnish ice hockey player
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Toivo Aalto-Setälä (1896–1977), Finnish lawyer and politician
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Touko Aalto (born 1984), Finnish politician
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William Aalto (1915–1958), American soldier, member of the Lincoln Battalion
See also
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Aalto-1
Aalto-1 is a Finnish research nanosatellite, created by students of Aalto University. Based on the CubeSat architecture, it was originally scheduled to be launched in 2013, it was launched on 23 June 2017. It is Finland's first student satel ...
, Finnish student satellite developed in Aalto University.
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Aalto Theatre
The Aalto Theatre (Aalto-Theater) is a performing arts venue in Essen, Germany, and is home to the city's opera company Aalto-Musiktheater and the ballet company Aalto Ballett. The serve as the venue's orchestra. The theatre opened on 25 Septemb ...
, opera house in Essen, Germany, designed by Alvar Aalto
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Aalto University
Aalto University ( fi, Aalto-yliopisto; sv, Aalto-universitetet) is a public research university located in Espoo, Finland. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the ...
, Finnish university, named after Alvar Aalto
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Aalto Vase
The Aalto Vase, also known as the Savoy Vase, is a piece of glassware created by Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino that has become an internationally known iconic piece of Finnish design. It became known as the Savoy Vase because it was one of a rang ...
, glassware designed by Aino and Alvar Aalto
References
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Finnish-language surnames