Erkkilä is a

Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official langu ...

surname, derived from the given name

Erkki Erkki is a Finnish and Estonian given name (derived from Erik). Notable people with the name include: A–K * Erkki Aadli (born 1974), Estonian orienteer * Erkki Aaltonen (1910–1990), Finnish composer * Erkki Ala-Könni (1911– 1996), Finn ...

, a form of

Eric The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-N ...

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"Erkkilä Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 21 January 2016. Notable people with the surname include: *

Eeli Erkkilä Eeli Johannes Erkkilä (21 November 1909 - 1 April 1963) was a Finland, Finnish smallholding, smallholder and politician, born in Oulainen. He served as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs from 13 January 1959 to 14 July 1961, Deputy Minister of Tra ...

(1909–1963), Finnish politician * Eero Erkkilä (born 1941), Finnish conductor * Mika Erkkilä (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player

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Finnish-language surnames {{DEFAULTSORT:Erkkila