Mäkinen is a surname of
Virtanen type originating in
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
(in
Finnish, ''mäki'' means "hill"), where it is the fourth 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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Jarmo Mäkinen (born 1958), Finnish actor
*John Makinen, 1900 founder of the town
Makinen, Minnesota
Makinen is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located southeast of the city of Virginia, Minnesota, Virginia, and southeast of the city of Eveleth, Minnesota, Eveleth ...
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Heikki Mäkinen (1888–1960), Finnish house painter and politician
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Kaarlo Mäkinen
Kaarlo Mäkinen (14 May 1892 – 11 May 1980) was a Finnish wrestler who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics in freestyle wrestling. In 1920 he was eliminated in the preliminary round in the featherweight event. After that he moved to ...
(1892–1980), Finnish wrestler, silver medal winner at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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Konsta Mäkinen (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player
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Kalle Mäkinen
Kalle Mäkinen (born 1 February 1989) is a Finland, Finnish association football, footballer who last played for the Finland, Finnish Veikkausliiga club Maskun Palloseura. He was nicknamed "Sergio" because his style of play was similar to that o ...
(born 1989), Finnish footballer
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Marvin Makinen (born 1939), U.S. biochemist, Human Rights activist
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Merja Makinen (born 1953), director of communication and culture at Middlesex University
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Pertti Mäkinen (born 1952), Finnish sculptor, designed the Finnish 1 euro coin
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Rauno Mäkinen (1931–2010), Finnish wrestler, gold medal winner at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Riitta Mäkinen, Finnish politician
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Santeri Mäkinen (born 1992), Finnish footballer
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Seppo Mäkinen (born 1941), Finnish sports shooter
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Timo Mäkinen (1938–2017), Finnish rally driver
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Tommi Mäkinen (born 1964), Finnish rally driver
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Visa Mäkinen
Visa Mäkinen (born 28 March 1945 in Pori, Finland) is a Finland, Finnish film director, film producer, actor and screen writer.
He has directed and produced films such as the 1983 James Bond parody, spoof ''Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit, Agent ...
(born 1945), Finnish film director and producer
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Finnish surnames of Virtanen type