Perälä is a
Finnish surname
In Finland, a person must have a surname and at least one given name with up to four given names permitted. Surnames are inherited either patrilineally or matrilineally, while given names are usually chosen by a person's parents. Finnish names com ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Helge Perälä
Helge Perälä (3 June 1915, Vehkalahti – 13 February 2010) was a Finnish long-distance runner who competed in the men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and ...
(1915–2010), Finnish long-distance runner
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Juho Perälä (1887–1938), Finnish farmer and politician
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Kirsi Perälä
Kirsi Helen (née Perälä, born May 6, 1982, in Forssa) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event.
Helen also finished 23rd in the s ...
(born 1982), Finnish cross-country skier
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Finnish-language surnames