Hämäläinen

Hämäläinen is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "Tavastian"), where it is the sixth most common^[1] surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aatu Hämäläinen (born 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey player
• Antony Hämäläinen (born 1980), Finnish musician and composer, now in the U.S.
• Brian Hämäläinen (born 1989), Danish player of football (soccer)
• Eduard Hämäläinen (born 1969), Finnish decathlete
• Elias Hämäläinen (born 1985), Finnish musician, winner of Finnish X Factor 2010
• Erik Hämäläinen (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
• Helvi Hämäläinen (1907–1998), Finnish author
• Jaana Hämäläinen, Finnish curler
• Jyrki Hämäläinen (1942–2008), Finnish magazine editor and biographer
• Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932–2005), Finnish cross country skier
• Kasper Hämäläinen (born 1986), Finnish footballer
• Kyösti Hämäläinen (born 1945), Finnish rally driver
• Lahja Hämäläinen, Finnish ice sledge speed racer
• Niko Hämäläinen (born 1997), Finnish-American Footballer
• Pekka Hämäläinen (born 1967), Finnish history professor at University of Oxford
• Pekka Hämäläinen (1938–2013), Finnish football player and administrator
• Pentti Hämäläinen (1929–1984), Finnish bantamweight boxer
• Pirkko Hämäläinen (born 1959), Finnish actress
• Raimo Hämäläinen (born 1948), Finnish professor of mathematics
• Rasmus Hämäläinen (born 1994), Finnish ice hockey player
• Sirkka Hämäläinen (born 1939), Finnish economist, governor of the Bank of Finland
• Tapio Hämäläinen (1922–2008), Finnish actor
• Ville Hämäläinen (born 1981), Finnish professional ice hockey player

Hämäläinen

Language(s)	Finnish
Origin
Meaning	"Tavastian", from hämäläinen ("a Tavastian"), derived from hämälä, form of Häme ("Tavastia") and -inen ("-ian")
Region of origin	Finland