Mäkelä
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Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland
(in Finnish
, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically on first name:
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
(in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically on first name:
- Eero MäkeläEero MäkeläEero Mäkelä was a Finnish chef.His Palace Gourmet restaurant was the first in Finland to win a Michelin star and became a Cordon Bleu in 1974....
(1942–2008), Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland - Hannu MäkeläHannu MäkeläHannu Mäkelä is an author of more than 100 books in Finnish: novels, collections of short stories, edited anthologies and children's books. Hannu Mäkelä is known for his books for children in many countries around the world, especially the popular "Mr. Hoo" series.-External links:*...
(born 1943), Finnish writer of children's books - Heikki MäkeläHeikki MäkeläHeikki Mäkelä is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968.-References:*...
(born 1946), Finnish sprint canoer, Summer Olympics - Ilkka MäkeläIlkka MäkeläIlkka Mäkelä is a Finnish football manager and former player, who is the current headcoach of Finland's youth teams....
(born 1963), Finnish football manager and former player - Juho MäkeläJuho MäkeläJuho Mäkelä is a Finnish footballer who plays for Sydney FC in A-League. He is a striker especially known for his pace.-Early career:...
(born 1983), Finnish footballer - Jussi MäkeläJussi MäkeläJussi Mäkelä is a Finnish player of football . Mäkelä is a goalkeeper, and represents Tampere United of Finnish premier league Veikkausliiga.-References:* Jussi Mäkelä article at Finnish Wikipedia...
(born 1988), Finnish football goalkeeper - Matti MäkeläMatti Mäkelä-References:...
(born 1983), Swedish mixed martial artist - Mika MäkeläMika Mäkelä-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
(born 1971), Finnish judoka - Mikko MäkeläMikko MäkeläMikko Matti Mäkelä is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey left wing. Known as the "Flying Finn", he was drafted in the fourth round, 65th overall, by the New York Islanders in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft....
(born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey - P. Scott MakelaP. Scott MakelaP. Scott Makela was a graphic designer, multimedia designer and type designer.Among other work, he was especially noted for the design of Dead History, a postmodern typeface that combined features of a rounded sans serif typeface and a crisp neo-classical serif typeface...
(1960–1999), Finnish-American graphic and type designer, AIGA medalist - Satu Mäkelä-NummelaSatu Mäkelä-NummelaSatu Mäkelä-Nummela is a female Finnish sports shooter. She won the gold medal in the Women's Trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has also won bronze medals in Women's Trap event in 1995 and 2009 at ISSF World Shotgun Championships. Her club is OSU .-Records:-References:...
(born 1970), Finnish sports shooter (born 1948), Finnish hockey referee - Tapio MäkeläTapio MäkeläTapio Valfrid Mäkelä is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.He was born in Nastola.He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 18 km silver at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo....
(born 1926), Finnish cross-country skier - Tatu MäkeläTatu MäkeläTatu Mäkelä is a Finnish footballer, who represents the period 2010 first division plays FC Hämeenlinna. Makela was transferred to Hämeenlinna in November 2008 FC PoPa and played their first game AC Oulu against a 25 April 2009....
(born 1988), Finnish footballer - Toivo Mäkelä (1909–1979), Finnish film actor
- Tuukka MäkeläTuukka MäkeläTuukka Mäkelä is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HPK of the SM-liiga.-External links:...
, Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman - Valle MäkeläValle MäkeläValle Mäkelä is a Finnish motor racing driver.-Career:Mäkelä began his kart racing career at the age of five. In 2000 he became Finnish Champion in the ICA-J class....
(born 1986), Finnish motor racing driver - Wille MäkeläWille MäkeläWille Mäkelä is a retired Finnish curler and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino....
(born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist