Liimatainen
Appearance
Liimatainen is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 87.6% of all known bearers of the surname Liimatainen were residents of Finland (frequency 1:1,428), 4.7% of Sweden (1:47,800), 4.0% of the United States (1:2,040,968), 1.2% of Estonia (1:24,475) and 1.1% of Canada (1:766,625).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,428) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Central Finland (1:200)
- 2. Southern Savonia (1:1,015)
- 3. Northern Savonia (1:1,311)
People
- Arvi Liimatainen, Finnish-born Canadian film director and producer
- Heikki L, real name Heikki Liimatainen, Finnish house music producer, DJ and remixer
- Heikki Liimatainen (athlete) (1894–1980), Finnish athlete and Olympian in Cross Country
- Jani Liimatainen (born 1980), guitar player and a founding members of the power metal band Sonata Arctica
- Jorma Liimatainen (born 1947), Finnish wrestler
- Petri Liimatainen (born 1969), Swedish ice hockey player
References