Rantanen
Appearance
Rantanen is a Finnish surname (in Finnish, it means "small shore").
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 91.8% of all known bearers of the surname Rantanen were residents of Finland.
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Tavastia Proper (1:199)
- 2. Pirkanmaa (1:209)
- 3. Päijänne Tavastia (1:210)
- 4. Satakunta (1:215)
- 5. Southwest Finland (1:241)
- 6. Central Finland (1:268)
People
- Mikko Rantanen (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player, forward for the Colorado Avalanche
- Anssi Rantanen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
- Heli Rantanen (born 1970), Finnish javelin thrower
- Jari Rantanen (born 1961), Finnish footballer
- Kaarlo Rantanen (born 1988), Finnish footballer
- Matti Rantanen (accordionist) (born 1952), Finnish accordionist
- Matti Rantanen (rally driver) (born 1981), Finnish rally driver
- Merja Rantanen (born 1980), Finnish orienteering competitor
- Paavo Rantanen (born 1934), former Finnish Foreign Ministry official, who was briefly the Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Pasi Rantanen (born 1969), Finnish singer for the band Thunderstone
- Pauli Rantanen (born 1936), Finnish inventor
- Rami Rantanen (born 1968), Finnish footballer
- Siiri Rantanen (born 1924), Finnish cross-country skier
- Vesa Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish pole vaulter