Mäkinen
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Mäkinen is a surname originating in Finland
(in Finnish
, it means "small hill"), where it is the fourth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:
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 "small hill"), where it is the fourth most common surname. It may also refer to, alphabetically:
- Jarmo MäkinenJarmo MäkinenJarmo Mäkinen is a Finnish actor.Mäkinen began acting in 1989 on television working consistently throughout the 1990s appearing in several films and TV series mostly notably in Vita lögner which he starred in 27 episodes in 1999...
(born 1958), Finnish actor - John Makinen, 1900 founder of the town Makinen, Minnesota
- Kaarlo MäkinenKaarlo MäkinenKaarlo Mäkinen was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.He received a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.-References:...
(1892–1980), Finnish wrestler, silver medal winner at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Kalle MäkinenKalle MäkinenKalle Mäkinen is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Turun Palloseura. He is nicknamed "Sergio" because his similar style of play as Spanish fullback Sergio Ramos-References:**...
(born 1989), Finnish footballer - Marvin MakinenMarvin MakinenMarvin William Makinen has been a member of the faculty at The University of Chicago since 1974 and is a founding member of the Human Rights Board at The University of Chicago. Born in Chassell, Michigan, Makinen earned a B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1961, an M.D. at the University of...
(born 1939), U.S. biochemist, Human Rights activist - Pertti Mäkinen, Finnish graphic designer, designed the Finnish 1 euro coin
- Rauno MäkinenRauno MäkinenRauno Mäkinen was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:...
(born 1931), Finnish wrestler, gold medal winner at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Timo MäkinenTimo MäkinenTimo Mäkinen was one of the original "Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-tricks of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally-Career:...
(born 1938), Finnish rally driver - Tommi MäkinenTommi Mäkinen"Turbo" Tommi Antero Mäkinen , tied with Juha Kankkunen and behind Sébastien Loeb , and fifth in wins .He is a four-time World Rally Champion, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, on all occasions driving the Ralliart Mitsubishi...
(born 1964), Finnish rally driver - Visa MäkinenVisa MäkinenVisa Mäkinen is a Finnish film director, film producer, actor and screen writer.He has directed and produced films such as the 1983 James Bond spoof Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit which featured actors Ilmari Saarelainen and Tenho Sauren.He has also acted and written for several films.-Feature...
(born 1945), Finnish film director and producer