Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish language, Finnish, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common
"Most common surnames"Finnish Population Register Center
(English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Eero Mäkelä (1942–2008), Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland
* Hannu Mäkelä (writer) (born 1943), Finnish writer of children's books
* Hannu Mäkelä (athlete) (born 1949), Finnish sprinter
* Heikki Mäkelä (born 1946), Finnish sprint canoeist, Summer Olympics
* Ilkka Mäkelä (born 1963), Finnish football manager and former player
* Tomi Mäkelä (born 1964), Finnish-German musicologist
* Jani Mäkelä, Finnish politician
* Janne Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish footballer
* Juho Mäkelä (born 1983), Finnish footballer
* Klaus Mäkelä (born 1996), Finnish conductor and cellist
* Mika Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish judoka
* Mikko Mäkelä (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
* Mikko Mäkelä (filmmaker), Finnish film director
* P. Scott Makela (1960–1999), Finnish-American graphic and type designer, AIGA medalist
* Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (born 1970), Finnish sports shooter
* (born 1948), Finnish hockey referee
* Tapio Mäkelä (1926–2016), Finnish cross-country skier
* Tatu Mäkelä (born 1988), Finnish footballer
* Toivo Mäkelä (1909–1979), Finnish film actor
* Tuukka Mäkelä, Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
* Valle Mäkelä (born 1986), Finnish motor racing driver
* Wille Mäkelä (born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist
References
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Finnish-language surnames