Mäkelä is a surname originating in

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(in Finnish, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common
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(English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Eero Mäkelä Eero Mäkelä (December 11, 1942 – June 10, 2008) 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. Eero Mäkelä was born in Turku. He first organized competit ...

(1942–2008), Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland *

Hannu Mäkelä (writer) Hannu Mäkelä (born 18 August 1943 in Helsinki, Finland) is an author of more than 100 books in Finnish language, Finnish: novels, collections of short stories, edited anthologies and children's books. Hannu Mäkelä is known for his books for ...

(born 1943), Finnish writer of children's books *

Hannu Mäkelä (athlete) Hannu Mäkelä (born 23 April 1949) is a Finnish sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially brand ...

(born 1949), Finnish sprinter *

Heikki Mäkelä Heikki Mäkelä (19 February 1946 – 29 September 2024)Heikk ...

(born 1946), Finnish sprint canoeist, Summer Olympics *

Ilkka Mäkelä Ilkka Mäkelä (born 25 June 1963, in Elimäki) is a Finnish football manager, former player, and current club president of Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP). Coaching career He was sacked after the 2010 season as FC Lahti were relegated to Ykkönen ...

(born 1963), Finnish football manager and former player *

Tomi Mäkelä Tomi Matti Mäkelä (born 3 January 1964 in Lahti) is a Finnish musicologist and pianist, professor at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. He studied music and musicology in Lahti, Vienna, Berlin (West) and Helsinki. As a pi ...

(born 1964), Finnish-German musicologist *

Jani Mäkelä Jani Kalevi Kristian Mäkelä (born 21 October 1976) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party The Finns Party ( , PS; , Sannf), formerly known as the True Finns, is a right-wing populist p ...

, Finnish politician *

Janne Mäkelä Janne-Pekka Mäkelä (born 23 July 1971) is a Finnish former footballer. Mäkelä played 12 seasons in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga. 1996–1997 he played 8 matches for Raith Rovers in the Scottish Football League. Mäkelä capped ...

(born 1971), Finnish footballer *

Juho Mäkelä Juho Mäkelä (born 23 June 1983) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a striker. He is especially known for his pace. Club career Early career Mäkelä played in the youth sector of Oulun Luistinseura (OLS) in his home-town Oulu. He s ...

(born 1983), Finnish footballer *

Klaus Mäkelä Klaus Mäkelä (; born 17 January 1996) is a Finnish conductor and cellist. He is the chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, and music director of the Orchestre de Paris. Mäkelä is also artistic partner and chief conductor-designate of th ...

(born 1996), Finnish conductor and cellist * Mika Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish judoka * Mikko Mäkelä (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey *

Mikko Mäkelä (filmmaker) Mikko Mäkelä (born January 1989) is a British-based Finnish filmmaker. He is known for directing the feature films '' A Moment in the Reeds'' (2017) and ''Sebastian'' (2024). He was listed by '' IndieWire'' as one of 25 LGBTQ filmmakers on the ...

, Finnish film director * P. Scott Makela (1960–1999), Finnish-American graphic and type designer, AIGA medalist *

Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (born 26 October 1970, in Orimattila, Finland) is a 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 ...

(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 Toivo Mäkelä (26 September 1909 – 20 April 1979) was a Finnish film actor, appearing in more than 50 films between 1951 and 1979. He won a Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1978 and was awarded a Pro Finlandia medal in 1960. Partial filmogr ...

(1909–1979), Finnish film actor *

Tuukka Mäkelä Tuukka Mäkelä (born 24 May 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Val Pusteria Wolves of Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sp ...

, Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman *

Valle Mäkelä Valle Mäkelä (born 2 February 1986, Laitila, Finland) 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. In 2002, he began racing in Formu ...

(born 1986), Finnish motor racing driver *

Wille Mäkelä Wille Mäkelä (born 2 March 1974 in Hyvinkää) is a Finnish curler and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.

(born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist

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