Suominen is a Finnish surname of
Virtanen type
The Virtanen type Finnish surnames are the surnames that became popular in the 19th century in western Finland and that are formed by combining of a word related to nature (but not an animal) with the suffix ''wikt:-nen, -nen''. The name of the ty ...
derived as "Suomi" "Finland" plus suffix ''
-nen''. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ilkka Suominen (1939–2022), Finnish politician
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Kim Suominen (born 1969), Finnish footballer
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Tuomas Suominen (born 1984), Finnish ice hockey player
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Veikko Suominen
Veikko Suominen (May 5, 1948 – December 21, 1978) was an ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga for Upon Pallo, Kiekko-67 and Ilves from 1967 to 1978.
Death
Suominen committed suicide on December 21, 1978, while a member of the Tampere- ...
(1948–1978), Finnish ice hockey player
See also
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Suominen Corporation
Corporation (; natively ) is a Finnish company that supplies its industrial and retail customers with nonwovens
Nonwoven fabric or non-woven fabric is a fabric-like material made from staple fibre (short) and long fibres (continuous long), bo ...
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Suomalainen
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Finnish surnames of Virtanen type