Talvela is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Martti Talvela
Martti Olavi Talvela (4 February 1935 – 23 July 1989) was a Finnish operatic bass.
Born in Hiitola, Finland (now in the Republic of Karelia), the eighth of ten children (1935–1989), Finnish operatic bass
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Paavo Talvela
Paavo Juho Talvela (born Paavo Juho Thorén; 19 February 1897 – 30 September 1973) was a Finnish general of the infantry, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross and a member of the Jäger movement. He participated in the Eastern Front of World Wa ...
(1897–1973), Finnish soldier
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Finnish-language surnames