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Tapio (given name) Tapio is a male given name common in Finland. The nameday is 18 June. As of January 2013 there were almost 140,000 people with this name in Finland. The name originates from the name of the Finnish god of forests, animals, and hunting. A common nic ...
, a Finnish male given name *
Tapio (surname) Tapio is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Juha Tapio (born 1974), Finnish singer, lyricist, composer and guitarist * Jussi Tapio (born 1986), Finnish ice hockey player * Kari Tapio (1945–2010), Finnish singer * Ne ...
, a Finnish surname *
Tapio (spirit) Tapio (), Kuippana or Hippa is a Finnish mythology, Finnish forest spirit or god in Finnish mythology. He is called the King of the Forest (''Metsän kuningas''). Hunters prayed to him before a hunt. His wife is the goddess of the forest, Mielikk ...
, a god or spirit in Eastern Finnish mythology *
Tapiola Tapiola (; ) is a district of the municipality of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo. It is located in the western part of Helsinki capital region. The name ''Tapiola'' is derived from ''Tapio (spi ...
, one of the major urban centres within the city of Espoo, outside of Helsinki *
Tapiola, Michigan Tapiola is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. Tapiola is located in Portage Township, west of Keweenaw Bay. History Tapiola was founded by Finnish Americans Finnish Americans (, ) comprise America ...
, an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States *
Tapiola Tapiola (; ) is a district of the municipality of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo. It is located in the western part of Helsinki capital region. The name ''Tapiola'' is derived from ''Tapio (spi ...
, a symphonic poem by Jean Sibelius that was one of his last compositions *Tápió, the name of a stream in Hungary. See
Hydrography of Hungary The hydrology of Hungary, is mostly determined by Hungary's lying in the middle of the Carpathian Basin, half surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains. All parts of the country have some outflow. All surface water gravitates towards its southern ce ...


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* Tapiola (disambiguation) {{disambig