Rantanen

Rantanen is a Finnish surname of Virtanen type derived from the word ranta. Notable people with the surname include:

Amanda Rantanen (born 1998), Finnish footballer
Anna-Kaisa Rantanen (born 1978), Finnish football midfielder
Anssi Rantanen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
Daniel Rantanen (born 1998), Finnish footballer
Eelis Rantanen (1879–1946), Finnish schoolteacher and politician
Frans Rantanen (1874–1921), Finnish construction worker and politician
Heli Rantanen (born 1970), Finnish javelin thrower
Jari Rantanen (born 1961), Finnish footballer
Jarmo Rantanen, Finnish politician
Joonas Rantanen (born 1987), Finnish football manager
Kaarlo Rantanen (born 1988), Finnish footballer
Marko Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey goaltender
Mari Rantanen (born 1976), Finnish politician
Matti Rantanen, multiple people
Merja Rantanen (born 1980), Finnish orienteering competitor
Mikko Rantanen (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
Mirka Rantanen (born 1971), Finnish musician
Paavo Rantanen (born 1934), former Finnish Foreign Ministry official, who was briefly the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Pasi Rantanen (born 1969), Finnish singer
Piritta Rantanen (born 1979), Finnish politician
Rami Rantanen (born 1968), Finnish football coach and former midfielder
Samuli Rantanen (1861–1918), Finnish farmer and politician
Seppo Rantanen (born 1963), Finnish cross-country skier
Siiri Rantanen (1924–2023), Finnish cross-country skier
Tuomas Rantanen (born 1972), Finnish musician
Veikko Rantanen (1932–2014), Finnish wrestler
Vesa Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish pole vaulter
Yrjö Rantanen (1950–2021), Finnish chess grandmaster

See also