Nieminen

Nieminen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, niemi means "peninsula", '-nen' is a surname-deriving suffix), where it is the third most common^[1] surname.

• Aimo Nieminen (1940–2018), Finnish weightlifter
• Anssi Nieminen, Finnish ski jumper
• Antti Nieminen (1928–1972), Finnish footballer
• Anu Nieminen (born 1977), badminton player
• Eeti Nieminen (1927–2016), Nordic skier
• Ensio Nieminen (1930–2008), Finnish cyclist
• Ilpo Nieminen (born 1961), Finnish sprint canoer
• Jani Nieminen (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey goaltender
• Jarkko Nieminen (born 1981), tennis player
• Jyri Nieminen (born 1987), Finnish football coach and former player
• Jyrki Nieminen (born 1951), Finnish footballer
• Kai Nieminen (born 1950), Finnish writer and recipient
• Kalle Nieminen (1878–1943), Finnish long-distance runner
• Kauko Nieminen (1929–2010), natural scientist and eccentric
• Kauko Nieminen (born 1979), speedway rider
• Lasse Nieminen (born 1966), ice hockey player
• Lotta Nieminen (born 1986), Finnish illustrator and graphic designer
• Martti Nieminen (1891–1941), wrestler
• Mika Nieminen (born 1966), ice hockey player
• Minna Nieminen (born 1976), Finnish rower
• Niilo Nieminen (1907–1988), Finnish smallholder and politician
• Niko Nieminen (born 1982), ice hockey player
• Otto Nieminen (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
• Pertti Nieminen (1936–2016), ice hockey player
• Pertti Neumann (born 1959, formerly Pertti Nieminen), musician
• Petra Nieminen (born 1999), Finnish ice hockey player
• Pirkko Nieminen (1939–2022), Finnish gymnast
• Rami Nieminen (born 1966), football player
• Rauno Esa Nieminen (born 1955), musician, guitar maker and writer
• Riku Nieminen (born 1986), Finnish actor and dancer
• Samu Nieminen (born 1992), Finnish footballer
• Senni Nieminen (1905–1970), Finnish actress
• Tiina Nieminen (born 1979), Finnish racing cyclist
• Timo Nieminen (born 1981), tennis player
• Toni Nieminen (born 1975), ski jumper
• Tuomas Nieminen (born 1981), Finnish long track speed skater
• Tuure Nieminen (1894–1968), Finnish ski jumper
• Väinö Nieminen (1898–1979), Finnish agronomist, farmer and politician
• Veli Nieminen (1886–1936), gymnast and sports shooter
• Ville Nieminen (born 1977), ice hockey player

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