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