Mäkelä
Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland, where it is the fifth most common surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Eero Mäkelä, Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland
- Hannu Mäkelä , Finnish writer of children's books
- Hannu Mäkelä , Finnish sprinter
- Heikki Mäkelä, Finnish sprint canoeist, Summer Olympics
- Ilkka Mäkelä, Finnish football manager and former player
- Tomi Mäkelä, Finnish-German musicologist
- Jani Mäkelä, Finnish politician
- Janne Mäkelä, Finnish footballer
- Juho Mäkelä, Finnish footballer
- Mika Mäkelä, Finnish judoka
- Mikko Mäkelä, Finnish player of ice hockey
- Mikko Mäkelä, Finnish film director
- P. Scott Makela, Finnish-American graphic and type designer, AIGA medalist
- Satu Mäkelä-Nummela, Finnish sports shooter
- , Finnish hockey referee
- Tapio Mäkelä, Finnish cross-country skier
- Tatu Mäkelä, Finnish footballer
- Toivo Mäkelä, Finnish film actor
- Tuukka Mäkelä, Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
- Valle Mäkelä, Finnish motor racing driver
- Wille Mäkelä, Finnish curler, Olympic medalist
