Koskinen

Koskinen
Language(s)Finnish
Origin
Meaningderived from koski ("rapids, whitewater")
Region of originFinland
Other names
Variant form(s)Koski, Koskela
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Koskinen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, koski means "rapids"), where it is the ninth most common[1] surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen (1885–1951), Finnish politician, ambassador and freiherr
  • Harri Koskinen (born 1970), Finnish designer
  • Heikki Koskinen (born 1930), Finnish chess master
  • Jari Koskinen (born 1960), Finnish politician, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
  • Johannes Koskinen (born 1954), Finnish politician (M.P., Minister of Justice)
  • John Koskinen (born 1939), American former U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue and former president of the U.S. Soccer Foundation
  • Joonas Koskinen (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Jukka Koskinen (born 1982), Finnish musician (bassist for Norther, Wintersun)
  • Jukka Koskinen (footballer) (born 1972), Finnish football (soccer) player
  • Kalle Koskinen (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Kerkko Koskinen (born 1973), Finnish musician
  • Lennart Koskinen (born 1944), clergyman in the Church of Sweden, serving as bishop in Visby
  • Luanne Koskinen (born 1940), American politician
  • Mikko Koskinen (born 1988), Finnish hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League
  • Pasi Koskinen (born 1972), Finnish vocalist (Amorphis)
  • Petri Koskinen (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Riina Koskinen (born 1997), Finnish squash player
  • Rolf Koskinen (1939–2010), Finnish orienteering competitor, European champion
  • Sampo Koskinen (born 1979), Finnish football (soccer) player
  • Sauli Koskinen (born 1985), Finnish TV/radio personality and entertainment reporter
  • Tapio Koskinen (born 1953), Finnish ice hockey player
  • Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830–1903), Finnish politician (senator, Finnish Party), professor, historian

See also

  • Koskinen, a Finnish crime drama television series
  • Koskinen Stadium, a lacrosse and soccer stadium on the campus of Duke University, named for John Koskinen

References

  1. ^ As of April 2012[update], "Most common surnames"[dead link], Finnish Population Register Center Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
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