Rantanen Explained

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

• Anssi Rantanen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
• Eelis Rantanen (1879–1946), Finnish schoolteacher and politician
• Heli Rantanen (born 1970), Finnish javelin thrower
• Jari Rantanen (born 1961), Finnish footballer
• Kaarlo Rantanen (born 1988), Finnish footballer
• Marko Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey goaltender
• Mari Rantanen, Finnish politician
• Matti Rantanen (accordionist) (born 1952), Finnish accordionist
• Matti Rantanen (rally driver) (born 1981), Finnish rally driver
• Merja Rantanen (born 1980), Finnish orienteering competitor
• Mikko Rantanen (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player, forward for the Colorado Avalanche
• Paavo Rantanen (born 1934), former Finnish Foreign Ministry official, who was briefly the Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Pasi Rantanen (born 1969), Finnish singer for the band Thunderstone
• Piritta Rantanen (born 1979), Finnish politician
• Siiri Rantanen (1924–2023), Finnish cross-country skier
• Vesa Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish pole vaulter
• Yrjö Rantanen (1950–2021), Finnish chess grandmaster