Salmela Explained

Salmela is a Finnish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 81.1% of all known bearers of the surname Salmela were residents of Finland (frequency 1:1,061), 9.0% of the United States (1:628,263), 4.4% of Sweden (1:35,293), 2.4% of Estonia (1:8,638) and 1.2% of Australia (1:316,985).jk

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,061) in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. Central Ostrobothnia (1:289)
• 2. Lapland (1:290)
• 3. North Ostrobothnia (1:466)
• 4. Central Finland (1:839)
• 5. Pirkanmaa (1:1,035)

People

• Anssi Salmela (born 1984), Finnish ice hockey defenceman
• Hugo Salmela (1884–1918), Red Guard military leader
• Jukka Salmela (born 1958), Finnish speedskater
• Martta Salmela-Järvinen (1892–1987), Finnish politician and author
• Minna Salmela (born 1971), Finnish swimmer
• Saku Salmela (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey defenceman

See also

• Art Centre Salmela in Finland

Notes and References

1. https://forebears.io/surnames/salmela Salmela surname distribution