Salonen Explained
Salonen is a Finnish surname of Virtanen type. Notable people with the surname include:
- Anton Salonen, child with Russian-Finnish dual citizenship involved in a child custody dispute, see Anton Salonen incident
- Brian Salonen (born 1961), former American football tight end
- Esa-Pekka Salonen (born 1958), Finnish orchestral conductor and composer
- Juha Salonen (born 1961), Finnish judoka
- Kristiina Salonen (born 1977), Finnish politician
- Neil Albert Salonen (born 1946), president of the University of Bridgeport
- Pauli Salonen (1916–2009), Finnish Nordic combined skier
- Reima Salonen (born 1955), retired race walker from Finland
- Satu Salonen (born 1973), former Finnish cross country skier
- Timo Salonen (born 1951), Finnish former rally driver, 1985 world champion for Peugeot
- Toivo Salonen (1933–2019), former speed skater from Finland
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