Viitanen is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 94.5% of all known bearers of the surname Viitanen were residents of Finland (frequency 1:986) and 2.7% of Sweden (1:61,929).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:986) in the following regions:
- 1. Pirkanmaa (1:365)
- 2. Satakunta (1:401)
- 3. Tavastia Proper (1:526)
- 4. Southwest Finland (1:796)
- 5. Central Finland (1:875)
- 6. South Ostrobothnia (1:960)
People
- Arvo Viitanen (1924–1999), Finnish cross-country skier
- Mikko Viitanen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
- Pia Viitanen (born 1967), Finnish politician
References
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