Jaatinen

Jaatinen

Origin
Language	Finnish
Region of origin	Finland

Jaatinen is a Finnish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 90.2% of all known bearers of the surname Jaatinen were residents of Finland, 2.8% of Australia, 2.0% of Sweden, 1.4% of Estonia and 1.2% of Canada.

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,099) in the following regions:

• 1. North Karelia (1:839)
• 2. Southern Savonia (1:947)
• 3. Central Finland (1:1,102)
• 4. South Karelia (1:1,249)
• 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,681)
• 6. Tavastia Proper (1:1,759)
• 7. Uusimaa (1:1,867)
• 8. Southern Ostrobothnia (1:1,920)
• 9. Kymenlaakso (1:2,035)

People

• Antti Jaatinen, ice hockey player
• Arno Jaatinen (1895–1946), military figure
• Jussi Jaatinen (1899–1968), playwright
• Margit Jaatinen, Miss Finland competitor in 1958
• Marjatta Jaatinen (1927–2003), architect
• Martti Jaatinen (1928–2008), architect
• Matti Jaatinen (1928–2005), Finnish politician
• Olli Jaatinen, bass player
• Pekka Jaatinen, writer
• Stig Jaatinen (1918–1999), professor of geography
• Timo Jaatinen, politician from Helsinki
• Toivo Jaatinen, sculptor, Saltus Award winner in 2002