Koskinen

Koskinen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, koski means "rapids"), where it is the ninth most common surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen (1885–1951), Finnish politician, ambassador and freiherr
 * Harri Koskinen (born 1970), Finnish designer
 * Heikki Koskinen (born 1930), Finnish chess master
 * Jari Koskinen (born 1960), Finnish politician, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
 * Johannes Koskinen (born 1954), Finnish politician (M.P., Minister of Justice)
 * John Koskinen (born 1939), American former U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue and former president of the U.S. Soccer Foundation
 * Joonas Koskinen (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Jukka Koskinen (born 1982), Finnish musician (bassist for Norther, Wintersun)
 * Jukka Koskinen (footballer) (born 1972), Finnish football (soccer) player
 * Kalle Koskinen (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Kerkko Koskinen (born 1973), Finnish musician
 * Lennart Koskinen (born 1944), clergyman in the Church of Sweden, serving as bishop in Visby
 * Luanne Koskinen (born 1940), American politician
 * Mikko Koskinen (born 1988), Finnish hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League
 * Pasi Koskinen (born 1972), Finnish vocalist (Amorphis)
 * Petri Koskinen (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Riina Koskinen (born 1997), Finnish squash player
 * Rolf Koskinen (1939–2010), Finnish orienteering competitor, European champion
 * Sampo Koskinen (born 1979), Finnish football (soccer) player
 * Sauli Koskinen (born 1985), Finnish TV/radio personality and entertainment reporter
 * Tapio Koskinen (born 1953), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830–1903), Finnish politician (senator, Finnish Party), professor, historian