Mäkelä

Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Eero Mäkelä (1942–2008), Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland
 * Hannu Mäkelä (writer) (born 1943), Finnish writer of children's books
 * Hannu Mäkelä (athlete) (born 1949), Finnish sprinter
 * Heikki Mäkelä (born 1946), Finnish sprint canoeist, Summer Olympics
 * Ilkka Mäkelä (born 1963), Finnish football manager and former player
 * Tomi Mäkelä (born 1964), Finnish-German musicologist
 * Jani Mäkelä, Finnish politician
 * Janne Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish footballer
 * Juho Mäkelä (born 1983), Finnish footballer
 * Klaus Mäkelä (born 1996), Finnish conductor and cellist
 * Mika Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish judoka
 * Mikko Mäkelä (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
 * Mikko Mäkelä (filmmaker), Finnish film director
 * P. Scott Makela (1960–1999), Finnish-American graphic and type designer, AIGA medalist
 * Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (born 1970), Finnish sports shooter
 * (born 1948), Finnish hockey referee
 * Tapio Mäkelä (1926–2016), Finnish cross-country skier
 * Tatu Mäkelä (born 1988), Finnish footballer
 * Toivo Mäkelä (1909–1979), Finnish film actor
 * Tuukka Mäkelä, Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
 * Valle Mäkelä (born 1986), Finnish motor racing driver
 * Wille Mäkelä (born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist