Niemelä

Niemelä is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aarne Ilmari Niemelä (1907–1975), Finnish chess player
 * Esu Niemelä (1921–1999), Finnish farmer and politician
 * Artturi Niemelä (1923–2021), Finnish homesteader and politician
 * Virpi Niemelä (1936–2006), Finnish Argentine astronomer
 * Pekka Niemelä (born 1974), Finnish ski jumping coach and former ski jumping
 * Markus Niemelä (born 1984), Finnish race car driver
 * Mikko Niemelä (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey defenceman
 * Joonas Niemelä (born 1997), Finnish ice hockey forward