Nieminen

Nieminen is a surname of Virtanen type originating in Finland (in Finnish, niemi means "peninsula", '-nen' is a surname-deriving suffix), where it is the third most common surname.


 * Anu Nieminen (born 1977), badminton player
 * Eeti Nieminen (1927–2016), Nordic skier
 * Jarkko Nieminen (born 1981), tennis player
 * Kauko Nieminen (1929–2010), natural scientist and eccentric
 * Kauko Nieminen (born 1979), speedway rider
 * Lasse Nieminen (born 1966), ice hockey player
 * Mika Nieminen (born 1966), ice hockey player
 * Niko Nieminen (born 1982), ice hockey player
 * Pertti Nieminen (1936–2016), ice hockey player
 * Pertti Neumann (born 1959, formerly Pertti Nieminen), musician
 * Rami Nieminen (born 1966), football player
 * Timo Nieminen (born 1981), tennis player
 * Toni Nieminen (born 1975), ski jumper
 * Veli Nieminen (1886–1936), gymnast and sports shooter
 * Ville Nieminen (born 1977), ice hockey player